Duravant, Downers Grove, Ill., made its debut as a new company in the packaging, food processing and material handling sector with the compilation of Marlen International, Riverside, Mo.; Fischbein, Statesville, N.C.; Flexible Material Handling, Suwanee, Ga.; and Best Conveyors, LLC, Jonesboro, Ark.
Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a 165,500-square-foot forklift engine facility in Troy, Ohio, designed to produce 2.4L LPG engines used in its Crown C-5 Series industrial forklifts.
