Hyundai recognises top American dealers

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- 3 Mar 2022 ( #1066 ) - Norcross, GA, United States
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Lewis Byers
Lewis Byers

Hyundai Material Handling (HMH) has announced its Top Performing Forklift Dealers for 2021 representing North America and Canada. These annual awards recognise the dealers who achieved the highest number of unit sales above goal.

The Chuck Leone Award, named in honour of the company’s leader who passed away in January 2021, was awarded to dealer of the year Lone Star Forklift.  “Lone Star’s performance was truly incredible from start to finish in 2021. Lone Star’s pace of new customer orders was unprecedented. They are well deserving of this honour,” the citation says.

The inaugural Sherpa Award for the dealer with the most improved sales went to Lift Solutions Inc.

Other awards were:

2021 Apex Award: Thompson Lift Truck

2021 Summit Award: Modern Group LTD

2021 Peak Performer awards:

Brennan Equipment Services

Big Lift Material Handling

Carolina Industrial Trucks, Inc.

Herc-U-Lift, Inc.

Leavitt Machinery

M&L Industries, LTD

Midway Industrial Equipment, Inc.

Pacific Material Handling Solutions, Inc.

“In another year of challenges, our dealers that achieved this level of success are truly remarkable,” says Lewis Byers, Hyundai Material Handling’s EVP/COO. “We are fortunate to have such a dedicated dealer network focused on the Hyundai brand and working so closely with our team. Being selected as one of 13 recognised dealers not only exemplifies the hard work each of these companies brings every day, but it also demonstrates a group of industry professionals who have proven their commitment to the Hyundai materials handling brand.” 

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