Closner Equipment has been named Roadtec’s outstanding dealer for 2017. Shown above, left to right, is the company’s founder and owner, Bennett Closner; Roadtec President John Irvine, and J.B. Closner, vice president of Closner Equipment North. J.B. is Bennett Closner’s son.Texas-based Closner Equipment Company was recently honored with the Roadtec “Eagle” Award for Top Dealer of the Year 2017. The award was presented by John Irvine, Roadtec president, to Bennett Closner, president of Closner Equipment, in Las Vegas during the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Summit.
“This is the inaugural year of the Roadtec Eagle Award, and we wanted to set the bar high,” Irvine says. “Closner demonstrates everything we look for in a dealer. We look for dealers that have our Astec Industries Core Values in servicing customers. We are proud to have them in our dealer network. They earned this award with outstanding performance in supporting our good Texas customers.”
Closner Equipment began in 1946, with three generations of family leadership continuing to specialize in the road building Industry. The Closner San Antonio facility is an authorized Roadtec factory rebuild facility. They currently operate with headquarters in San Antonio and branches in Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth.
“Closner has been a Roadtec dealer since 2009, selling and supporting our complete product line,” says Chris Connolly, director of national accounts and dealer development for Roadtec. “We are thrilled to be able to recognize their achievements with this prestigious award.”
