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Dealers

Hawthorne Cat names Ramamoorthy director of product support operations

San Diego, California-based dealer Hawthorne Cat has named Chandra Ramamoorthy as director of product support operations, with responsibility over its corporate product support, sales, service and parts. Ramamoorthy has an extensive background with Caterpillar, having most recently served as commercial manager for productivity solutions in the Cat Jobsite Solutions Group. From 2011-2015 he worked as […]

November 24, 2016

Dealers

CBS Rental & Supply to begin construction on Corpus Christi location

CBS Rental & Supply, based in Houston, Texas, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 8 for its new location in Corpus Christi, Texas. The new 30,000-square-foot facility will be the largest location of any of the company’s 12 branches throughout Texas and Florida. The new location follows the company’s expansion in Florida with three branches […]

November 23, 2016

Dealers

AED asks for dealer input on tax survey to help develop policy

The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is asking for equipment dealers who are members of the group to participate in its tax survey to determine how they are affected by the current tax code and how tax reform may impact the industry. “The data is important because AED is engaging with the U.S. Treasury Department to […]

November 22, 2016

Dealers

Business Roundup: Home starts up 25% in October, H&E opens 77th branch, United Rental adds 7 sites, Noble Iron sells off Houston operations

Home starts jump 25% in October with surge in multi-family building Following two consecutive months of decreases, construction starts on homes in the U.S. jumped 25 percent in October largely due to a huge increase in multi-family starts. Home starts are at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.323 million, an increase of 23 percent over […]

November 21, 2016

Dealers

John Deere dealer Brooks Tractor named authorized Topcon OEM dealer

Brooks Tractor, a John Deere dealer based in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is now an authorized Topcon OEM dealer via its Brooks Positioning Systems division. “We are excited to announce that we added Topcon to our portfolio of positioning products,” says Mary Kay Brooks, general manager, Brooks Tractor. “When John Deere announced SmartGrade, their first in […]

November 18, 2016

Dealers

Noble Iron sells off its equipment rental and sales operations in Houston

Noble Iron is selling its equipment sales and rental business, Noble Rents, in Houston, Texas, to an undisclosed “arm’s length third party” for $6.24 million. The company says it will continue to operate its equipment rental and sales operations in other regions, including Southern California, in addition to its Texada Software platform. The sale, according […]

November 17, 2016

Dealers

New Georgia branch marks 77th H&E Equipment Services location

Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based H&E Equipment Services, founded in 1961, has opened a new branch in Suwanee, Georgia, marking the 77th location in its network and its third in Georgia. The 19,125-square-foot facility will serve the north Atlanta and northern Georgia market with rentals, new and used sales, in-shop and mobile service and training opportunities. The […]

November 14, 2016

Dealers

JLG names Haynes marketing manager for vertical, low-level access product lines

JLG Industries has named Aaron Haynes as product marketing manager for the company’s vertical and low-level access product lines in North America. Products in this line, considered alternatives to ladders and scaffolding, include the EcoLift series, the 830 P push-around mast lift and LiftPod personal portable lifts. “We see great opportunity in the low-level access […]

November 11, 2016

Dealers

JCB adds AgPro Equipment Services in North Dakota to NA dealer network

JCB has added AgPro Equipment Services of Hettinger, North Dakota, to its North American dealer network. The dealership will be known as AgPro JCB. AgPro, founded in 2007, will carry JCB’s agricultural equipment including Fastracs, telehandlers, skid steers and track loaders. Independently owned and operated, the dealership also has a NAPA auto, truck and ag parts store. […]

November 10, 2016

Dealers

Yanmar America to build training, customer experience facility in Georgia

Yanmar America, based in Adairsville, Georgia, has announced it intends to build a new training and customer experience facility on more than 50 acres the company recently bought near Acworth, Georgia. The company is planning a groundbreaking ceremony November 16 and expects to open the facility in August 2017. “Yanmar is proud to continue our […]

November 9, 2016

Dealers

United Rentals reports nearly flat year-over-year 3Q results

United Rentals has reported nearly flat year-over-year results for the third quarter of 2016, with total revenue at $1.508 billion compared to $1.550 billion for the same period last year. Rental revenue was nearly unchanged at $1.322 billion compared to $1.326 billion in 2015. Breaking down the rental revenue, the company reported owned equipment revenue […]

October 28, 2016

Dealers

Fecon adds Five Star Equipment to dealer network

Forestry and vegetation management equipment manufacturer Fecon has added Five Star Equipment’s eight locations to its dealer network. Five Star will carry Fecon FTX tracked carriers and rubber tire tractors, as well as Bull Hog forestry mulchers and forestry attachments. “The team at Five Star Equipment is excited to partner with Fecon, so we can […]

October 26, 2016