Raymond Honors Top Dealers, Sales Leaders
GREENE, N.Y. - The Raymond Corporation honored top-performing dealers and personnel at the recent Dealer Management Meeting with awards, including the Dealer of Distinction, Dealer of Merit, Circle of Excellence and Paragon awards.
Dealer Accolades
Raymond presented nine dealers with its highest performance award, Dealer of Distinction, and 10 dealers received recognition with a Dealer of Merit award. The awards are earned based on a dealership's performance in relation to Raymond's benchmark standards in specific areas of operation. Dealers attaining the highest evaluation scores, combined with top market share performance, are named a Dealer of Distinction. Dealers attaining the next-highest evaluation scores and market share performance are awarded Dealer of Merit status.
The Raymond Corporation's 2008 Dealer of Distinction awards went to:
Arbor Material Handling, Inc. - Willow Grove, Pa.
Associated Material Handling-North - Eagan, Minn.
Carolina Handling, LLC - Charlotte, N.C.
G.N. Johnston Equipment Co., Ltd. - Mississauga, Ontario
Heubel Material Handling, Inc. - Kansas City, Mo.
Malin Integrated Handling Solutions and Design - Addison, Texas
Pengate Handling Systems, Inc. - York, Pa.
Raymond Handling Concepts Corporation - Fremont, Calif.
Welch Equipment Company, Inc. - Denver, Colo.
The Raymond Corporation's 2008 Dealer of Merit awards went to:
Abel Womack, Inc. - Lawrence, Mass.
Associated Material Handling - Central - Carol Stream, Ill.
Andersen & Associates, Inc. - Twinsburg, Ohio
Brauer Material Handling Systems, Inc. - Hendersonville, Tenn.
Hooper Handling, Inc. - Buffalo, N.Y.
Raymond of New Jersey, LLC - Union, N.J.
Raymond Handling Consultants, LLC - Lakeland, Fla.
Stoffel Equipment Company - Milwaukee, Wis.
Raymond Handling Solutions, Inc. - Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Welch Equipment Company, Inc. - Salt Lake City, Utah
Sales Leadership
The Circle of Excellence award recognizes continuous leadership in the sales of all Raymond® products; a willingness to improve effectiveness through new techniques and motivation; and a winning, solution-oriented approach to every sales opportunity. The Paragon award recognizes continuous leadership and improved effectiveness through new techniques and motivation in aftermarket service for all Raymond products. Award candidates are nominated by dealer principals, and are reviewed and recommended by previous award winners.
The Raymond Corporation 2008 Circle of Excellence award winners are:
Steven Koel, Raymond Handling Concepts Corporation - Fremont, Calif.
Douglas Holmes, G.N. Johnston Equipment Co., Ltd. - Mississauga, Ontario
Richard Knuth, Associated Material Handling Industries, Inc. - Eagan, Minn.
John Wermert, Raymond of New Jersey, LLC - Union, N.J.
John M. Creme, Malin Integrated Handling Solutions and Design - Addison, Texas
James Wilcox, Raymond Handling Solutions, Inc. - Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Gary Spragg, Associated Material Handling Industries, Inc. - Carol Stream, Ill.
James B. Bennett III, The Raymond Corporation - Greene, N.Y.
The Raymond Corporation 2008 Paragon award winners are:
John Winter, Carolina Handling, LLC - Atlanta, Ga.
Donald Kerbaugh, Raymond Handling Concepts Corporation - Sparks, Nev.
Alan C. Silar, Raymond Handling Concepts Corporation - Fremont, Calif.
Garnet Goodwill, G.N. Johnston Equipment Co., Ltd. - Mississauga, Ontario
James N. Schaefer, The Raymond Corporation - Greene, N.Y.
Carlos Mendizabal Acebo, Montacargas AC, S.A. de C.V. (posthumous) - San Luis Potosi, Mexico
For more information about Raymond or to locate a Raymond dealer, visit www.raymondcorp.com or call (800) 235-7200.
The Raymond Corporation is the leading North American provider of materials handling solutions that improve space utilization and productivity, with lower cost of operation and greater operator acceptance. Raymond offers the iWarehouse(TM) system, an enterprise fleet management solution for warehouse and distribution center managers to collect and analyze real-time lift truck data to maximize fleet productivity and reduce costs. High-performance, reliable, ergonomically designed Raymond® lift trucks range from a full line of manual and electric pallet trucks and walkie stackers to counterbalanced trucks, Reach-Fork® trucks, orderpickers and dual-purpose (pallet handling/case picking) Swing-Reach® trucks.
