YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Valley Industrial Trucks, a full-service material handling company specializing in forklifts, scissor lifts, dock equipment and storage products, has been named Clark Material Handling Co.'s 2011 North American Dealer of the Year.
Clark, inventor of the forklift in 1917, has 216 dealer locations in North America, 173 of which are in the United States. Based in Lexington, Ky., the company judges its dealers on sales of trucks and parts, service management, warranty administration, fulfilling training commitments and customer satisfaction. "This honor would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our employees as well as the loyalty of our long-term customers," said James E. Hammond, Valley Industrial Trucks president.
"It is an excellent accomplishment for our company, and is a true testament to the way we do business every day. We greatly appreciate the recognition for our hard work."
"The longstanding relationship that Clark and Valley Industrial benefit from is borne out of our mutual commitment to perform to our best for each other," said Dennis Lawrence, Clark's president and CEO. "We are both stewards of the CLARK brand, a task we do not take lightly, and it is our joint understanding of that responsibility that ensures we continue to do what is right for each other and for our end-users. The Clark brand remains universally recognized because of dealers like Valley Industrial Trucks, and we recognize and appreciate the dedication that Jim and his team of material handling professionals demonstrate on a daily basis."
Valley Industrial Trucks will be recognized at Clark's annual meeting and at a Feb. 22 awards dinner in Boardman.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.