27.06.2018

Ruthmann opens American business

German truck mounted platform manufacturer Ruthmann has opened a sales office subsidiary in North America - Ruthmann North America.

The new business aims to develop Ruthmann’s presence in the North American market, by working more closely with its two sales and service partners, Time Manufacturing for large truck mounted lifts and ReachMaster as distributor of smaller Ruthmann truck mounted lifts and Bluelift spider lifts.

The new subsidiary will be staffed/managed by Tom Goyer as vice president of sales and market development, North America, based in Tampa, Florida. He joins Ruthmann from Bronto Skylift, where he has been North American sales manager for the past three years, having joined the company in late 2011. He has a background in fire fighting and control, having worked with Tyco, now Johnson Controls, the fire protection and security business, where he was district general manager for six years, having started his career in 1994 with Florida based fire fighting equipment manufacturer E-One. He has also served as a volunteer firefighter.

The new operation will be set up as a company, with Ruthmann’s general director of sales Uwe Strotmann taking the role of president and Ruthmann managing director Rolf Kulawik executive vice president.
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Tom Goyer

Kulawik said: “With this step we want to provide more support and focus to our sales and service partners by being closer to the customers. Tom knows the North American market for truck mounted aerial working platforms like the back of his hand and is therefore the ideal candidate for this new important position.”

Goyer added: “The Ruthmann products fit perfectly in the North American market place. Together with our partners we look forward to offering the best of everything in one, coordinated package - high performance, top quality, and superb service and customer support. This is what the North American market has been waiting for and I am very excited to be a part of it.”