AmeraMex International Receives $2.3 Million Equipment Order
Second Order from Lumber Industry Increases August Sales to Approximately $3 Million
CHICO, CA – August 14, 2013 –AmeraMex International, Inc. (OTC: AMMX), a provider of heavy equipment, announced that it has received an equipment order totaling $2.3 million for large capacity forklifts. The equipment was ordered by a large lumber company and will ship in November 2013. August 1, 2013, AmeraMex announced a $402,000 equipment order that was scheduled for shipment to a logging company in November but has already shipped. For the month of August, AmeraMex has booked sales of approximately $3 million.
AmeraMex CEO Lee Hamre commented, “AmeraMex has a reputation within the industry for providing high quality refurbished equipment at a fair price. The increased activity within our target markets is creating a demand for our refurbished equipment and we are happy to see our garage and paint shop working at 2008 levels. I expect this activity to last through the remainder of 2013.”
The company recently announced that it had submitted a $2 million equipment bid to a large U.S. port facility. Management has not yet received news that the bid has been awarded.
About AmeraMex International
AmeraMex International sells, leases and rents heavy equipment to companies within five industries: construction (light and infrastructure), shipping logistics, mining, logging and commercial farming. AmeraMex International's largest product line is specialized container handling equipment that enables stevedoring companies to quickly and efficiently load and offload container and general freight ships dockside. AmeraMex, with customers in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe, has over 30 years of experience in heavy equipment sales and service and maintains an inventory of top-of-the-line equipment from manufacturers such as Taylor Machine Works Inc. and Terex Heavy Equipment. For more information visit the AmeraMex website, www.AMMX.net.
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