TVH celebrates the Great American Smokeout
Olathe, KS, United States
TVH in the Americas (TVH), a leading provider of quality replacement parts and accessories for the materials handling and industrial equipment industry, asked its employees to join the millions taking part in the Great American Smokeout on November 17 and take the pledge to not smoke.
"We want to encourage, support and assist our employees to enhance their quality of life. The impact of smoking nicotine has a dramatically negative physical impact on your well-being; however, the body responds to repair the damage almost immediately upon quitting," says Lucy DelSarto, health and wellness coach at TVH. "Kicking the habit is hard; that is why we are raising awareness and offering several different educational opportunities to help encourage our employees to live a healthy lifestyle."
In the week leading up to the Great American Smokeout, TVH hosted a variety of classes that gave employees helpful information on how to not only quit smoking but to stay healthy. TVH's onsite health clinic also provided information on a variety of smoking cessation aids.

Jim Shoppa accepts Toyota Forklift 30-Year Partnership recognition plaque from John Snyder (right), South Central regional manager, Toyota.

Toyota and Shoppa's mark milestone
Fort Worth, TX, United States
Shoppa's Material Handling has celebrated its 30-year milestone as a Toyota Industrial Equipment dealer. The forklift dealership has been bringing innovative materials handling, distribution and warehousing products to the North Texas marketplace for over three decades.
Founded in 1981, Shoppa's established itself as a used equipment sales and materials handling service company, but quickly built a customer service-oriented operation and became the exclusive authorised Toyota dealer for Tarrant County. Through the years, the company continued to grow and now has nine locations throughout North Texas and Kansas City, Missouri.

KION hosts food drive
Summerville, SC, United States
KION North America recently hosted a food drive to benefit Lowcountry Food Bank. The company donated more than 1,200 lb (540 kg) of non-perishable food items in time for the upcoming holiday season.
Located near KION North America's corporate office, Lowcountry Food Bank serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina including Dorchester County, where the materials handling equipment manufacturer is based. The organisation serves as a clearing house for donated food products that are distributed to a network of nearly 300 member feeding agencies including soup kitchens, homeless shelters and emergency food pantries.
"We strive to be a good steward of the communities we live and operate our business in," says Vincent Halma, president of KION North America. "I'm extremely proud of the participation from our employees."