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Industry Recognition

Credible By Design

Crown has earned numerous awards recognising its ability to produce innovative products that set new standards for design excellence.

2020

Current - 2010 | Crown was named a Top Green Provider by Food Logistics for the fourth year in a row, recognising Crown for advancing sustainability in its own operations and, through its products, in those of its food and beverage industry customers.

2019

Current - 2010 | Crown was selected as a 2019 Top Green Provider by Food Logistics for the third consecutive year, recognising Crown’s efforts to promote sustainability through its own operations and those of its food and beverage industry customers.

2019

Current - 2010 | Crown was named to the Top 100 Supply Chain Projects list for the second consecutive year by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Crown’s project with Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits utilised automation features of the TSP Series to improve productivity, efficiency and operator performance.

2018

Current - 2010 | Crown was named a 2018 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Green Supply Chain Award winner for its dedication to creating a better environment through green initiatives and increased sustainability and its demonstrated success in reaching measurable sustainability goals.

2018

Current - 2010 | Food Logistics awarded Crown with its FL100+ award, aimed at companies whose technology and software help promote the efficiency and productivity of the food and beverage industry.

2018

Current - 2010 | Food Logistics acknowledged Crown as a 2018 Top Green Provider for the second consecutive year, recognising Crown for its sustainability efforts within the food and beverage industry.

2018

Current - 2010 | Inbound Logistics named Crown to its 2018 G75 list, an annual list of 75 green supply chain partners. Companies are selected based on four sustainability benchmarks: measurable results, innovation, continuous improvement and industry recognition.

2018

Current - 2010 | Crown earned a Top 100 Supply Chain Projects award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive (SDCE). Crown earned its place on the list for helping Northgate Markets, a chain of supermarkets in Southern California, improve operator compliance, productivity and safety.

2017

Current - 2010 | Inbound Logistics announced Crown as a 2017 G75 Green Supply Chain Partner, one of 75 companies selected for their efforts to ensure a sustainable global supply chain and maintain socially and environmentally friendly operations.

2017

Current - 2010 | Food Logistics selected Crown as a 2017 Top Green Provider. Selection to this list recognises Crown for promoting sustainability through their operations and those of their customers.

2017

Current - 2010 | WAV 60 Series Work Assist Vehicle, iF Product Design Award, iF International Forum Design gmbH, Hannover Messe

2016

Current - 2010 | PTH Work Assist System, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies

2016

Current - 2010 | SC 6000 Series Counterbalance Forklifts, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies

2016

Current - 2010 | RT 4000 Series Ride-on Pallet Truck, IFOY Award 2016, International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY)

2016

Current - 2010 | SC 6000 Series, FLTA Ergonomics Award 2016 Fork Lift Truck Association, UK

2016

Current - 2010 | RT 4000 Series Ride-on Pallet Trucks, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award 2016, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2015

Current - 2010 | Crown Equipment was the first Ohio manufacturer to earn the Ohio EPA Gold-Level Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Award. The Award acknowledges Crown’s commitment to long-term strategies to reduce waste, lower emissions and improve environmental performance.

2015

Current - 2010 | QuickPick Remote, International Design Excellence Bronze Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2015

Current - 2010 | QuickPick Remote, Order Picking Technology, German Design Award 2015, Industry, Materials and Health Care category, German Design Council.

2014

Current - 2010 | Crown Equipment Corporation earned a Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) Award from the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR). This national award recognises Crown’s ongoing sustainability program at its New Knoxville, Ohio, manufacturing facility.

2014

Current - 2010 | Supply & Demand Chain Executive named Crown a 2014 Green Supply Chain Award winner for making green initiatives and sustainability a core part of its supply chain strategy and achieving measurable sustainability goals within its operations.

2014

Current - 2010 | GPC with QuickPick Remote, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies

2014

Current - 2010 | QuickPick Remote, Order Picking Technology, IFOY Award 2014, International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY)

2014

Current - 2010 | QuickPick Remote, Order Picking Technology, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award 2014, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2014

Current - 2010 | ES/ET 4000 Series Stackers, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies

2013

Current - 2010 | Inbound Logistics announced Crown as a 2013 Green Supply Chain Partner Award winner, citing Crown’s commitment to a sustainable supply chain as a reason the company is one to consider when readers seek green supply chain management and logistics partners.

2013

Current - 2010 | Food Logistics named Crown as a 2013 Top Green Providers Award winner, acknowledging Crown for its products, services and exemplary leadership that enhance sustainability in the food and beverage industry.

