Columbus McKinnon Corp., Amherst, N.Y., introduced the new CM Tornado 360° hoist featuring the Sidewinder lever handle, a 360-degree rotating lever and a fold-out revolving handle.
Situated near Interstate 43 and Highway 41, the facility offers convenient access for quick and efficient service of forklifts, warehouse solutions equipment and design services.
December 7, 2016
Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a new sales and service location in New Berlin, Wis., to help meet growing customer needs in the Eastern Wisconsin (including Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay) and Northern Michigan regions.
Giant Eagle, a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based retailer, looked to eliminate manual travel of pallet trucks at its Pittsburgh and Cleveland, Ohio, distribution centers.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, Towlift will serve as the only authorized distributor of MCFA's CAT, Mitsubishi and Jungheinrich brands in this territory.
September 27, 2016
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), Houston, Texas, appointed Towlift, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, to represent its Cat lift trucks, Mitsubishi forklift trucks and Jungheinrich forklift and warehouse product lines in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area.
NextGen is positioned to provide an assortment of services beyond order fulfillment.
July 7, 2016
FastFetch North America (FFNA), a provider of order fulfillment solutions headquartered in Simpsonville, S.C., officially changed its name to NextGen DC Systems.
Automation Plus, a Stoughton, Wis.-based division of CSF Inc., introduced the Pallet Return Device (PRD) product line to be used in distribution centers, general warehousing facilities, manufacturing facilities, food and beverage plants and retail stores.
Bluff Manufacturing provides material handling and warehouse safety equipment.
May 23, 2016
Wincove Private Holdings LP, Boston, acquired Bluff Manufacturing, a provider of material handling and warehouse safety equipment based in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dematic, Grand Rapids, Mich., introduced a new version of RapidStore UL1400, a storage and retrieval system that automates conventional pallet storage.