Left to Right: John Crews, President, Toyota Industries Commercial Finance, Yojiro Mizuno, Executive Vice President, Toyota Industries Corporation, Preston Shoppa, Kimber Shoppa, Jessica Robinson, Matt Robinson, Jim Shoppa, Jane Shoppa, and Bill Finerty, President & CEO, Toyota Material Handling, pose for the acceptance of the Toyota President’s Award.

Shoppa’s received awards from Toyota Material Handling

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Shoppa’s has announced that Toyota Material Handling (TMH), its main brand manufacturer, has awarded Shoppa’s Mid America the Toyota President’s Award in recognition of excellence in parts, service, equipment sales, overall operations, and customer satisfaction.

This coveted award is the highest honor a Toyota Material Handling dealership can receive. Only fifteen (15) winners from across North America were announced at Toyota’s annual forklift dealer meeting in Phoenix, Arizona last week.

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Jimmy Shoppa

“I’m thrilled and delighted that our Shoppa’s team has brought home the prestigious Toyota President’s Award,” says Jim Shoppa, president of Shoppa’s Material Handling. “Our mission is to be the best partner for our customers in the material handling industry and this recognition speaks to our success.”

Shoppa’s Mid America was also awarded the Parts Excellence Award for excelling in parts inventory management, parts sales, training, parts market share, and customer satisfaction. Shoppa’s Material Handling, headquartered in Fort Worth, TX, was awarded the Sales Excellence Award, Sales Elite Award, and the Toyota Material HandlingHeavy Duty Dealer of the Year Award.

“These awards speak to how seriously everyone in the Shoppa’s organization takes their responsibility to put the customer first,” said Jim Shoppa. He continued, “Our goal is to be the premier material handling solutions provider in all our locations.”

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Bill Finerty

“Toyota Material Handling dealers have a long-standing reputation for going above and beyond for their
customers and the [awarded] dealers represent the best of the company’s customer service standards,” said Bill
Finerty, TMH president & CEO.

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