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Crown Equipment Corporation is a leading maker of electric heavy-duty lift trucks for maneuvering goods in warehouses and distribution centers. Products include narrow-aisle stacking equipment, powered pallet trucks, order-picking equipment, and forklift trucks. Its equipment can move four-ton loads and stack pallets more than 45 feet high. Crown Equipment sells its products globally through retailers. The company was founded in 1945 by brothers Carl and Allen Dicke. Originally, Crown Equipment made temperature controls for coal furnaces, but the company moved into making material-handling equipment in the 1950s. The Dicke family still controls the company.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,010.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 4.3%
Employees: 6,510
Revenue per employee: $155,145.93
KEY PEOPLE |
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James F. Dicke
CEO
Kent Spille
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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44 S. Washington St.
New Bremen, OH 45869
US
Phone: 419-629-2311
Fax: 419-629-3796
Online: Web Site
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