New resource shows Equipment Distributors how to grow their business with Propane Forklifts
Incorporating propane forklifts into an equipment lineup can benefit both equipment distributors and their customers The Propane Education & Research Council released a new educational resource for equipment dealers and distributors that outlines simple ways to grow their business with propane-powered forklifts. “Whether a customer wants easy refueling, more productivity, or fewer emissions, propane forklifts get the job done,”...
Five reasons why the ProMat 2019 Mobile App is a must have tool
With ProMat just around the corner, I took time to download the ProMat 2019 Mobile App and trust me it did not disappoint! With over 1,000 exhibits, four keynotes and over 100 educational sessions at ProMat, you’re going to need a way to stay organized and on-track. Here’s five reasons I’ve found to why the ProMat Mobile App is a must have tool on-site. 1. Create your Personal Agenda The ProMat 2019 Mobile App allows you to keep a...
The future of manufacturing jobs is not what you think
The future of manufacturing is evolving in response to the changing needs of their customers. This means the stereotypical view of manufacturing jobs (hot, sweaty, located in industrial suburbs) is flipping upside down. “A shift is happening in manufacturing, bringing humans and machines closer together and making production more responsive to changing needs” says article, The Manufacturing Job of the Future: Clean, Urban and Better...
Co-op’s power plant uses waste tires for fuel, disposing of about 2.4M tires a year
Each year, East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s (EKPC) Spurlock Station uses the equivalent of about 2.4 million tires as fuel to make energy for more than 1 million Kentucky residents. That’s the equivalent of about half of all the waste tires generated by Kentucky in a typical year. “Every year, millions of tires in the U.S. end up in landfills, stockpiles or just thrown out along a road or creek,” said Joe VonDerHaar, Plant manager...
FreshSafe PET® from KHS: Association of Plastic Recyclers recognizes recyclability achievement
The public demand for more sustainability is growing stronger. As a result the industry is increasingly concentrating on the recyclability of PET bottles. However, this type of packaging often contains composite materials which considerably hinder simple, pure-grade recycling. KHS’ FreshSafe PET® technology offers the beverage and food industries a unique alternative. A wafer-thin protective layer of chemically pure glass on the...
Five Principles of Customer Experience Leadership
Customer Experience (CX) is one of the hot business topics in all Business-to-Customer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) companies today. Companies ultimately meet and fulfill underlying needs of prospective customers and existing customers through the five “P’s” of the Marketing Mix: Product, Price, Place, Promotion, and People. The five “P’s” of the Marketing Mix work for all businesses, products, and services from industrial...
Is your business ordinary, average or upper quartile?
How is the business doing? What do you say when someone asks, “How did 2018 come out”? And if you say we did this or this happened and they ask “Why” that happened, do you know the answer? I unfortunately believe that a large percentage of CEO’s could not answer that question knowing exactly what happened. I would expect that type of response from one of the run-of-the-mill equipment dealers that put forth the AVERAGE numbers we find...
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