Industry association announces 2013 award winners
The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) is pleased to announce 24 distributor member companies have achieved MVP award status for 2013. The prestigious MVP (Most Valuable Partner) Award requires a company to provide evidence of their commitment to their partners in success including their customers, employees and suppliers. They must satisfy criteria in the following important areas:
- Industry Relations
- Customer Relations
- Peer-to-Peer Networking
- Training for Employees
- Business Best Practices
To be among the less than 5% of the association’s distributor membership earning the award, MVP companies complete an application process that includes written recommendations from both suppliers and customers. 2013 MHEDA President Jerry Weidmann of Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp., Brookfield, WI, says, “ MHEDA is proud to recognize the MVP distributors’ high standards of performance in the material handling industry. MVP distributors’ commitment to industry best practices is commendable.”
The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) is the only national trade association dedicated solely to improving the proficiency of the independent material handling distributor. MHEDA represents over 600 companies in the material handling equipment business. Located in suburban Chicago, the association provides services to companies seeking to improve their business through education, networking, benchmarking and best practices.
2013 MHEDA MVP Members as of 3-15-13
AHS, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
AK Material Handling Systems, Maple Grove, MN
American Warehouse Systems LLC, Blaine, MN
Associated, Addison, IL
Atlantic Coast Toyotalift, Winston Salem, NC
Bode Equipment Co., Londonderry, NH
Cardinal Carryor, Inc., Louisville, KY
Carolina Material Handling Services, Columbia SC
Conveyor Solutions, Schaumburg, IL
Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc., Maple Shade, NJ
Fallsway Equipment Company, Akron, OH
FMH Material Handling Solutions, Inc., Denver, CO
Gregory Poole Equipment Company, Raleigh, NC
HyTek Material Handling, Columbus, OH
Lift Atlanta, Inc., Decatur, GA
LiftOne, Charlotte, NC
Maybury Material Handling, East Longmeadow, MA
Morrison Industrial Equipment Company, Grand Rapids, MI
PeakLogix, Midlothian, VA
R.H. Brown Co., Seattle, WA
Riekes Equipment Company, Omaha, NE
Springer Equipment Co., Inc., Birmingham, AL
Sunbelt Industrial Trucks, Dallas, TX
warehouse 1, Kansas City, MO
Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp., Brookfield, WI
MVP Vision Statement
The vision of the Most Valuable Partner designation is to recognize those distributors who have achieved, through documented processes, performance excellence in customer service, supplier relationships, employee training and community involvement. These distributors deliver a superior customer service experience to the end user.
