Crown Equipment Opens Two Company-Owned Facilities in Louisiana
NEW BREMEN, Ohio– Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, today announced the opening of company-owned facilities in New Orleans and Shreveport, La., to enhance service to customers in the region.
“Crown has served customers in Louisiana for more than 25 years,” said Jim Mozer, senior vice president, Crown Equipment. “These new company-owned branches will allow us to take our customers’ experience to a new level and provide them with the quality service they expect from Crown.”
 The New Orleans branch will feature a fully equipped maintenance shop, battery and charger service, rental fleets, forklift remanufacturing and training opportunities for forklift operators and technicians. Both Louisiana locations will provide customers with access to maintenance for any brand of lift truck, as well as warehouse products ranging from a two-wheel hand truck to a complete warehouse design solution.
“The opening of these two branches is a testament to our commitment to our customers in the region,” said Chris Fogt, general manager of Crown’s southwest region. “The whole Crown team, including Kevin Poling, the branch manager for Shreveport, and Dennis Fulmer, our branch manager in New Orleans, has worked tirelessly to get our Louisiana operations running quickly, and we’ve seen a tremendous response from customers who are thankful to have support from Crown’s entire branch network.”
The New Orleans facility is located at 901 South Labarre Road in Metairie, La., and can be reached directly at 504-739-9500. The Shreveport facility at 5205 Interstate Avenue is fully operational and can be reached directly at 318-227-9010.
About Crown Equipment Corporation
Crown Equipment is one of the world’s largest material handling companies. Crown’s award-winning line of forklifts maintains a reputation for advanced product design, engineering and technology, and integrated manufacturing processes. Offering a broad range of forklifts, as well as automation and fleet management technologies, Crown seeks to provide customers with forward thinking and innovative products designed to improve performance and lower operating costs. Headquartered in New Bremen, Ohio, with regional headquarters in Australia, China, Germany and Singapore, Crown operates a global service and distribution network. Additional information about Crown’s ideas for helping its customers advance the productivity of their operations and accomplish more can be found at crown.com.
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