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CAT LIFT TRUCKS NAMES EQUIPMENT DEPOT CINCINNATI 2013 “QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE” DEALER OF THE YEAR
Cat Lift Trucks has recognized Equipment Depot Cincinnati as a 2013 “Quest for Excellence” Dealer of the Year. Equipment Depot’s Cincinnati operation received this honor for their dedication to providing customers with superior service and aftermarket support throughout 2012.
“On behalf of Cat Lift Trucks, I’m pleased to recognize Equipment Depot in Cincinnati as a 2013 Dealer of the Year,” said Kent Eudy, vice president of sales and marketing for Cat Lift Trucks. “We greatly value our partnership with Equipment Depot and appreciate their dedication to our mutual customers. We look forward to continued success together in 2013.”
John Ventre, Regional Vice President for Equipment Depot, said “We are honored to be recognized as a top Cat® lift truck dealer and to receive this award. Our goal is to insure that Equipment Depot customers receive the highest quality lift trucks as well as the best customer service. Cat Lift Trucks provides us with the product line and support tools to meet our customer’s needs.”
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Cat Lift Trucks offers reliable lift trucks backed by industry-leading customer service and support through one of the most extensive dealer networks in North, Central and South America. With capacities ranging from 2,500 to 36,000 pounds, the company is recognized for its solutions-oriented and durable line of material handling equipment for commercial and industrial applications. Cat® lift trucks are manufactured and distributed by Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), a leading manufacturer of forklifts in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Latin America. For more information, please visit Cat Lift Trucks, Cat Lift Trucks on Facebook, Cat Lift Trucks on Twitter, Cat Lift Trucks on YouTube.

10/24/12
Nissan Forklift Corporation Announces Equipment Depot as Service Excellence Award Winner!
Nissan Forklift Corporation was proud to announce the winners of its Service Excellence Awards for the past year. The SEP is designed to reward and recognize those Nissan Forklift dealers who have achieved the highest standards of aftermarket service. A huge round of applause goes out to Equipment Depot of Mechanicsburg for being one of only five dealers to be selected for the Gold Level Service Excellence Award for 2011.
Nissan Forklift’s SEP was established in 1995. Its ongoing mission is to provide a comprehensive program for its dealer service network that is based on implementation of best-in-class principles covering technical and customer service practices. Through SEP, Nissan Forklift recognizes those dealers who cultivate an environment for delivering a truly exceptional customer experience, and ultimately achieve a competitive advantage in the markets they serve.
Nissan Forklift dealerships that participate in the Service Excellence Program meet standards across seven main categories including business planning, employee competence and customer satisfaction. The standards in each area result in Nissan Forklift dealerships that provide more efficient work order processing and billing, well-trained and certified technicians as well as overall quality products and services for their customers.
Those dealers who excel across the categories are rewarded for their efforts by achieving one of the program’s three levels of awards: Gold, Silver and Bronze.

02/17/12
Clark Awards Equipment Depot Dealer and Individual Awards
Equipment Depot and five employees have received recognition from Clark Material Handling for their performance in several categories during 2011. The dealership awards each year are based on key Clark performance measurements. Individual recognition is awarded in each of the five Clark sales regions.
The annual Clark Material Handling Awards categories and the award winner’s locations are listed below:
Dealer of Merit 2011
Equipment Depot – Texas
Top Sales Representatives 2011
Eastern Region
Southern Region
Top Customer Service Sales 2011
Southern Region
Top Rental Managers 2011
Southern Region
Top Sales Managers
Southern Region
Equipment Depot is consistently breaking new ground in the material handling industry thanks to the winners in these categories and others like them who continuously go above and beyond business as usual. They could not be as successful without the support of the entire Equipment Depot team at their branches.

02/17/12
Equipment Depot Among the Few for 2012 Quest for Excellence Award
Cat Lift Trucks recently announced the recipients of their 2012 Quest for Excellence Dealer of the Year Awards. The winners of this prestigious award include Equipment Depot of Ohio operations based in Cincinnati, OH.
The Quest for Excellence Award recognizes dealers based on 2011 sales performance, customer relationships and operational knowledge of Cat lift trucks.
The dealerships honored have also exhibited excellence in delivering the highest level of new equipment market share and parts sales as measured in the Quest for Excellence program.
The Cat Lift Truck award is proof of the professionalism and dedication Equipment Depot has to rise above and beyond the competition.

