All Dealer/Distributor Articles

Erenfred Pedersen A/S (EP) in Denmark has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with El-Björn to sell its power, lighting and temperature control equipment in the country.

US rental and sales company H&E Equipment Services has been appointed authorised dealer for Bomag in Mississippi and North Carolina as well as parts of Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment has appointed dealers for Norway and Sweden.

Deep cycle battery specialist Trojan Battery has appointed Accuverkoop Hefra as a distributor for the Netherlands. The company will work alongside Trojan's current distributor Emrol to manage customer sales and support activities.

Chinese aerial work platform manufacturers were out in force at the M&T Expo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, showcasing a range of products and services to the emerging Latin American market.

Mantall Heavy Industry, a privately owned aerial work platform manufacturer based in Jiangsu, China, plans to open an office in Brazil by the end of 2012 to better serve the market, the company told Access, Lift & Handlers at the M&T Expo in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Leach Lewis Industrial has been appointed as the exclusive dealer in the UK and Ireland for aerial lift manufacturer Dingli with immediate effect.

Streif Baulogistik in Germany has bought a pair of Zoomlion tower cranes and signed up as sales and service agent for Germany and Poland

Turkey's İstanbul Vinç group is taking on the domestic dealership of crane manufacturer Jekko, after the Italian firm signed an agreement with its Tower Rent division

Terex Equipment Services (TES) has relocated its Commerce City, CO location to a new site in Aurora, CO. The move expands the square footage from 5,400 square feet to 31,500 square feet.

JCB's North American dealer network continues to expand with the addition of JCB of Twin Cities. Located north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, the 30,000 square-foot dealership in Ham Lake, MN is newly remodeled and equipped with JCB's full line of equipment-including new, pre-owned and rental models-along with a full-range of productivity-enhancing attachments.

US lighting tower manufacturer Allmand Bros Inc has ended its UK distributorship with ArcGen Hilta and appointed Andover-based shentongroup as its new UK distributor.

Leach Lewis Heavy, the newest division of the UK construction equipment dealer, has been appointed as the authorised dealer for Dieci's Telescopic and Roto Telehandler range.

Highlift Equipment Ltd, a full service equipment distributor operating in Cincinnati since 1968 has acquired the assets of Valco Equipment Inc. of Canton, Ohio. Valco Equipment Inc. has been a distributor of telehandlers, scissor lifts and boom lifts for more than 24 years.

London-based Advanced Access has purchased an additional 30 scissor lifts from Skyjack. Owned and managed by John Corcoran, the company now has more than 150 Skyjack units in their fleet serving London and The Home Counties.

Based in Coates Place Wetherill Park, which has been said is the largest industrial estate in the Southern hemisphere, Skyjack's facility will consist of new modern premises with 100-sqm of office space and 800-sqm warehouse. The facility is conveniently located just 35km from Sydney CBD and situated on the M4/M7 corridor. Support for the new location will consist of a network of service engineers with independents and predominately Access Services covering the whole of Australia. Access services have 37 engineers on call 24 hours a day.

RSC Equipment Rental has opened a 7,500-square-foot branch in Milan, PA to serve the Northern Tier's natural gas industry, the company said.

The Hertz Corp. is assisting victims of recent natural disasters throughout the US by supplying equipment to affected areas. Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. (HERC) has also donated $38,000 worth of safety and other materials to the Joplin, MO clean-up effort.

Arcgen-Hilta, the UK-based producer of Arcgen, Hilta and SMC products is at the Intermat Middle East show in Abu Dhabi looking for distributors throughout the region and initial contacts look positive.

JCB has opened a new West Coast parts distribution center in Fontana, CA.