UpRight USA Appoints General Manager, Sales Encouraging in U.S.

Tony Arruda

September 14, 2006 • UpRight USA, Fresno, Calif., has appointed Tony Arruda as its new general manager. Previously, Arruda was the western regional operations manager for Fastenal, an industrial and construction supply company.

 

In June, UpRight USA's new owners, U.K.-based Tanfield Group Plc, began a major expansion program, which included changing the company's name, re-establishing manufacturing in Fresno, and recruiting more employees in a number of capacities. Arruda is one of these new UpRight employees hired to help to build the company back up.
 

“Tony brings a tremendous amount of experience and expertise in business operations and leadership skills to the UpRight USA team,” said Darren Kell, director of UpRight Powered Access, parent of UpRight USA. “He joins us at a very exciting time for UpRight • we have big plans for the North American market • and we wish him every success in his new role.”

 

Globally, UpRight Powered Access sales have increased, according to a trade update issued by Tanfield. Earlier this week, the company announced that UpRight's worldwide sales in the past week totaled more than £1 million ($1.88 million USD) for the first time since it was acquired by Tanfield. Despite doubling UpRight machine production since the acquisition, Tanfield said that order intake continues to outstrip product output.

 

While a breakdown of the recent sales for in the North American market is not currently available, a company representative told LiftandAccess.com that “sales in North America are extremely encouraging, and the United States remains a key market for UpRight Powered Access.”