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UniCarriers Americas acquires Capital Equipment & Handling

UniCarriers Americas Corp., Marengo, Ill., a manufacturer of material handling equipment, has acquired Capital Equipment & Handling Inc., Hartland, Wis.

Capital Equipment & Handling serves southern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with material handling and floor-maintenance equipment. The company, which has about 85 employees, has been an authorized dealer of UniCarriers Americas for more than 30 years.

Richard (Dick) Muenster, who founded Capital Equipment & Handling in 1984, will retire this month. Jerry Ziglinski will stay on as branch manager for CEH’s Fox Valley location. All four of the company’s factory-owned dealership sites will operate under the management of Gary Hansen, who has managed sales and operations at CEH for 30 years.