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Kobelco Names Hall National Sales Manager Kobelco Construction Machinery USA appointed Randy Hall as national sales manager. Hall brings with him to the position more than 35 years of sales experience in the equipment industry and a track record in building and managing key relationships with both equipment dealerships and national accounts. Most recently, Hall spearheaded Kobelcoโs efforts in establishing preferred crawler excavator supplier agreements with key national accounts. In his new role, Hall will manage Kobelcoโs team of territory managers covering the United States and Canada, directing all field sales efforts, while continuing to manage national accounts. Hall will assist territory managers in dealer forecasting and inventory suggestions, delivery estimates, preparing price quotes for dealer orders and in dealer training. โI am excited to take on this enhanced role with Kobelco,โ said Hall. โKobelco excavators have long been well regarded in this industry and the management team of Kobelco Construction Machinery USA has built a top notch sales staff and dealer network over the past year. Starting this role with the commitment of such a strong team will help continue the positive momentum the brand has built
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Randy Hall will manage Kobelcoโs team of territory managers covering the United States and Canada, directing all field sales efforts, while continuing to manage national accounts.
since its relaunch last April.โ Hallโs leadership and passion for the industry will help fuel Kobelcoโs longterm success. โWithout question, Randy will continue to be an extremely valuable asset to our team,โ said Ron Hargrave, vice president of operations, Kobelco Construction Machinery USA. โThe respect he has in the industry for his
work ethic and dedication to service will be instrumental to growing our market share in the coming years.โ For more information, call 281-2888430 or visit www.KOBELCOUSA.com. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guideโs Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
LiuGong Looks Forward to Positive 2014 LiuGong North America (LGNA), a subsidiary of Guangxi LiuGong Machinery Co. LTD which manufacturers a full-line of construction equipment and material handling solutions, achieved record breaking numbers for 2013 with a positive business outlook for 2014. LiuGong North America closed the year with a record-breaking month in December in the North American market. This achievement brought about a record 4th quarter for the company making 2013 the most profitable year with four consecutive profitable quarters since North American operations began in 2008. Going into 2014, LiuGong is maintaining a
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positive outlook as it has received a record number of orders going into Q1 2014. LiuGong North America attributes its growing market share growth to several aspects including dealer education of the product line, several key internal new hires during 2013, including parts management, service management, marketing and the acquisition of Dressta North
America. โWe combined three separate entities in 2013 โ LiuGong CE [Construction Equipment]; Dressta North America; and LiuGong FL [Forklifts] โ all of which had not been profitable as separate entities. Through capitalizing on economies of scale, training of cross functional teams, increased hiring of industry professionals, and an expanding
dealer network, LiuGong North America was not only profitable for the year, but profitable for every quarter,โ said Marc Dowdell, president of LiuGong North America. โIt is an important step in our becoming a major OEM in North America as well as providing a return for stake holders. We continue to make capital investment in LGNA and our allimportant dealer network, providing an expanded product line, floor plan financing, and what we believe is the best complete machine warranty in the market.โ (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guideโs Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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