About Big Lift LLC

In 2009, a joint partnership between EP Equipment, one of the world's fastest-growing and most innovative material handling equipment companies, and Granite Creek Partners formed Big Lift LLC to purchase Big Joe Forklifts.

Big Joe Forklifts have been the standard of quality since 1951 in factories, warehouses, DCs, and storerooms across North America. With this added international buying power and logistics capability, Big Joe continues to develop many improvements to its product offering and product support capabilities every year. 

In 2024, Big Lift purchased ePicker, a fast-growing material handling equipment provider based in Fort Worth, Texas, and rebranded it to EP North America. EP North America offers a comprehensive range of material handling solutions, from lithium-ion Class 1 forklifts to lithium battery solutions, stackers, pallet jacks, and access vehicles, to the North American market. This strategic shift aims to maximize efficiency in various applications and environments, demonstrating our clear vision and direction. 

As a company, we think differently, challenge the status quo, and relentlessly pursue better lift truck design and market-changing innovations. We accelerate the transition to electric products that are more productive for our customers and healthier for the world.