The awards recognised sales achievements during the 2005 calendar year. The company had set “sales achievement goals” and recognised highly achieving salespeople with a gold, silver or bronze level award if they reached certain targets.
Mark Woody, president of Palfinger North America, said: “We are honoured to have dedicated distributors and sales people who help uphold the mission and integrity of Palfinger North America.”
There were a total of 33 people who received awards – gold level: Andres Magallon, of AMECO Services, Mexico; Mathis and Carole Chappell, of Performance Lifts, St. George, Utah; Steve Kays, of Tiffin Loader Crane, Tiffin, Ohio; Keith Giar, of Tiffin Loader Crane, Tiffin, Ohio; Keith Ayers, of CraneWorks, Houston, Texas; Don Breen, of Wajax Ind, Edmonton, Alberta; Andres Garcia, of AURIGA, Mexico; Mike Crump, of Fleetbody Equipment, Kansas City, Missouri; Geno Huenink, of Fleetbody Equipment, Kansas City, Missouri; Bryan Boehm, of Fleetbody Equipment, Kansas City, Missouri; Jason Jankowski, of Debco Crane, Hampshire, Illinois.
Silver level: Dave O’Brien, of DC Bates Equipment, Hopedale, Massachusetts; Greg Weaver, of Special Fleet Service, Harrisonburg, Virginia; Brian Glover of Tampa Crane and Body, Tampa, Florida; Art Kowalski, of Mynatt Truck Equipment, Olathe, Kansas; Todd Martens, of ABM Equipment, Hopkins, Minnesota.
Bronze level: Russ Johner, of Wajax Ind, Edmonton, Alberta; Tim Wolf, of Debco Crane, Hampshire, Illinois; Ray Ouellette, of DC Bates Equipment, Hopedale, Massachusetts; Doug Patzer, of FG Russell Truck, New Westminster, British Columbia; Dave Cochrane, of Seely Equipment, Farmingdale, New Jersey; Jon Williams, of Mobile Hydraulics, San Marcos, California; Mike Cullen, of Wajax Ind, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; Harry Verby, of Graywell Equipment, Oakdale, New York; Greg Noone, of Graywell Equipment, Oakdale, New York; John Dewald, of Tiffin Loader Crane, Tiffin, Ohio; Peter Ottone, of Bart Truck Equipment, East Hartford, Connecticut; Reed Prows, of Signature Equipment, West Valley, Utah; Mike Calderon, of Coastline Equipment, Sacramento, California; Mark Flippo, of Cavalier Equipment, Cloverdale, Virginia; David Klinger, of Burch Body Works, Rockford, Michigan; Helen Kelly, of Equipment Resources, Piedmont, South Carolina.
The final award of the evening was the Palfinger North America dealer of the year award. This was presented to the Palfinger dealer who not only sold the most new units but whose commitment to Palfinger and its customers exceeded all expectations. The award went to DC Bates Equipment – for the third year in succession.
