2007

Crown’s Powered Stacker Series WF 3000 / ST 3000 / SX 3000 has once again won the approval of a panel of design judges for the third time due to its excellent design. It was recently awarded the ‘Gold IDEA’ in the USA a part of the Industrial Excellence Awards 2007 held by the ‘Industrial Designers Society of America’ and the magazine ‘Business Week’, for which 1691 products were submitted. A member of the judging panel commented:
”Crown has once again set the standard for well-designed, intuitive, attractive and functional products. You just want to start using these products straight away.” read more »»

For its excellent and particularly innovative design Crown’s TSP 6000 turret order picker has received the red dot award: best of the best. This is the highest distinction of the red dot award, one of the largest and most important international design prizes. It is awarded by a jury of experts only to top class products that are pioneering in their field. From the record number of 2,548 submitted products, the Crown TSP 6000 was the only lift truck to receive the ‘red dot: best of the best’ for outstanding and innovative design. read more »»

The Crown TSP 6000 turret order picker, perhaps the most advanced VNA truck in the world, has received the coveted iF product design award for 2007. The award recognizes the TSP 6000’s early reputation as being at the cutting edge of contemporary design. read more »»

Crown Equipment Corporation expands its international presence with the opening of its new manufacturing facility and sales operation in Suzhou, China. The expansion allows Crown to better serve its global customers and increases its presence in the worldwide marketplace. read more »»

For safety reasons, the company Charles Vögele has chosen Crown’s Wave® Work Assist Vehicle for order-picking at its site in Sigmaringen.  Ladders and the associated dangers when climbing up and down are therefore a thing of the past. read more »»