Winkle Announces New Sales Agents

Joseph T. Schatz, president and CEO of Winkle Industries Inc., Alliance, Ohio, and Mark Volansky, Winkle sales director, have announced that Joe Westendorf and Dick Landrigan of Harry Fisher & Associates, Inc. (HFA) and Jeff Sailer of Mattrip Technical Sales, Inc. (MTS) have become sales agents for Winkle below-the-hook lifting devices, mechanical and electrical crane products, ground-mounted material handling equipment and aftermarket services.

“Over the past few years Winkle has made major inroads into various markets with our engineering expertise,” Volansky says. “We’ve had a tremendous amount of interest from many independent sales agents, but it is imperative that we find the right match in terms of personality, work ethic and business philosophy. Prospective agents have to be able to properly represent the Winkle brand.”

“We are pleased to be adding highly regarded, reputable firms like HFA and MTS to our list of sales agencies,” Schatz says. “We know that high caliber individuals like Joe, Dick and Jeff will provide Winkle with new opportunities in new areas.”

Harry Fisher & Associates, Inc. (HFA) is an Ohio based sales agency that has been representing manufacturers of electrical equipment since 1933. With three locations in Ohio and one in Kentucky, the company represents over 12 lines and offers services to industrial, utility, contractor and distributor customers located in Ohio, Kentucky, south and central Indiana, western counties of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Joe Westendorf works out of the company’s Cincinnati location, while Dick Landrigan works out of its Cleveland office.

Mattrip Technical Sales, Inc. (MTS) is an independent Pennsylvania based sales agency that has been representing manufacturers of mechanical, electrical and electronic products since 1997. Headquartered in Feasterville, Pa., MTS is owned and operated by Jeff Sailer. MTS covers Eastern Pennsylvania, Metropolitan New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

According to Sailer, “For our two agencies, it’s a perfect match. We are already calling on many of the same customers such as steel mills and scrap yards and supplying them with Gleason, Hubbell and many other well-known product-lines associated with Winkle Industries. With the addition of Winkle, we are truly capable of offering our customers one-stop shopping.”