It’s Time to “Get Your Game On!”
By Jerry Weidmann, 2013 MHEDA President Next month at the beautiful JW Marriott Desert Springs in Palm Desert, Calif., MHEDA will host its 58th annual convention and exhibitor’s showcase. I cannot encourage you enough to attend MHEDA’s convention. The theme this year is “Get Your Game On.” Michael Jordan said, “Some people want it to …
Continue Reading »A Reason to be Optimistic
By Jerry Weidmann, 2013 MHEDA President In 2012 the economy grew, albeit at a slow rate. Our industry experienced reasonable growth and MHEDA welcomed 71 new members to the association. We enter 2013 with a slow growing economy looking over the precipice of the fiscal cliff while facing the headwinds of political partisanship and mounting …
Continue Reading »Is It Time To Celebrate?
By Richard Donnelly, 2012 MHEDA President, EVP of Gregory Poole Equipment Co. If you read the sales success stories highlighted in this issue of The MHEDA Journal, you’ll see that some companies are celebrating. When was the last time you celebrated a successful sale? I will always remember one of our greatest success stories. Our …
Continue Reading »MHEDA’s Convention, Distributors Excel
By Richard Donnelly, 2012 MHEDA President, EVP of Gregory Poole Equipment Co. I just returned from the MHEDA Convention and, based on attendee feedback, it was very successful. Nineteen speakers and 16 presentations supported the theme “Re Imagine Your Business,” including Walter Bond, who opened the convention with a presentation on accountability and how you …
Continue Reading »Convention Helps You Position Your Company for the Future
By Richard Donnelly, 2012 MHEDA President, EVP of Gregory Poole Equipment Co. In my first article, I wrote about how the economy is predicted for slow growth for the next 3-5 years. The real GDP in 2012 is forecasted to be around 2.3 percent. Job losses have stopped, but companies are reluctant to hire and …
Continue Reading »The New Norm
The year 2012 promises to be an interesting and challenging one for many reasons: It’s a presidential election year. The economic recovery remains spotty. GDP is forecasting at one to two percent. Housing starts are planned to be between 600 and 700. Unemployment is expected to remain above nine percent. Instead of hiring, companies are …
Continue Reading »Friends Make It Work
I hope this edition of The MHEDA Journal finds everyone doing well and that you enjoyed your summer and were able to take some time off to spend with family and friends. Speaking of friends, this issue of TMJ focuses on Sales Success Stories between distributors and manufacturers. While there is a lot of proactive …
Continue Reading »Here’s To A Great Summer
MHEDA President Chuck Frank discusses recruiting and recognizing top talent in the material handling industry.
Continue Reading »Customer Convention Builds On Industry Optimism
MHEDA’s Customer Convention builds on optimism in material handling industry
Continue Reading »Enhancing The Customer Experience
2011 Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association President Chuck Frank discusses how MHEDA benefits its customers.
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