Nissan Forklift Corporation, North America has appointed Myers Select Material Handling as a distributor in Los Angeles and Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties in southern California.

Richard Allen is president of Santa Ana-based Select Equipment Inc under which Myers Select does business.

Myers Select "began representing Nissan and Barrett" brands on 1 April, says Dale Verseput, director of sales for Myers Select. "The Nissan relationship is brand new for Myers Select (and) is an addition to our existing product lines" involving the Linde, Doosan and Motrec brands.

"The Nissan forklift product line has enjoyed tremendous acceptance in the California industrial marketplace for over 40 years now," says Mark Manninen, director of distribution management with Nissan Forklift in Marengo, Illinois. He adds with Myer Select's "broad coverage area and industry expertise, they will provide the strength and confidence that our customers have come to expect from Nissan and its distributor group".

Myers Material Handling was established in 1968 as a service-oriented forklift repair shop. "We are now the oldest authorised Doosan (formerly Daewoo) and Linde dealer for the southern California area," Verseput says. Select Equipment acquired Myers in 2007.

In addition to its Santa Ana corporate site, Myers has a showroom in Anaheim and full-line sales, parts and service facilities in a second Santa Ana location plus Rialto in San Bernardino County and Paramount in Los Angeles County. Santa Ana and Anaheim are located in Orange County.

Myers characterises its Linde line as the "choice for recyclers", the Doosan line promising customers they will "never pay for brakes again" and its Motrec Inc line as offering "tough personnel carriers".

Verseput joined Myers Select on 17 May after two and a half years as Linde regional manager for the western US and Canada. Previously, he was general manager of forklift sales with the Sacramento, California-based Holt of California dealership, which has 14 northern California locations serving the materials handling, earthmoving, agricultural and construction markets and has strong ties to the Caterpillar brand.

In addition to the Myers locations, the Nissan Forklift website also references the Santa Fe Springs and Ontario locations of Material Handling Supply Inc as representing the brand in southern California. Santa Fe Springs is in Los Angeles County, and Ontario is in San Bernardino County.