Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s™largest material handling companies, today released a new ecologic report that underscores thecompany’s commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability. The report highlightsCrown’s recent global efforts to minimize waste, manage energy use, and maximize product andfacility lifespan. It can be downloaded at crown.com.

The report also emphasizes Crown’s efforts to explore and implement ecologically conscious practicesin every facet of its business, illustrating a commitment to employees, communities and customers.Successes include the redevelopment of more than half a million square meters of brownfield space todate, five facilities achieving zero landfill status, and Crown’s New Knoxville plant earning the first-ever, gold-level Environmental Excellence Award from the Ohio EPA’s Encouraging EnvironmentalExcellence (E3) program. Crown became a two-time recipient of the award with its electronicsassembly plant earning another gold-level award earlier this year. The company also collaborates withsuppliers to improve the supply chain through optimized logistics that increase energy efficiency andreduce carbon emissions.

“At the end of the day, it ‘s more than just being sustainable at your own company, but contributing tothe world and working with everyone you touch, including customers and vendors,” said John Long,senior vice president warehousing, Dot Foods. “It’s always exciting to understand partners that arecommitted to sustainability like Crown.”

According to Brian Duffy, Crown’s director of corporate environmental and manufacturing safety, acommitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability has always been an inherent part ofCrown’s business. The company and its employees understand they have a responsibility andopportunity to contribute to the health, prosperity and sustainability of future generations; and they

take that responsibility seriously. From product design to truck operation, Crown makes importantdecisions that reduce its environmental footprint through increased energy efficiency, lean businessprocesses, smart resource consumption and elimination of waste.

About Crown Equipment CorporationCrown is one of the world’s largest material handling companies with a reputation for award-winningproduct design, advanced engineering and technology, and superior after-sale service. Crown’sbusiness philosophy utilizes vertically integrated processes to design, manufacture and distributeforward-thinking, innovative solutions that improve customers’ productivity and operating efficiency.Crown produces a broad range of forklifts as well as automation and fleet management technologies.

The company’s global headquarters is located in New Bremen, Ohio, USA, with regional headquartersin Australia, China, Germany and Singapore. Its employees number more than 12,000 worldwide.Crown operates a service and distribution network that exceeds 500 retail locations in over 80countries.