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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.

Contact: 03 9312 3835 or visit website:

www.

accesssalesandspares.com

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:

www.snorkellifts.com

Access Sales & Service has taken on the Merlo Melbourne Dealership

(Telehandlers)

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ACCESS IN ACTION • FEBRUARY 2017