The new Orrville, Ohio, parts distribution center for JLG Industries, which began operations in July, celebrated its official opening in mid-October with an open house for employees, their families and the community. The service parts distribution center was relocated to Orrville as part of a major manufacturing realignment.
The distribution center consolidates parts from three facilities into a central location capable of serving JLG’s global customers. Parts and components are available from JLG’s PartsPLUS program for all JLG brands of aerial work platforms and telehandlers as well as competitive products.
“We are an international company and this new central location puts us in a position to support customers throughout the Americas and our distribution centers in Europe and Australia,” said Vic Erickson, manager logistics, parts and accessories distribution. “We have an indoor storage area of 150,000 square feet, plus another 100,000 square feet outside, and stock everything from replacement booms and platforms down to the smallest fittings all in one location. With 26 vertical storage shuttles and a new high-speed conveyor system, we can ship virtually any one of our 49,000 SKU’s the same day the order is received. And if necessary, orders received by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time can be delivered anywhere in North America by the next morning.”
