Modern Group Names Eric Walker Vice President of Parts Operations and Modern Industrial Cleaning Equipment

Eric Walker, Vice President of Parts Operations
and Modern Industrial Cleaning Equipment.

Leading Equipment Distributor Entrusts Key Manager To Oversee Growth of New Lines of Business

(Bristol, PA) Modern Group has announced the promotion of Eric Walker to the position of Vice President of Parts Operations and Modern Industrial Cleaning Equipment. Eric will continue to direct Modern Group's parts operations, a responsibility he has held since joining the company in Spring 2014. He along with the branch parts teams, Central Parts call center representatives, and shipping and receiving staff will continue to provide customers with the broadest selection and most dependable parts delivery service in the market. Eric will also be tasked with management over the company's newest line of business, industrial sweepers and floor scrubbers from PowerBoss®. This will include the addition of new equipment sales staff, increased focus on aftermarket solutions, as well as continued growth of the company's sweeper/scrubber rental fleet.

"I am looking forward to taking on this new challenge and further develop this line of business for Modern while continuing the remarkable growth of our parts and service departments" said Eric Walker. "Our parts group is successful because we built an exceptional team of individuals dedicated to help our customers, our new Industrial Cleaning Equipment group will follow this proven path."

"We see industrial cleaning equipment as a new frontier bringing truly exciting growth opportunities for our company" said Paul Farrell, President and CEO of Modern Group. "As our Direct of Parts, Eric Walker has demonstrated an invaluable ability to identify talent, implement a solid business strategies, and work seamlessly with all areas of the company. We couldn't ask for a better person to lead our expansion into this market."

Eric Walker can be contacted directly at 215-630-2349 or WalkerE [at] moderngroup.com.

About Minuteman International
Minuteman International, Inc., headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Addison, Illinois, is a full-line manufacturer of Minuteman commercial floor care and carpet equipment, PowerBoss industrial sweeping and scrubbing equipment and the Multi-Clean brand of cleaning and floor coating chemical products. Minuteman has distributors and dealers in more than forty countries throughout the world. More information can be found on the company's web site at www.powerboss.com.

About Modern Group, Ltd
Modern Group, one of the nation’s leading equipment distributors, provides sales, leasing, short term rental, service, parts, training and financing solutions through its forklifts, power systems, arborist, construction, and warehouse products businesses serving Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. For more information visit http://www.moderngroup.com.

Eric Walker Joins Modern Group as Director of Parts Operations

Leading Equipment Provider Invests in New Parts Inventory and Management Resource for Central Parts and Branch Parts Departments to Deliver Exceptional Customer Service Experience.

Bristol, PA

ModernGroup has announced the hiring of Eric Walker as the organization’s new Director of Parts Operations. He comes to Modern with over 34 years’ experience in the parts management industry, including 20 years as Parts Director for one of the highest volume Toyota Parts dealerships in the United States.

Eric will be directly involved in the procurement, logistics, and sale of parts inventory. Together with each member of the parts division, Eric will work to ensure complete satisfaction of our lift truck, construction, arborist, power systems and warehouse customers.  

“Eric has an exceptional understanding of the parts business.” Said Paul Farrell, President and CEO of Modern Group. “He has a clear vision of how Modern can best support our customer base and has the attention to detail necessary to insure we are producing the most value for our customers with each step we take.”

“I am looking forward to taking an already successful parts division to the next level” said Eric. “Our goal is to be the best in the industry for each facet of our operation, and with the dedication of each owner of Modern, I have no doubt we will achieve this.”

Eric is a graduate of Burlington County Institute of Technology. He currently resides in Burlington County with his wife and 2 children.

About Modern Group
Modern Group, one of the nation’s leading equipment distributors, provides sales, leasing, short term rental, service, parts, training and financing solutions through its forklifts, power systems, construction, and warehouse products businesses serving Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. For more information, visit http://www.moderngroup.com/.