Bulldog Battery Corp appointed Jamco Inc, of Sanford, in mid-April as its authorised distributor for Florida's Orlando and Tampa markets.

Norman Benjamin, president and co-owner of Bulldog Batteries, in Wabash, Indiana, says discussions between Bulldog and Jamco occurred over several months and included negotiations to define the geographic territory. . Bulldog has about 300 distributors in the US and others in Canada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and South American countries.

As a distributor, Jamco represents the full range of Bulldog's industrial forklift batteries, aftermarket parts and by-products. Bulldog will equip Jamco's shop to perform factory authorised services and deal with product warranties.

Tim Jamal, Jamco vice president, says: "We at Jamco are excited to be able to offer a full line of motive power industrial and deep-cycle golf cart batteries, paired with our extensive line of high-efficiency Eagletronic chargers as an energy-efficient unbeatable combo. .

"We have worldwide distributor rights for Eagletronic chargers. We are getting into higher-end chargers."

Jamco was established in 1986 as a distribution-side wholesaler of major-brand used forklifts and got involved in battery chargers about 13 years later. In addition to chargers and batteries, the Jamco product range includes the 5,500-lb. (2,475-kg) capacity Eagle55 pallet truck and a line of forklift attachments.

Jamco has another facility in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.