Clark Material Handling Company has appointed Holt of California as an authorised distributor in the Sacramento, CA and Reno, NV markets. Holt is a full-service materials handling dealer, featuring full sales and service departments, a rental fleet, an aftermarket parts department as well as a full offering of allied products.

Clark dealer services director Scott Johnson sees the appointment as significant for his company. "We promised our customers, employees and fellow dealers that we would move swiftly and definitively in appointing a new dealer for these markets. We also assured them that we would take this opportunity to significantly enhance and improve our distribution capabilities across the entire business," he says, adding that he believes these have now been accomplished.

"Holt's discipline in areas such as coverage, facilities, treasury management and brand image are 'best in class'," he says.

Holt will support Clark sales and service activities out of four facilities: West Sacramento, Stockton, Yuba City and Redding.

Besides Clark, Holt also sells materials handling equipment from Caterpillar, Linde, Mitsubishi, Princenton/Teledyne, Combilift and Manitou.