BROOKFIELD, WI – Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp. has been awarded MVP (Most Valuable Partner) status for 2011 in a new program from MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Dealers Association) for its distributor members. To earn the award, the company demonstrated a commitment to business excellence, professionalism and good stewardship. MVP status requires a company’s commitment to excellence in industry relations, customer relations, peer-to-peer networking, education for employees and best practices.

“We are going beyond business as usual for our customers by seeking resources to be the best. We are willing to invest in our employee’s success through training, benchmarking and best practices. We are dedicated to providing our suppliers products to the marketplace with well trained employees and ethical business practices,” says Jerry Weidmann, president of Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp.

In a recent letter of recommendation, Kevin Verstegen, production manager for Meyer Aluminium Blanks, Inc., said, “Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp. has helped us purchase the right equipment for the job. We have been pleased with the quality and functionality of the products we have purchased and they have provided assistance and necessary training to use the products. They have a very knowledgeable staff. They get the answers we need to make the right equipment decisions and have provided excellent customer service.”

Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp. (www.wisconsinlift.com) one of Wisconsin’s largest privately held firms is a 49-year-old, full service material handling distributor with over 300 employees at its headquarters in Brookfield, Wisconsin, its branches in Green Bay, Janesville, Madison and Wausau and its business partners. It is a member of the Wolter Group of companies. Other Wolter Group companies include Wolter Power Systems (www.wolterps.com), which specializes in new industrial engines and generator sales, service and parts and energy systems; Wolter Material Handling (www.woltermh.com) offering sales, new and used, parts, service and rentals of lift trucks and construction equipment in western Wisconsin; Contractor Equipment Services (www.ceswltc.com), which offers new and used sales, service, parts and rentals of construction and aerial equipment, and sweepers and scrubbers; Illinois Material Handling (www.imhlifts.com), a full service material handling distributor with branches in Elk Grove Village and Rockford, IL: and Fleet Services (www.fmswlt.com), which offers ways to improve fleet performance to reduce cost of materials handling.

For more information, contact Dave Oldenburg, at Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp.; Phone 262-781-8011 X3025, Fax: 262-783-0729; e-mail: dave.oldenburg@wisconsinlift.com