2013

Current - 2010 | InfoLink Fleet Management System, IFOY Award 2013, International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY)

2013

Current - 2010 | WT 3040 Powered Pallet Trucks, Design for Safety Award, International Material Handling Exhibition (IMHX)

2013

Current - 2010 | QuickPick Remote, Best Product 2013, LogiMAT 2013

2013

Current - 2010 | RM 6000 Series Reach Trucks, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies

2012

Current - 2010 | Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2012 Green Supply Chain Award recognised Crown for its green practices and solutions that improve sustainability in the supply chain.

2012

Current - 2010 | RM 6000 Series Reach Trucks, International Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2012

Current - 2010 | QuickPick Remote, International Design Excellence Bronze Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2012

Current - 2010 | WT 3000 Series Powered Pallet Trucks, Universal Design Award 2012, Universal Design

2011

Current - 2010 | WT 3000 Series Powered Pallet Trucks, International Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2011

Current - 2010 | WT 3000 Series Powered Pallet Trucks, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award 2011, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2010

Current - 2010 | ESR 5000 Series Reach Trucks, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies

2010

Current - 2010 | ESR 5000 Series Reach Trucks, International Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2010

Current - 2010 | ESR 5000 Series Reach Trucks, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Gold Award 2010, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2009

Archive | GPC 3000 Series Low Level Order Pickers, International Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2009

Archive | GPC 3000 Series Low Level Order Pickers, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Gold Award 2009, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2008

Archive | GPC 3000 Series Low Level Order Pickers, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design

2008

Archive | RC 5500 Series Stand-up Counterbalanced Truck, FLTA Ergonomics Award 2008, Fork Lift Truck Association, Great Britain

2007

Archive | RC 5500 Series Stand-up Counterbalanced Truck GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design

2007

Archive | TSP 6000 Series Very Narrow Aisle Turret Truck, FLTA Innovation Award 2007, Fork Lift Truck Association, Great Britain

2007

Archive | ST 3000, SX 3000, WF 3000 Series Stackers, Industrial Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2007

Archive | TSP 6000 Series Very Narrow Aisle Turret Truck, Red Dot: Best of The Best 2007, Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen

2007

Archive | TSP 6000 Series Very Narrow Aisle Turret Truck, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award 2007, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2006

Archive | WF 3000 Series Pedestrian Stacker, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award 2006, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2006

Archive | TSP 6000 Series Very Narrow Aisle Turret Truck, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design

2006

Archive | TSP 6000 Series Very Narrow Aisle Turret Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Silver Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2005

Archive | WF 3000 Series Stacker, Red Dot High Design Quality Award, Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen

2004

Archive | SX 3000 Series Stacker, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design

2004

Archive | X-10 Handle, Red Dot High Design Quality Award, Design Zentrum Nordheim Westfalen

2004

Archive | X-10 Handle Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2004

Archive | PE 4000 Series Pallet Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Silver Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2003

Archive | FC 4000 Series Counterbalanced Forklift, Industrial Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2003

Archive | FC 4000 Series Counterbalanced Forklift Selection: Design Distinction in Equipment Annual Design Review, ID, Magazine of International Design

2002

Archive | FC 4000 Series Counterbalanced Forklift, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design

2001

Archive | ESR 4000 Series Reach Truck, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award 2001, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2001

Archive | GPC 2000S Series Low-Level Order Picker, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award 2001, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2001

Archive | WP 2000S Series Pedestrian Pallet Trucks, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award 2001, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

2001

Archive | ESR 4000 Series Reach Truck Red Dot Award for High Design Quality Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen

2000

Archive | SC 4000 Series 3-wheel Counterbalanced Truck, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design

2000

Archive | WP 2000 Series Walkie Pallet Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2000

Archive | SC 4000 3-Wheel Counterbalanced Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

2000

Archive | WP 2000 Series Walkie Pallet Truck SC 4000 Sit-down-Counterbalanced Forklift Selection: Design Distinction in Equipment, Annual Design Review, ID, Magazine of International Design

2000

Archive | RR 5000 and RR 5000S Series Reach Truck, WAVE Work Assist Vehicle, WP 2000 Series Pedestrian Pallet Truck, Red Dot Award for High Design Quality Award, Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen

1999

Archive | RR 5000 and RR 5000S Series Rider Reach Truck, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design

1999

Archive | RR 5000 and RR 5000S Series Rider Reach Truck Selection: Design Distinction in Equipment, Annual Design Review, ID, Magazine of International Design

1999

Archive | RR 5000 & RR 5000S Series Reach Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Silver Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1999

Archive | “Next Generation” Reach Truck Research, Industrial Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1999

Archive | WAVE Work Assist Vehicle Reach Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1998

Archive | RR 5000 RR 5000S Series Rider Reach Truck, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Best of Category Award, Top Ten Design, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1998

Archive | WAVE Work Assist Vehicle, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design

1996

Archive | SC 3000 Series 3-Wheel Counterbalance Truck, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Best of Category Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1996

