GONZALES — Papé Material Handling was named the Combilift Dealer of the Year for 2021 in recognition of the organization’s excellent performance and customer service during the past 12 months.
The award was announced during the recent Combilift North American Dealers’ Meeting on Feb. 3.
“The Papé Material Handing team is pleased to be recognized by Combilift for our dedication to provide the best solutions and unparalleled customer service that keeps our customers moving forward,” said Chris Wetle, president of Papé Material Handling. “We look forward to working to exceed the high standards this award represents to the industry and especially to our customers’ who rely on Papé Material Handling to maximize their uptimes.”
Papé Material Handling serves customers throughout the Western United States from 38 locations in California, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Last year, Papé opened a new facility in Gonzales within the city’s Agricultural Industrial Business Park.
Headquartered in Eugene, Ore., Papé is a holding company for capital equipment dealerships throughout the West. The businesses of Papé sell, rent and service the premier brands of capital equipment used in the construction, agricultural, turf, forestry, trucking and warehousing/materials handling industries.
With North American Headquarters in Greensboro, N.C., Combilift is the world’s leading manufacturer of multi-directional, sideloading and articulated forklifts and long load handling solutions used in a variety of industries, including warehousing, manufacturing and shipping.
