Fuchs strengthens distribution coverage in North America

 Fuchs, based in Bad Schönborn, Germany, has announced that W.I. Clark Company, Wallingford, Connecticut, will be supporting existing Fuchs owners in Connecticut, Rhode Island and portions of southeastern New York.

Founded in 1925, The W.I. Clark Company is a fourth-generation family business with a longstanding history of offering sales, service, parts and rentals. The company represents a diversified group of manufacturers with products for general construction, landscaping, highways, and scrap and recycling. Under the agreement, W.I. Clark will now support existing Fuchs owners in Connecticut, Rhode Island and the following counties in New York: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester.

“We are excited to represent the leader in material handlers for the scrap and recycling industries,” Rick Parks, vice president and sales manager of The W.I. Clark Company, says regarding the partnership.

Fuchs also announced that Leslie Equipment Company has been appointed as one of the new Fuchs Distributors in North America. With its headquarters and five locations based in West Virginia, Leslie Equipment Co. will now meet demand for Fuchs equipment throughout the entire state.

“We feel that there is a demand in our region for the products offered (by Fuchs), and that we’ll have a successful partnership serving our customer base," John Leslie, president and owner of Leslie Equipment Company, says.