Duncan Murphy, President of Riekes Equipment Co, and new President of Bublitz Material Handling announced the partnership of the two firms. The venture will combine the capital and strength of Riekes Equipment with the excellent reputation of BMH and outstanding team led by Jeff Bublitz to support the Kansas City marketplace.

Bublitz Material Handling plans to utilize many of the best practices that have been instrumental to the success of Riekes. Key initiatives to be implemented include Strategic Planning, Financial Modeling in all departments, and Fleet Management that will reduce customer total cost of operation by a minimum of 15 percent. Each initiative is backed by the new Bublitz Performance Guarantee.

Jeff Bublitz will serve as CEO-Operations, bringing with him his years of industry experience while working at BMH. During his time there, he served on the Yale Dealer Advisory Board, one year as President. 

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BMH won numerous industry awards under his leadership.

Pete Womack will become COO-Sales and Marketing. Womack joins BMH from Riekes-Sioux Falls. There he served the last 5 of his 18 years as branch manager. While in this position, Womack instilled the progressive Riekes company culture, building a team that set revenue and profit records.

Murphy, a Princeton University graduate, will remain active as President of Riekes, building on his 25 years of industry experience for both companies.

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