Defining the Future of Material Handling Crown Equipment is a leader in the evolution of the material handling industry, earning more than 100 global design awards and launching new technologies to increase uptime and lower total cost of ownership. Since 1945, Crown has grown from a one-room operation in rural Ohio to one of the largest lift truck manufacturers in the world. Crown’s history began when two brothers, the late Carl H. Dicke and Allen A. Dicke, founded the company in New Bremen, Ohio, in 1945. Today, the fourth generation of the Dicke family continues to lead Crown. Production of a line of high-quality lift trucks for intermediate-duty use began in 1960. Crown soon became the fastest-growing material handling company in its range of products. Crown lift trucks have earned a reputation as safe, reliable and productive by customers throughout the world, and the innovative spark that fueled Crown’s past success is still alive today. Crown products continue to receive recognition for design excellence, having earned more than 100 prominent design awards. Today, Crown manufactures a wide variety of electric and Internal Combustion lift trucks and components in 25 facilities throughout the world. Product sales and service are handled by the company's network of Crown-owned and independent dealers located in key markets. Dealer and sales personnel are factory-trained in all disciplines and backed by advertising. Each day, every Crown employee is committed to delivering on our promise: When every minute matters, customers can count on Crown to keep their businesses moving. It's a commitment reflected in the trusted relationships we have with our customers. Our focus is to deliver meaningful and positive outcomes, so our customers can do the same for theirs. Our Commitment to Quality Since its entry into the material handling equipment industry in 1960, Crown has earned a reputation as a leading innovator in world-class forklift and material handling equipment. Crown designs and manufactures up to 85 percent of its lift truck components, including key parts like motors, drive units, and electronic modules. When it says Crown on the outside, it's a Crown on the inside. Design that revolutionizes the way people work. When it comes to forklifts, it’s all about the experience. With a focus on the operator, Crown’s human-centered designs are created to improve productivity, comfort and safety. Crown’s approach to industrial product design builds upon advanced ideas for lift truck operator productivity, safety and product life span. Our dedication to researching the human-to-forklift relationship produces forklifts designed with the highest capacities and speeds. Incorporating direct operator feedback into our innovative development process, we can address the issues that matter most to our customers. At Crown, we harness the power of technology and embed it directly into our product design. Crown-designed automation and fleet management technologies are revolutionizing the material-handling industry. Examples include: InfoLink, our wireless operator and fleet management solution that puts the power of accurate, up-to-date, business metrics right at your fingertips. QuickPick Remote order-picking technology that simplifies workflow to increase productivity and reduce operator fatigue. This advanced technology helps reduce the number of steps order selectors take on and off a forklift’s platform by up to 70 percent. At Crown, we understand the operator costs associated with forklifts. That’s why we design products to make the operator as productive and comfortable as possible while operating our lift trucks. For example, our X10 Handle for walkie pallet and stacker forklifts allows users to complete lifting, traveling and horn functions simultaneously and comfortably with one hand, right or left. These easy-to-use features improve performance and minimize hand and wrist movements. In all stages of product development, your safety is an integral part of Crown’s forklift design. To help you protect your operators and improve productivity in your workplace, Crown lift trucks are designed with built-in safety features that help keep your operators safe. Crown has an extensive global production, sales and service network to meet customer needs anytime, anywhere. Our strategic locations worldwide offer reliable, flexible and responsive support including sales, service, regional training centers and much more. Crown Equipment Corporation 44 South Washington Street New Bremen, Ohio, USA 45869 Phone: (1) 419-629-2311 Fax: (1) 419-629-2900 Sales Fax: (1) 419-629-3796 Crown Gabelstapler GmbH & Co. KG Philipp-Hauck-Strasse 12 85622 Feldkirchen, Germany Phone: +49 (0)89 93002-0 Fax: +49 (0)89 93002-133 Crown Equipment Pty Ltd Cnr Long & Cooper Streets Smithfield, N.S.W. 2164 Sydney, Australia Phone: +61-2-8788-0000 Fax: +61-2-9609-1497 Crown Equipment (Singapore) Pte Ltd 15 Tuas Ave 8 Singapore 639230 Phone: +65 6861 3669 Sales Fax: +65 6861 0175 Crown Equipment (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd No. 188 Liangang Road Suzhou New District, Jiangsu, China Post Code: 215129 Phone: (+86-512) 6662 1118 Sales Fax: (+86-512) 6662 1116 James F. Dicke II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James F. Dicke III, President Alexander J. Dicke, Senior Vice President Steven M. Dues, Senior Vice President James R. Mozer, Senior Vice President Craig D. Seitz, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Keith M. Sinram, Senior Vice President For questions regarding Corporate Compliance, contact compliance@crown.com. Search our current job openings. Search for a Crown branch or dealer.