Dennis Lawrence, President and CEO and Bo Maslanyk, National Sales Director of CLARK Material Handling Company of Lexington, Kentucky hosted the nine top performing CLARK dealers of 2007, on a trip to Korea and China from April 4 through April 12, 2008.
Included on this trip were; Dealer of the Year, Ogden Forklifts of Atlanta, Georgia represented by Dealer Principal, Hank Ogden and General Manager, Michelle Hurst; Dealers of Excellence, A. R. Williams Material Handling of Calgary, Alberta, Canada represented by Dealer Principal Arnie Charbonneau and General Manager, Doug Peterson; Tri-Lift N. C., Inc. of Greensboro, North Carolina represented by Dealer Principals, Bob and Karen Bond; and from Guadalajara, Mexico, CEPAMOSA represented by Dealer Principals, Jose Manuel Lopez, Sr., Cosme Lopez Salas and Jose Manuel Lopez, Jr.
Also on this trip were the Dealers of Distinction which included; Raymond of New Jersey, Union, New Jersey , represented by Dealer Principal Cliff Sneyers; Forklifts Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, represented by Sales Manager Rick Pacanowski; Cardinal Carryor of Louisville, Kentucky represented by Dealer Principal Mike Brumleve; Piedmont Forklifts of Greenville, South Carolina represented by Dealer Principal Jerry Prince; and G & W Equipment of Charlotte, North Carolina represented by Sales Manager John Sabbagh.
The group visited CLARK’s manufacturing facilities in both Changwon, Korea and Qingdao, China, in addition to other Young An affiliated companies; Daewoo Bus, Young An Hat Company and OBS Television Studios.
The trip was best described by one of the dealers who commented “I am extremely honored to be partnered with an organization that represents the highest level of integrity, quality and professionalism.”
