Kobelco Construction Machinery USA recently provided its dealer sales teams with firsthand product training during its 2016 Sales Seminar. More than 100 sales professionals from Kobelco’s North America dealer network gathered at the four-day conference held at CLM Equipment in Houston. Participants were given the opportunity to operate and compare key features and benefits of Kobelco excavators. Five demonstration areas were…
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Manitou Americas Dealers Take Part in ‘Next Big Thing’
Manitou Americas kicked off their “Next Big Thing” Dealer Event earlier this month at its headquarters in West Bend, Wis., with attendance of more than a 190 dealers from the United States and Canada. Event highlights included an award ceremony and dinner honoring the 2015 top-performing Gehl, Manitou and Mustang equipment dealers in North America, tours of the West Bend facility,…
Read MoreCSTK JCB Opens New Kansas City Location
JCB equipment dealer CSTK JCB has opened a new, dedicated JCB sales, service and rental facility at 401 Shawnee Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. The new JCB facility is directly across the street from CSTK’s existing Thermo King dealership. “When we originally became a JCB dealer in 2013, we merged the JCB product into our existing facility with plans to construct a…
Read MoreSuperior Appoints Bramco-MPS as Dealer
Superior Industries, Inc., a major U.S. manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, appointed Bramco-Mineral Processing Solutions (MPS) as a new equipment dealer in Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Bramco-MPS will market, sell and service Superior brand crushing and screening equipment in Indiana, plus washing and conveying equipment in Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Headquartered in Louisville, Ky., Bramco-MPS is…
Read MoreJCB Recognizes Top North American Dealer Sales Professionals
More than 200 equipment dealer sales professionals from the United States and Canada recently came to JCB’s North American headquarters in Savannah, Ga., for “The Gloves Are Off,” a sales training event. While the event focused on educating dealer sales professionals on JCB’s newest agricultural and construction equipment, the manufacturer also took some time to recognize its top-performing dealer sales professionals by…
Read MoreNew AEM and M-ize ‘Equip Connect’ Program Streamlines Warranty Transactions
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Mize, Inc. (m-ize), a leading provider of smarter customer engagement solutions, have launched Equip Connect – a program to help AEM member companies manage the warranty, support and service needs of their distributors, dealers and end-user customers. “Currently, each dealership that carries equipment from multiple manufacturers must learn each manufacturer’s interface for submitting…
Read MoreAtlas Copco Expands Dealer Network
Atlas Copco added Birmingham, Ala.-based Crusher Works to its growing dealer network. The new dealer will offer Atlas Copco heavy compaction equipment and plans to carry Atlas Copco pavers by mid-2016. It will also add milling machines in the future. “Crusher Works is a great addition to our dealer network because of its commitment to customer service and focus on minimizing customer downtime,”…
Read MoreSANY America Names New Southern California Dealer
SANY America named Irontrac, Inc. its new earthmoving equipment dealer in Corona, Calif. Irontrac will serve the San Bernardino and Riverside counties and will carry a full line of SANY earthmoving equipment, including large and mini excavators, motor graders and loaders. The addition of Irontrac is part of an aggressive expansion of the company’s earthmoving dealer network. SANY America’s excavator offerings include the…
Read MoreDealers Association Names Three to Board of Directors
The Independent Equipment Dealers Association (IEDA) announced the addition of three new members to its board of directors: Brian Pokrajec of Peps Equipment, San Jacinto, Calif.; Cori Peterson of Headwater Equipment Sales, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; and Maxx Miller of Trophy Tractor, Grand Prairie, Texas. They were inducted into the association’s board of directors during last month’s Annual Meeting and Expo in Orlando. Members of the…
Read MoreCASE Dealer Opens New Wisconsin Facility
Miller-Bradford & Risberg, Inc., the CASE construction equipment dealer in Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan, opened a new facility in Marathon City, Wis. The modern structure was built in one year and is an upgrade over the Abbotsford facility with more service bays, state-of-the-art tools and overhead cranes for repairing larger machines. The new building is located off WI-29, just east of…
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