JUNGHEINRICH EXPANDS ITS CANADIAN PRESENCE

RICHMOND, VA – The Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corporation is teaming up with Hewitt Équipement Limitée to expand its presence in the Canadian lift truck marketplace. Hewitt is a leading supplier of industrial vehicles and equipment for a wide range of industries. As part of this relationship, Hewitt has announced a major dedication of its resources to the narrow-aisle and warehouse markets with the creation of a new Warehouse Solutions Group. The Hewitt narrow-aisle and warehouse solutions group will be supplying integrated solutions in Québec and Ontario through Hewitt Équipement in Québec and Hewitt’s subsidiary, Hewitt Material Handling in Ontario.

Rick Leroux, vice president of material handling at Hewitt states, “The new group will provide three warehouse-dedicated products: lift trucks that will include among other vehicle brands, Jungheinrich’s Class 1, 2 and 3 trucks, a full array of racking systems and warehouse accessories.”

He adds, “With these capabilities, our narrow-aisle and warehouse solutions group will offer solutions that are tailored to our customers’ needs. Hewitt will be the one-stop supplier for highly productive, energy and space efficient warehouse material handling solutions.

Leroux explains, “The narrow-aisle and warehouse products markets are important to our customers as they expand their operations and invest in fast and reliable material handling systems. This is why our objective is to meet the material handling needs of our customers. Hewitt will continue to have a strong lift truck presence in Classes 1 through 5 throughout Québec and Ontario. Lift trucks are a core component of any logistics plan. Applying proven warehouse design solutions with Hewitt’s lift truck expertise is how we see adding value to our customers’ operations.’’

Founded in 1952, Hewitt presently operates 14 branches in Ontario and Québec from their headquarters in Montréal, QC. Hewitt owns several other subsidiaries besides Hewitt Material Handling, including Atlantic Tractor and Equipment Ltd., Hewitt Rental, Inc., and Montréal Hydraulique, Inc.

Hewitt acquired Montréal Hydraulique in 2004, an authorized Jungheinrich lift truck dealer. Montréal Hydraulique has been one of the most successful Jungheinrich lift truck dealers in North America for almost nine years. Located in Saint-Hubert, QC, near Montréal, Montréal Hydraulique also specializes in pneumatic and hydraulic component systems sales and repairs, as well as cylinder manufacturing for the Québec marketplace. Jean Pare, Montréal Hydraulique general manager states, “With Hewitt’s team and expertise in the narrow-aisle business, both companies combine their resources to ensure our Québec customers are offered a variety of lift truck options and warehouse solutions they wouldn’t have otherwise.”

Jungheinrich will have a wide range of vehicles on display at Hewitt’s and Montréal Hydraulique’s exhibit at the CAM Logistique Show in Montréal in late April. These include the new EFG D30 rotating cabin counterbalance, EFG 220 3-wheel counterbalance, ECR 327 end rider pallet truck, AM 2200 hand pallet truck, EJE 120 walkie pallet truck, ETR 320 pantographic reach truck, EKS 314 vertical order picker, EKX 513 high rack turret truck and the EFG 545 4-wheel counterbalance.

According to Rick Leroux and Jean Paré, “Our goal at Hewitt-Montréal Hydraulique is to provide our customers’ with highly efficient and reliable material handling solutions that deliver the lowest possible operating cost. A good example is the state-of-the-art AC electric technology we offer with Jungheinrich vehicles. We are committed to making sure our customers maximize the up-time of their machinery through our extensive service network.”

For more information, contact Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corp., 5601 Eastport Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23231. Phone 804-737-7400. FAX 804-737-7467. Or, visit the website at www.jungheinrich-us.com. Contact Hewitt Équipement Limitee at 4001 Aut Transcanadienne, Pointe-Claire, QC, H9R 1B8. Phone : 514-426-3000 Website : www.hewitt.ca. Contact Montréal Hydraulique, Inc. at 5350 Rue Armand-Frappier, Saint-Hubert, QC, J3Z 1J2, Telephone: 450-676-4413. Website: www.mtlhydraulique.ca


About Jungheinrich

Jungheinrich is the world leader in warehouse logistics technology. Founded over fifty years ago, the company has grown from its beginnings as a European manufacturer of materials handling equipment to an international supplier of industrial trucks, warehousing technology and materials-flow products. Today, it is a major supplier of forklift trucks around the globe, and offers a complete range of materials handling equipment, rack systems and services related to manufacturing logistics.

Jungheinrich’s growth has been due in large part to the high value it has always placed on leading-edge design and technological innovation. This is seen, for example, in the company’s proprietary 3-phase AC motor and controller technology, and in a host of productivity and ergonomic enhancements. Jungheinrich has more than 120 strategically-located service support centers and store operations in the U.S., and sales and service companies in countries around the industrialized world.

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