G.N. Johnston Equipment Co. Ltd., a Canada-based sales and service center of The Raymond Corp., Greene, N.Y., acquired the assets of The Econo-Rack Group Inc.

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.

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), Houston, Texas, introduced the Jungheinrich ETR 230-235 series of pantograph reach trucks.

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.

At the conclusion of the Refrigerated Foods Association's annual conference and tabletop display, Steve Loehndorf, president of Reser’s Fine Foods, was named the new president of RFA.

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.