H&K Equipment has extended the Taylor Machine Works network

H&K Equipment, a Pittsburgh-based forklift and materials handling equipment distributor, has become the authorised Taylor Machine Works dealer for Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and Garrett and Allegany counties in Maryland. H&K Equipment will now provide all sales, service and support for Taylor products in these areas.

H&K Equipment's affiliate company, Taylor Northeast, already represents Taylor forklifts in Eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and portions of Virginia.

The move unifies regional distribution of Taylor products under a single company and establishes H&K Equipment and Taylor Northeast as the largest Taylor forklift provider in the Mid-Atlantic. Taylor was formerly represented in the Pittsburgh metropolitan region by Burns Industrial Equipment, which changed its focus to models outside of Taylor's product lines in early 2018.

George Koch, president of H&K Equipment, described the move as a logical step in the evolution of the company. "We have been representing Taylor for over 30 years," Koch says. "We are thrilled to bring our passion and expertise for this equipment to customers in the expanded territory."

H&K Equipment, which is headquartered near downtown Pittsburgh, is situated in the middle of the new territory it will be managing. The company's central location puts every former Burns Industrial Equipment customer within easy reach of its sales and support teams.

"With our affiliate Taylor Northeast, we have facilities in Pittsburgh, throughout the eastern half of Pennsylvania, down into Baltimore, and up into Syracuse, New York. That gives us the ability to bring a range of expanded rental and service options to these customers. All of our fleet and service capabilities were developed with that goal in mind," Koch adds.

H&K Equipment was founded in 1983 and employs over 300 people across six affiliate companies that operate from 11 locations in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York. In addition to high-capacity lift trucks, H&K Equipment companies also provide or manufacture small-capacity forklifts, railcar movers, personnel carriers, overhead cranes, industrial electromagnets, warehouse and racking solutions, and industrial cleaning equipment.