NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. (NMHG), Cleveland, Ohio, announced plans to acquire Gregory Poole Equipment Co., Dougherty Equipment Co., Inc., LiftOne LLC, VBS Inc. Material Handling Equipment and Briggs Equipment, Inc., thus restructuring the dealer networks for its Hyster and Yale brands across six states.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, announced plans to open a new Crown Lift Trucks facility to support customers in Northeast Ohio and the surrounding area.

Hyster Co. opened its new Experience Center located at the company’s Charlotte, N.C., headquarters.

Raymond Handling Concepts Corp., Fremont, Calif., opened a new facility in Boise, Idaho, providing world-class products and services to a broader customer base.

Douglas Battery, Winston-Salem, N.C., introduced the new high-speed, fully automatic, high-frequency Raptor Rapid charger for large-scale, multi-shift industrial lift truck applications.

Yale Materials Handling, Greenville, N.C., announced a new line of industrial engines from Power Solutions International, Inc. (PSI), Wood Dale, Ill., for its 3,000- to 7,000-pound Class IV and V lift trucks.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a new sales and service location in Sandston, Va.

Konecranes, Springfield, Ohio, introduced UNITON, a robust overhead crane that can be tailored for unique lifting applications.

Combilift Ltd., Greensboro, N.C., announced plans to invest $50 million over the next two years in a new manufacturing facility in Ireland.