Archive | GPC 2000 Order Picker, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Best of Category Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover, Messe

1996

Archive | EWS Series Pedestrian Stacker, Industry Form (iF) Product Design Best of Category Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH Hannover, Messe

1995

Archive | SP 3000 Series Stockpicker, Industrial Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1995

Archive | WE 2000 Series Pedestrian Stacker, ESR 3000 Series Sit-Down Reach Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Gold Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1995

Archive | GPW 1000 Series Pallet Truck, WE 2000 Series Walkie Stacker, SP 3000 Series Stockpicker, ESR 3000 Series Sit-Down Reach Truck, Design Distinction Award, Equipment, Annual Design Review, ID, Magazine of International Design

1995

Archive | European Walkie Stacker Pallet Truck, GOOD DESIGN Award, The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design

1994

Archive | PE 3000 Series Pallet Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Gold Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1994

Archive | ESR Series Sit-Down Reach Truck, Industry Forum (iF) Award, Outstanding Design of an Industrial Product, Hannover Messe

1994

Archive | EWS Series Pedestrian Stacker, Industry Forum (iF) Award, Outstanding Design of an Industrial Product, Hannover Messe

1993

Archive | Integrated Corporate Communications, Beacon Award 1993, Fortune and American Center for Design

1991

Archive | FC Series Counterbalanced Forklift, Design Distinction Award at the Annual Design Review, Magazine of International Design (ID)

1991

Archive | FC Series Counterbalanced Forklift, Industrial Design Excellence Silver Award, Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1991

Archive | FC Series Counterbalanced Forklift, Industry Form (iF) Product Design Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1990

Archive | TSP Series Very Narrow Aisle Turret Truck, The Best of 1989, Business Week

1990

Archive | RR Series Rider Reach Truck, Design of the Decade, Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1990

Archive | 3.0 EPW Series Pallet Truck, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award, International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1989

Archive | TSP Series Very Narrow Aisle Turret Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1989

Archive | TSP Series Very Narrow Aisle Turret Truck, Plastic Design Forum Award, Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1989

Archive | TSP Series Very Narrow Aisle Turret Truck, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award, Outstanding Design of an Industrial Product, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1989

Archive | EPC Series Center Control Pallet Truck, Industry Form (iF) Product Design Award, Outstanding Design of an Industrial Product, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1989

Archive | TSP Series Very Narrow Aisle Turret Truck, Design Distinction Award at the Annual Design Review, Magazine of International Design (ID)

1989

Archive | GPW Series Walkie Pallet Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Special Mention Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1987

Archive | SP Series Stockpicker, Design Distinction Award at the Annual Design Review, Magazine of International Design (ID)

1985

Archive | Walkie Trucks, Control Handle, Design Distinction Award at the Annual Design Review, Magazine of International Design (ID)

1980

Archive | RR Series Rider Reach Truck, Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)

1975

Archive | SC Series Sit-Down Counterbalanced Forklift, Industrial Products & Equipment Design in Steel Citation Award, American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI)

1973

Archive | RC Series Stand-Up Counterbalanced Forklift, Industrial Products & Equipment Design in Steel Citation Award, American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI)

1973

Archive | WPT Series Walkie Pallet Truck, Industry Form (iF) Product Design Award, Outstanding Design of an Industrial Product, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1973

Archive | W, EW, 30W Series Walkie Stacker, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1973

Archive | TWR Series Walkie Rider Tow Tractor, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1973

Archive | RC SERIES Stand-Up Counterbalanced Forklift, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1972

Archive | RC Series Stand-Up Counterbalanced Forklift, Design Distinction Award at the Annual Design Review, Magazine of International Design (ID)

1969

Archive | SP Series Stockpicker, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1969

Archive | 30W Series Walkie Stacker, Industry Forum (iF) Product Design Award, iF International Forum Design GmbH, Hannover Messe

1963

Archive | W Series Pallet Truck, Design Excellence Award, Industrial Designers Institute

1962

Archive | Tow Tractor / Personnel Carrier, Pallet Truck W227, Industrial Products & Equipment Design in Steel Citation Award, American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI)

USEPA Waste Minimisation Partner

Archive | The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) designated Crown as a Waste Minimisation Partner, one of only 27 in the country. Crown reduced substantially the amount of hazardous waste by eliminating the chromium from paint formulations and installing the powder painting operation.

Historical Preservation Award

Archive | Crown was the recipient of the Preservation Merit Award given by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office and its advisory board because of Crown’s efforts at restoring the New Bremen community’s older commercial and residential buildings.

Pollution Prevention Award

Archive | Crown received one of eight of the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pollution Prevention because of its achievements in pollution prevention, its local leadership as a role model for other industrial generators, and its demonstration of the feasibility of pollution prevention.