UPDATE

By Staff -- Industrial Distribution, 7/1/2000

Company News

Anderson Metals Corp. moved into its new world headquarters and distribution center in Kansas City, Mo. ... Motion Industries opened a new branch in Elko, Nev. ... Rockwell Automation opened a new Advanced Development Laboratory in Greenville, S.C. ... Brown Transmission and Bearing Co. has been selected as one of the chief suppliers for a $7.5 million contract between Mid-Atlantic iPower Distribution Group and Kvaerner, an Anglo-Norwegian cargo ship manufacturer ... Industrial Truck Sales & Service, Inc. of North Carolina, is celebrating its 50th anniversary ... Barnett Inc. will open its new national distribution center in Nashville, Tenn., this month ... Marathon Electric named Detroit Electric as a PVP master distributor ... Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp. was named the newest dealer for the Airtrax Corp. ...

Acquisitions & Mergers

Westburne Inc. acquired Cope & Gurr Machinery Co. Ltd. in Windsor, Ontario, and signed a letter of intent to acquire United Electric Group of St. Louis, Mo. ... Parker Hannifin Corp. acquired the manufacturer Whatman's Industrial Business of Maidstone, U.K., and Haverill, Mass. ... Ronco Industrial Supply acquired Panbor Industrial Supply of Wheeling, Ill. ... Crellin Handling Equipment, Inc. of Rhode Island acquired Ridge Service Equipment, Inc. of Connecticut ... SPS Technologies acquired Avibank Manufacturing, Inc. ... The Hertz Corp. acquired French Locenergie equipment rental company ... Ingersoll-Rand Co. acquired manufacturer Hussmann International, Inc. ... Even Cut Abrasive Co. acquired Bison Corp.'s Coated Abrasives Division in Canton, Ohio ...

Awards

Nissan Forklift named to following companies Service Excellence Award Winners for 1999: New England Industrial Truck, Inc.; Forklifts, Inc.; M & L Industries, Inc.; Equipment, Inc.; Michigan Industrial Equipment Co., Inc.; and Forklift Systems of Colorado, Inc. ... Kennametal Inc. received the Optima Award from Renault, and a contract to supply a new plant the French automaker is building in Brazil ... Holmbury Premier Products named Integrated Technologies, Inc. of Mentor, Ohio its Distributor of the Year ... Cameron & Barkley Co. received the Annual Award for Communications Excellence from The ESOP Assn. ... Dimco-Gray won the Better Business Bureau 2000 Eclipse award for Customer Service ... Hyster Co. awarded seven Dealers of Distinction awards to Oregon-based Hyster Sales Co. ...Little Giant Pump Co. received a Best Buy Award from Consumer Digest . .. North American Tool Corp. was awarded the Illinois Export Achiever of the Year Award from the Illinois District Export Council ... TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co. named Syracuse, N.Y.-based K.J. Electric a Gold Level Merit League Distributor.

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