13.01.2011

Black takes on JCB

JCB has appointed Evansville, Indiana based Black Equipment as a new dealer for parts of Indiana and Kentucky. The company has formed a new division – Black
JCB – to handle the product line, including telehandlers.

The JCB franchise will operated from three of Black Equipment’s nine locations – Hopkinsville and Paducah in Kentucky along with the Evansville head office.

Founded in 1956, Black is still owned by the Black family and represents Yale and Sellick fork trucks, Genie and JLG aerial lifts and Moffett piggy back fork lifts. The company also runs a 500 unit rental fleet.