Hyster Company is honored to announce its 2012 Dealer of Distinction award recipients. The 14 top performing Hyster® dealers will receive this award based on their focused leadership skills, which has helped their companies achieve an industry-leading level of performance in all areas of the materials handling business. “The Hyster Dealer of Distinction Program raises performance standards to keep pace with our growing customer expectations and heightened industry demands,” states Don Chance, President, NMHG Sales. “The recipients of this award have clearly demonstrated their commitment to achieve this objective by consistently exceeding customer expectations, making them some of our most valuable assets and an integral part of Hyster’s success.”
2012 Dealer of Distinction Award Recipients:
Dealer/Dealer Principal:
Arnold Machinery Co. (Utah)/Kayden Bell
Equipco Division Phillips Corp./Carl Swanson
Hilo Materials Handling Group/Steve LoPiccolo
Johnson Lift/David Ohm
LiftOne (South Div.)/Bill Ryan
McCall Handling Co./Jim Kenny
MH Equipment Co. (Iowa Div.)/John Wieland
Northland Industrial Truck Co. Inc. (Connecticut Div.)/Alan Hammersley
Papé Material Handling, Inc. (Central Washington)/Chris Wetle and Ken Pollard
Papé Material Handling, Inc. (Eugene)/Chris Wetle and Brian Harris
Papé Material Handling, Inc. (Portland)/Chris Wetle and Paul Jensen
Papé Material Handling, Inc. (Spokane)/Chris Wetle and Ken Pollard
Wajax Equipment (East Region)/Brian Dyck and Sylvain Belisle
Wajax Equipment (West Region)/Brian Dyck and Mark Coulbourn
To receive this prestigious award, dealers must meet defined business practices and performance standards, including elevated goals in customer satisfaction, dealer performance, general management, truck sales, short-term rental, training, aftermarket sales and parts and service operations. The 2013 Hyster Dealer of Distinction Program will again raise performance standards to keep pace with increasing customer expectations and heightened industry demands. Hyster will honor these top-performing dealers at an awards celebration in Sea Island, Ga., on April 19. This will be the 19th year that the Hyster Dealer of Distinction Program has recognized its highest achievers.
