Hire and Rental News - February 2017

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ACCESS in ACTION
Located in Sunshine, in Melbourne’s
inner west, Access Sales and Spares
covers a 250km radius and greater still if
it is closer than other dealers. The new
dealership will also see the company
offer a vast range of Merlo Genuine
attachments and parts, as well as onsite
and workshop service and repairs.
Merlo approached Access Sales & Spares
in 2016 to take on the dealership.
Darren Baxter, Managing Director
of Access Sales & Spares said the
company’s reputation preceded the move
to Merlo.
“We have an ever growing cliental base
of telehandler customers and are very
much focused on backing and supporting
products we sell,” Darren said.
In 2016 Merlo Group Australia launched
its ‘new generation’ of Telehandlers.
“From the ground up…. new cab and
Access Sales & Spares partners with Merlo
Melbourne based Access Sales & Spares has taken on the Merlo Melbourne Dealership
(Telehandlers) offering the full range of Merlo telehandler products from the compact
series, starting with the P25.6 through to high capacity series P72.10.
chassis designs are
packed with new
features and options,
as show cased at the
Hire and Rental show
last May,” Darren said.
“Many new factors
can be seen with the
‘new generation’,
such as European tier
4 class low emission
engines, better safety
features, more comfort,
greater efficiency and
outstanding performance.
“Access Sales & Spares is also able
to offer great interest rates and terms
with the backing of Merlo Finance, so
the return on investment is simply a no
brainer,” Darren said.
“Predominately our business is within
the access industry suppling new and
used access equipment, our new product
range of consists of Dingli, Skyjack and
Niftylift. Merlo products now complement
the rest of our line up giving us a diverse
and complete range of equipment for all
areas of industry.
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Jamie Graham has been appointed Vice
President of Product Support, based
at Snorkel’s global headquarters in
Henderson, Nevada. Reporting to Snorkel
CEO, Matthew Elvin, this is a new role to
provide direction at an executive level to
product support and spare parts functions
globally. Jamie also has responsibility
for the same functions for Xtreme
Manufacturing, the majority stakeholder
in Snorkel.
The Vice President of Product Support
will be responsible for delivering after-
sales support for Xtreme and Snorkel
equipment, across all functions including
spare parts, service, technical support,
technical documentation, service
bulletins, warranty policy and technical
training.
Jamie previously held the position of
Director of Product Support, USA, and
Director of Operations for Snorkel, and
was based in the Snorkel manufacturing
facility in Elwood, Kansas.
Jamie will be supported by Tony
Snorkel adds to its manangement team in US and UK
Snorkel has added three new appointments to its management team.
Deatherage, who has been appointed
Service Manager, The Americas for
Snorkel and Xtreme. In his new role, Tony
will have the increased responsibility for
Xtreme Manufacturing telehandlers, plus
Snorkel, as well as an expanded territory
which includes North and South America.
Tony is tasked with the management
and coordination of the day to day after
sales support requirements across the
region, which includes the management
of regional field support teams, service
training, warranty, and distribution of
technical documentation.
Tony has over 23 years of experience
within technical service and training at
Snorkel. Starting in 1993 as an assembly
technician, he went on to hold multiple
positions at the company, including
regional service representative roles
and product support facilitator. In 2010,
Tony was promoted to service manager
at Snorkel’s manufacturing facility in
Elwood.
In the UK, Snorkel has appointed John Gill
as Director of Manufacturing Operations.
John has responsibility for leading
Snorkel’s Vigo Centre production facility
in Washington, Tyne &Wear in the UK.
John will provide direction and strategy
to Snorkel’s UK manufacturing facility,
to ensure production goals are met or
exceeded, while delivering on all key
metrics, including health and safety,
product quality, and production and
supply chain efficiency.
John joins Snorkel from Terex
Corporation, where he held the position
of General Manager and Operations
Director for Coalville and Malaysia. John
started his career with British Steel before
joining Komatsu UK in 1987 in production
engineering. During his 14 year tenure
with Komatsu, John held positions
before being promoted to Manufacturing
Director in 1997. In 2001, John joined
JCB as Managing Director for JCB Heavy
Products, transferred to JCB Loadall,
where he spent a further five years as
Managing Director of the telehandler
division. Visit:
Access Sales & Service has taken on the Merlo Melbourne Dealership
(Telehandlers)
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