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Pat Rizzo Recognized with Special James F. Dicke Award
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Commitment to Excellence Acknowledged by Crown
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A.J. Jersey President Dave Rizzo accepts a special James F. Dicke Pioneer Award on behalf of his father, Pat Rizzo.
| During its annual dealer recognition program, Crown Equipment Corporation acknowledged Pat Rizzo, former president of A.J. Jersey, Inc., for his longtime contributions.
Jim Moran, Crown Senior Vice President, presented the special James F. Dicke Pioneer Award to Dave Rizzo, son of Pat and current president of A.J. Jersey, Inc., who accepted the award on his father’s behalf.
“We appreciate Pat’s contributions and the long association we enjoyed with him over the years. Pat was a material handling professional in every aspect, building his company from the ground up into the successful business it is today,” said Moran.
Pat began his material handling career in the 1950s as a salesman for a small New York City material handling distributor, where he first sold Crown E-Z Lifts. Later, Pat and a partner started their own company. In 1970, Pat founded A.J. Jersey, Inc. to serve the New Jersey market.
Over the years, A.J. Jersey, Inc. won numerous Crown awards; the company earned four consecutive Ascent Awards in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
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Attendees from Crown Long Beach are shown with corporate representatives: Barry Booth, Crown Long Beach Sales Manager; Dave Moran, Director of Branch Operations; Tom Labrador, Crown Long Beach Branch Manager; Jim Ellis, Vice President – Branch Operations; Neal Hittepole, General Manager – Branch Aftermarket Sales; Jim Moran, Senior Vice President; and Kevin Ardary, Crown Long Beach Service Manager.
| Then, in 2007, A.J. Jersey, Inc. received both the Summit Award and the James F. Dicke Pioneer Award, which is named after Crown Chairman Emeritus James F. Dicke. On behalf of the South Plainfield, N.J. company, Dave Rizzo, Sales Manager John Robertson and Service Manager Steve Coleman accepted the awards at the recognition program, which was held in Naples, Fla.
Crown Long Beach also received its first Summit and James F. Dicke Pioneer Awards as the top Crown branch. Accepting the award on behalf of Crown Long Beach were Branch Manager Tom Labrador, Sales Manager Barry Booth and Service Manager Kevin Ardary.
This year, 14 winners were chosen from Crown’s nationwide network of more than 100 branches and independent dealers. Other award winners, listed below, were honored during the April awards ceremony at the LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort in Naples, Fla.
Summit Award Winners
(The Summit Award recognizes top-performing branches and dealers.)
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A.J. Jersey attendees are shown with Crown representatives: Jim Gaskell, Director of Customer Support; Greg Meyer, Director of Sales; John Robertson, A.J. Jersey Sales Manager; Jim Ellis, Vice President – Branch Operations; David Rizzo, A.J. Jersey President; Jim Moran, Senior Vice President; Steve Coleman, A.J. Jersey Service Manager; and Todd Prenger, Regional General Manager.
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- A.J. Jersey, Inc., South Plainfield, N.J.
- Crown Lift Trucks, Long Beach, Calif.
- Naumann/Hobbs Material Handling II Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.
- Crown Lift Trucks, San Antonio, Texas
- NorthWest Handling Systems, Inc., Portland, Ore.
- Action Lift, Inc., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Ascent Award Winners
(The Ascent Award recognizes those branches and dealers that have performed very well and continue to reach for the summit.)
- Hugg & Hall Equipment, Little Rock, Ark.
- Crown Lift Trucks, Memphis, Tenn.
- NorthWest Handling Systems, Inc., Seattle, Wash.
- Crown Lift Trucks, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
- Lift Stak & Stor, Inc., Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
- Crown Lift Trucks, Oakland, N.J.
- Lift Power, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.
- Homestead Materials Handling Co., Roanoke, Va.
About Crown Equipment Corporation
Crown is the number one brand of electric lift trucks in the United States and the sixth largest lift truck manufacturer in the world. Crown’s award-winning line of lift trucks has earned a reputation for exceptional product design, engineering and manufacturing. From the smallest hand pallet truck to the highest lifting turret truck, Crown seeks to provide users with safe, efficient and ergonomic lift trucks that lower total cost of ownership and maximize uptime. Headquartered in New Bremen, Ohio, Crown’s lift trucks are manufactured and sold throughout the world.
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