First Dealers Appointed

Allied Systems is off to a strong start in appointing dealers to represent the LANTEC winch. In November 2001, Alfa-Tec Inc., located in Seattle, took delivery of their stock unit, a LANTEC 540 winch. Located on one of America's great natural harbors, the home of a large Pacific fishing fleet, Alfa-Tec expects to concentrate on the marine and fishing boat segments, both in the Northwest and in Alaska, where much of the fleet operates. Company President Kevin Oakley's first marketing push was to exhibit the shiny new LANTEC winch at the FishExpo and Workboat show in Seattle.

In December 2001, Winches, Inc. of Odessa, Texas ordered their stock unit, a LANTEC 540-123. Located in the Permian Basin oil country, Winches, Inc. expects to profit from the very strong oil exploration activity underway in Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. They represent a wide range of winches, but the LANTEC winch puts them into the high-performance category, where there is much less competition. Owner Terry Stennet is excited about the new prospects.

In March, Allied appointed its first overseas dealer, PT Intraco Penta, in Indonesia. PT Intraco represents a wide range of industrial machinery, including Mack, Ingersoll-Rand, Bobcat and P&H. They have ordered two LANTEC 540-107 winches. The PT Intraco management team traveled to the US in March, and met with Allied at Conexpo in Las Vegas.

In April, Sam Winer Motors of Canton, Ohio made a major commitment to the LANTEC line by ordering one stock winch of each of the three models. Sam Winer sells many winches of almost every description, and the LANTEC winch just extends their reach a bit more. As part of their commitment, Sam Winer sent their Manager, John Miskar, to spend three days at Allied Systems working with our engineers to gain a deeper technical understanding of the LANTEC winch.