Ring Power Corporation is pleased to announce the promotion of Robert Burkhead to the position of General Manager for the Lift Trucks division. During Burkhead’s 17 years with Ring Power he has worked closely with management, sales staff and vendors for every division within the company. Most recently Burkhead, a Six Sigma Black Belt, was the Assistant Governmental Sales Manager facilitating bids, contracts and sales to all government agencies in the state of Florida. In his new role, Burkhead and his management team will oversee all Ring Power Lift Trucks operations. Burkhead has excelled at every position he has held with Ring Power, and management looks forward to his continued success with the lift trucks division.

CLARK Material Handling Company today announced it has appointed Ring Power Lift Trucks as an authorized distributor of CLARK forklift products in the Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa, Florida markets. Ring Power is a full service CLARK Dealer, featuring full forklift sales and forklift service departments, a forklift rental fleet, an aftermarket forklift parts department as well as a full offering of allied products, such as piggybacks and specialty material handling equipment.

"The appointment of Ring Power as an authorized CLARK forklift dealer in these APRs is significant for CLARK Material Handling Company as well as our family of dealers nationwide" said Scott Johnson, Director of Dealer Services for CLARK. "As we have demonstrated in other areas of the country we were able to move swiftly and definitively in appointing Ring Power Lift Trucks as an authorized CLARK dealer. Ring Power Lift Trucks represents for CLARK, a major enhancement and improvement in our distribution capabilities in Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville. Ring Power holds a leadership position in the material handling industry and their affiliation with CLARK forklifts will immediately assist with re-establishing our brand name in this important part of the North American market. Ring Power, along with W. E. Johnson in Miami gives the CLARK brand a very strong presence in Florida. We mutually believe our products and services will complement the Ring Power business model in such a manner that we both will enjoy incremental growth. We are honored and humbled that they have partnered with our family and look forward to many years of mutual success."

Ring Power Lift Trucks will support CLARK forklift sales and forklift service and repair activities out of three Florida facilities including:

ORLANDO
803 Taft-Vineland Rd
Orlando FL 32824
407-857-1973


TAMPA
1401 US Hwy. 301 N
Tampa FL 33619
813-620-1337


JACKSONVILLE
8040 Philips Hwy
Jacksonville, FL 32256
904-448-5438


The primary contacts at Ring Power Lift Trucks for CLARK material handling products are Jeff Dierickx, Vice President of Sales and Lewis Byers, Vice President of Product Support. They may be reached at 800-395-1337. Curtis McClellan is the Senior Vice President of Ring Power Lift Trucks and may also be reached at 800-395-1337. Or contact us using the branch links above.

An forklift industry leader since it invented the first material handling truck in 1917, CLARK has built more than one million forklifts during its more than 100 years of business. CLARK supplies a full line of electric forklifts and internal combustion forklifts, manual pallet jacks, powered pallet jacks and narrow aisle forklifts. CLARK products are distributed and supported through a network of over 550 dealer locations worldwide.

Ring Power Lift Trucks is the forklift division of Ring Power Corporation, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Additional offices service Pompano Beach, Miami, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Ocala and Tallahassee. Ring Power Lift Truck represents: Caterpillar® Lift Trucks, Mitsubishi Forklifts, Linde forklifts, Kalmar Industrial Forklifts and Container Handlers, Princeton and Navigator piggybacks, rough terrain forklifts by Noble, specialized products by Bendi and productive Cascade Attachments.

Tampa, Florida – Curtis McClellan, Senior Vice President and Director of Lift Trucks, is pleased to announce Scotty Barrett as the new Regional Sales Manager / Branch Manager for Tampa Lift Trucks operations. Barrett joined the Ring Power team in May, 1996 following a 25-year career as an Army aviation officer and personnel specialist. During his 13 + years with the dealership he has worked as a Training instructor, Product Support Sales Representative, Six Sigma Black Belt and most recently as the company Environmental Manager.

Barrett's experience managing people and equipment coupled with his customer focused knowledge will make him a great asset to the Lift Trucks team.

Tampa, Florida – Curtis McClellan, Senior Vice President and Director of Lift Trucks, is pleased to announce Chris Stephenson as the new Service Manager for Tampa Lift Truck operations. Chris has most recently worked as Fleet and Safety Manager for WDG Construction. Prior to his employment with WDG Chris worked for Ring Power in the Brooksville branch with 7 years of parts experience and 3 years as Field Service Supervisor.

Stephenson is extremely driven to offer the best in customer service and his work ethic and desire to affect change will be welcomed in the Tampa Branch.

Ring Power Lift Trucks specializes in a diversified line of gas, diesel and electric forklifts, order pickers and pallet jacks for all material handling applications from warehouse to heavy-duty lifting, as well as lift truck attachments, material flow and storage systems. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida with branches in Daytona, Gainesville, Lakeland, Ocala, Orlando, Pompano Beach, Tallahassee and Tampa.