Crown Begins Manufacturing and Sales Operation in Suzhou, China

Crown Equipment Corporation expands its international presence with the opening of its new manufacturing facility and sales operation in Suzhou, China. The expansion allows Crown to serve its global customers more effectively and increases its presence in the worldwide marketplace. Crown leaders as well as representatives of the Suzhou and United States governments were on hand for a recently held grand opening.

Crown's ongoing commitment to its customers was a key factor in the decision to build in China, said Crown President Jim Dicke III. "Many of our global customers are already located in China or making plans to open operations. Providing service support for these existing customers in China is very important to our company," he said.Mr. Dicke added that Crown chose the Suzhou New District, a high-tech industrial park, based on the area's economic climate. "Suzhou will provide us an opportunity to develop talent so that we can build equipment and develop our service teams to meet the requirements of our global customers," he said. "We have been extremely impressed with the talent of the employees hired in China and the quality of suppliers supporting Crown."