Crown Equipment Opens New Forklift Sales and Service Facility in Chesapeake, Virginia
CHESAPEAKE, VA (MAY 27, 2025) –Crown Equipment, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, announced today a new company-owned sales and service location in Chesapeake, VA. This new Crown Lift Trucks facility, located at 551 Woodlake Circle, will support customers throughout the region who are striving for increased productivity and uptime. The facility can be reached at 948-203-2720.
The new Crown Lift Trucks- Chesapeake VA location ensures that companies in the region with material handling operations continue to have access to the equipment and services needed to enhance productivity and maintain uptime while keeping their supply chains moving. Crown offers electric and internal combustion forklifts, rental and Encore® refurbished forklifts, service and parts, V-Force® energy solutions, InfoLink® operator and fleet management systems and Warehouse Solutions products and design services. In addition, plans are underway to provide Dock & Door Solutions to customers in the region.
“Crown is committed to delivering reliable products and outstanding customer support,” said Derek Gallina, branch manager, Crown Lift Trucks – Chesapeake. “With an established presence in eastern Virginia and rising demand for material handling solutions across the region, this new sales and service location strengthens our ability to help customers tackle the unique challenges in their operations. Crown’s global infrastructure is rooted in strong local relationships, enabling us to respond quickly to service needs and ensure timely access to parts and equipment that keep supply chains operating without disruption.”
The opening of this new facility offers exciting career opportunities in sales, customer service, parts, and forklift service in the area. Interested individuals can visit crown.jobs to create a profile, submit their applications, and receive notifications about new job openings as they arise. Crown has been recognized as a 2025 Military Friendly® Employer.
About Crown Equipment Corporation
Crown is one of the world’s largest material handling companies with a reputation for award-winning product design, advanced engineering and technology, and superior after-sale service. For 80 years, Crown’s business philosophy has utilized vertically integrated processes to design, manufacture and distribute forward-thinking, innovative solutions that improve customers’ productivity and operating efficiency. Crown produces a broad range of forklifts, batteries and chargers, as well as automation solutions and fleet management technologies, and warehouse solutions products and design services.
The company’s global headquarters is located in New Bremen, Ohio, USA, with regional headquarters in Australia, China, Germany and Singapore. Its employees number more than 19,600 worldwide. Crown operates a service and distribution network that exceeds 500 retail locations in over 80 countries. To learn more about Crown’s ideas for helping customers advance the productivity of their operations, visit crown.com.