11/15/11
Equipment Depot Awarded Best Tractor Dealer
Equipment Depot Waco has been awarded Best Tractor/Farm Equipment Dealer for it outstanding performance and service in the Waco and Central Texas area. The Waco Tribune Heralds HOT Awards are presented to organizations that go above and beyond in customer satisfaction and overall performance.
Thousands of Hot Award nominations are submitted annually to the Waco Tribune Herald by its readers. Each vote represents a customer whose loyalty was gained through hard work and a dedication to getting the job done.
“Being voted the Best Tractor Dealership in Waco, Texas, is truly a reflection of the team effort at Equipment Depot,” says Kevin Corley, District Manager for New Holland Brand. “This could only be accomplished by all departments working together as one. It took the collective effort from our service, parts, rental and sales employees to make this happen. And our customers noticed. Their votes show that they appreciate how Equipment Depot helps them get their jobs done.”

11/09/11
Nissan Announces Equipment Depot as Service Excellence Award Winner!
Nissan Forklift Corporation has announced the winners of its Service Excellence Awards for the past year. A huge round of applause goes out to Equipment Depot of Mechanicsburg for being one of only seven dealers to be selected for the Gold level Service Excellence Award for 2010. “Congratulations to our Service Excellence Award winners!” said Dan Domberg, director, customer quality and satisfaction, Nissan Forklift. “The team effort and priority that these dealers have given to achieving total customer satisfaction have made them very deserving of this acknowledgement.”

09/06/11
Equipment Depot Earns Doosan Awards!
Doosan Forklifts recently announced that Equipment Depot has earned awards for “Top-Notch” performance during 2010. These awards are presented by Doosan Forklifts to their dealers that achieve superior results in either new truck sales and/or parts sales.
Doosan Forklifts recently recognized the following Equipment Depot branches for outstanding performance:
Equipment Depot of Mechanicsburg - 2010 Top New Truck Sales Award
Equipment Depot of Houston and Equipment Depot of Mechanicsburg - 2010 Top Parts Sales Awards
“The award shows how much Doosan values Equipment Depot’s superb sales accomplishments,” said Kim Parkinson, Doosan Forklifts vice president and chief operating officer. Doosan will be announcing Equipment Depot’s awards, as well as those of other dealers, to other material handling industry professionals through an ad in the Material Handling Equipment Dealers Association (MHEDA) Journal. The ad is featured in the MHEDA Journal's third quarter edition.
06/15/11
Hawker Battery Dealer of Excellence Program
Hawker Battery selects Equipment Depot’s Ohio operations based in Cincinnati as a Dealer of the Year for fiscal year 2011. The Dealer of Excellence Program recognizes those HAWKER dealers who have achieved outstanding results in the areas of sales, service and financial stability.
04/10/11
Quest for Excellence
Equipment Depot’s Ohio and Pennsylvania operations earn Cat Lift Trucks “Quest for Excellence” dealer of the year awards. Cat Lift Trucks recognizes Equipment Depot Pennsylvania, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania as a 2011 “Quest for Excellence” Dealer of the Year.
“These Equipment Depot operation have been nationally recognized for their overall excellence in superior sales and service during a less than ideal economy,” said Kent Eudy, Vice President of dealer sales for Cat Lift Trucks. “We congratulate and appreciate the staff and its valuable contribution to the Cat Lift Trucks business and we look forward to continued success in 2011.”
Sales and service excellence, coupled with exceptional operational knowledge of Cat® lift trucks during 2010, positions Equipment Depot’s locations key dealers in the material handling industry. Equipment Depot provides comprehensive sales and service coverage for customers in their trade areas.
Equipment Depot locations awarded included branch locations in Allentown, Bristol, Downingtown, Lancaster and Williamsport, Pennsylvania as well as Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Additional locations awarded were in Lebanon, Ohio, Erlanger and Lexington, Kentucky, as well as Charleston and Parkersburg, West Virginia.
03/03/11
Clark Honors
Three Equipment Depot employees were recognized today by Clark Material Handling of Lexington, Kentucky for their individual performance compared to their peers throughout the country during 2010.
“The outstanding results that CLARK has achieved in lift truck and parts sales growth would not be possible without the fine efforts of key individuals working for CLARK dealers throughout the United states,” says Bo Maslanyk, Vice President Sales & Marketing for Clark Material Handling company. “The hard work of these individuals in supporting the CLARK brand and the success of their dealerships contributed to an excellent year for CLARK and our dealers in 2010.”
The winning individuals were chosen by Clark’s regional account teams in conjunction with discussion with dealer management. Three candidates per region were recommended to CLARK senior management. The best of the best were then chosen for each Clark sales region.
Equipment Depot employees recognized were:
Lynn Fite, Houston, TX - Sales Manager of the Year for Clark’s southern region
Jim Petro, Lexington, KY Sales Manager of the Year for Clark’s inside sales region
Gary Keppy, Ft. Worth, TX – Sales Representative of the Year for Clark’s southern region.