Great Lakes Foods is a wholesale grocery distributor serving Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. Its 300,000 square foot warehouse delivers dry, refrigerated and frozen goods to up to 70 grocery stores daily. It uses lift trucks in every phase of its operations, including PE Series double and single pallet trucks and RR Series reach trucks in its warehouse, as well as WP Series pallet jacks on each delivery truck for drivers to utilize on deliveries. Much of the company’s business depends on reliable lift trucks to move groceries, and getting dependable machines quickly as its business needs change is imperative to its operations.

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NEW BREMEN, Ohio (February 6, 2020) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today introduced a diesel option to the groundbreaking Crown C-5 Series. Crown launched the series in 2009 as the company’s first internal combustion line of industrial pneumatic and cushion tire forklifts. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (January 21, 2020) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, has introduced the D4 Armrest as an option for its Crown C-5 Series, Crown FC Series and Crown SC Series sit-down counterbalance forklifts. It is ergonomically designed to help improve operator experience and comfort, ultimately helping boost productivity throughout the entire operation. The armrest recently captured a GOOD DESIGN^® Award, further strengthening Crown’s international recognition for excellence in industrial design. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (January 8, 2020) – For its strong commitment to sustainability and green initiatives, Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, has earned the 2019 Green Supply Chain Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive. read more »»

California Community News provides a range of printing, inserting, packaging and distribution services for several newspaper and media companies including the Los Angeles Times Media Group. At its busy 325,000-square-foot production facility in Irwindale, Calif., millions of inserts and papers are printed and packaged each year. read more »»

NEW BREMEN, Ohio (December 19, 2019) – Food Logistics magazine has named Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, to the Food Logistics 2019 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list for the seventh consecutive year. read more »»

For over 55 years, Lipari Foods has been a wholesale distributor of dry, refrigerated and frozen grocery products, now serving customers in fourteen states across the Midwest. Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Lipari recently completed the development of a new 260,000 square foot warehouse to support its rapid growth.

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NEW BREMEN, Ohio (November 14, 2019) – Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today announced that its recently introduced V-Force^Ò Lithium-Ion Energy Storage System (ESS) is now available for the majority of Crown’s complete line of electric forklifts. The announcement signifies the increasing viability of lithium-ion technology as a practical alternative power source for forklifts, especially for multi-shift operations utilizing opportunity charging. read more »»