UniCarriers honours parts/service dealers
Marengo, IL, United States
UniCarriers Americas Corporation has announced the winners of its Aftermarket Excellence Program (AEP) Awards for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. The AEP is designed to recognise UniCarriers dealers who have achieved excellent performance in aftermarket parts and service. This year, 27 dealers attained platinum level, the AEP's highest honour.
The AEP challenges UCA dealers to excel in performance standards across eight categories, including business planning, employee training, factory support and customer satisfaction.
The program was first established in 1995 as the Service Excellence Program to provide dealers with tools to implement best-in-class principles covering technical and customer service practices. In 2014, UCA enhanced the program as the AEP to include parts operation metrics, allowing for a more comprehensive aftermarket program.
"We want to set our dealers up for success, and the AEP was created with that goal in mind," says Kevin Fick, director of aftermarket sales for UniCarriers Americas Corporation. "All of the award winners have demonstrated they are prepared to go above and beyond to achieve exceptional performance across multiple principles, which provides an opportunity for sustainable and profitable growth."
For a full list of dealers honoured in the program, see UCA's website.

The new headquarters

Griptech moves to new HQ
Herzogenrath, Germany
European forklift accessories supplier Griptech has moved to new headquarters in Herzogenrath, Germany.
The new location offers open and modern office space and a high-quality production facility for the development and production of mobile weighing technology.
The move to the new, larger location reflects 20 years of successful operation by the company which employs around 60 people.
In addition to its range of hydraulic and mechanical attachments and camera systems, Griptech is working on new weighing systems to meet stricter regulations.

Andreas Ohman claims his trophy

Andreas Ohman crowned as World Crane Champion 2018
Hannover, Germany
Andreas Ohman from Sweden won the World Crane Championship held on 22 and 23 September as part of the IAA exhibition in Hannover, Germany.
Among 15 finalists, Ohman won the championship final with a time of 2:32:89, Jani Vaisanen from Finland came in second place with a time of 2:38:95, and Tim Hansen from Denmark came third with a time of 2:33:18 to claim the bronze.
In the finals of the third World Crane Championships, the crane drivers got to operate a HIAB X-HiPro 232 mid-range loader crane. The competition tested the contestants' skills and ability to move water cans along a predefined path in the shortest possible time.
This year's finalists came from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Spain, the United Kingdom and Slovenia.

CSCMP names dissertation winner
Nashville, TN, United States
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals has presented its doctoral dissertation award to Tobias Kosmol. The DDA is for doctoral students who demonstrate significant originality and technical competence in any supply chain function.
The award was presented during CSCMP's Academic Research Symposium at the Annual EDGE Conference in Nashville for Kosmol's dissertation entitled: Supplier Quality Management in Emerging Markets - The Interplay of Behaviour and Cognition.
Kosmol completed his doctorate degree in 2017 at the Otto Beisheim School of Management in Koblenz, Germany under Professor Dr. Lutz Kaufmann. He has a Master's Degree in Management from the University of Mannheim and is a member of the International Purchasing and Supply, Education and Research Association and the CSCMP.