Specialties
We understand that a company is only as good as the people who make it up, and at Riekes we have the very best! It is this ideal that has driven the success of Riekes Equipment for over 80 years. The area's leader in forklift equipment and service, warehouse solutions and material handling optimization.
History
Established in 1936.
Riekes Equipment Company was founded in 1936 by Samuel Riekes, his sons Max and Henry, and son-in-law Mort Richards. From the original business recycling bottles in the barn, the business grew along with the material handling industry itself to include conveyors, hand trucks, and eventually lift trucks.
Riekes began in Omaha, but we've expanded throughout the last eight decades, always adapting to changing economic realities and improving technologies to serve our customers as best we can.
Meet the Business Owner: Duncan M.
Since becoming President in 1984, Duncan has quite literally taken Riekes from the ashes to a new level of business. After a four-alarm fire destroyed the Omaha facility in 1993, Riekes has rebuilt and expanded across six US states, built a 9,000 sqft customer experience center, and has been the recipient of 18 Dealer of Excellence awards (8 consecutive). Duncan continues to lead Riekes through a time of growth and prosperity!