Taylor Northeast Inc (TNE) of Morgantown has added Nissan Forklift Corp North America in 11 Pennsylvania counties to its ongoing representation of Taylor Machine Works Inc.

TNE is part of the commonly owned Coraopolis, Pennsylvania-based H&K family of companies with roots in the forklift industry extending back to 1935.

"We needed a new dealership to keep growing," says Kevin Koch, TNE sales manager. "The primary goal is to provide the highest possible level of customer service before, during and after the sale, while growing both the Nissan and Taylor Northeast brands in eastern Pennsylvania."

The Nissan forklift line is complementary to the large-capacity Taylor Machine Works offerings.

Effective from 1 August, TNE's Nissan representation covers Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, Luzerne, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Pike, Susquehanna and Wayne counties.

CSI Enterprises Inc represented the Nissan brand in the region prior to 1 August, when CSI's ownership changed. Now, the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based business operates as CSI Material Handling Inc (Forkliftaction.com News #474).

TNE was incorporated in February 1989 in Morgantown and opened a facility in Baltimore, Maryland in 1994. Now, TNE's Morgantown branch employs 20 persons. The Baltimore branch has 12 employees and represents the Taylor and Hyundai brands of forklifts.

TNE stocks Cascade and Long Reach forklift attachments and JLG LiftPod aerial work platforms.

In addition, TNE entities sell and support complete lines of mobile railcar movers from Stewart & Stevenson LLC's Rail King brand, tow tractors from A&G Mercury Trucks and sweepers, scarifiers and scrubbers-the Factory Cat, PowerBoss, Advance and American Lincoln lines-for industrial and commercial cleaning needs.

On 7 May, TNE sister company H&K Equipment Inc in Coraopolis acquired the ancillary Elwell-Parker, Autolift and Schreck materials handling brands from Hoist Liftruck Manufacturing Inc (Forkliftaction.com News #462).