Vermeer opened a 312,000-sq.-ft. state-of-the-art Global Parts Distribution Center in Pella, Iowa, to support the important work customers and dealers are performing around the world. Vermeer team members will package and ship parts worldwide from the facility, located on the grounds of the corporate headquarters. The Global Parts Distribution Center builds on a legacy of customer support, located at the…
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Total Equipment Rebrands, Expands Vermeer Representation
Total Equipment, Inc., a full-line Vermeer Industrial dealer headquartered in Puerto Rico, has acquired the rights from Vermeer Caribbean to represent the Vermeer Industrial product line in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.With this acquisition, the dealership will now operate under the brand of Vermeer Total Equipment. Company headquarters will remain in Puerto Rico, while the dealership offers the…
Read MoreTop Manufacturer News for 2019
As 2020 kicks off, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) took a look back at some of the most notable manufacturer news headlines from the past 12 months. Deere Appoints New CEO – In August, Deere & Co. announced John May would lead the tractor-making giant through a difficult agricultural environment, with outgoing Chief Executive Officer Samuel Allen to stay in his…
Read MoreVermeer Mid Atlantic Acquires Vermeer Northeast
Vermeer Mid Atlantic, an All Roads company, continues its expansion into the industrial equipment industry with the acquisition of Vermeer Northeast, a Vermeer Corp. dealer with locations in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. In conjunction with the acquisition and as a reflection of the changing geographic footprint of the organization, the new entity will be named Vermeer All Roads. This change…
Read MoreVermeer Southeast Offers Employee Stock Incentives
Vermeer Southeast, a full-service construction equipment dealer with locations in Florida, Georgia and Alabama, announced that it is now 100 percent employee-owned through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Vermeer Southeast leadership will remain under the direction of former owners Kris Den Besten, Todd VerSteeg and Jim Dees. “For more than 50 years Vermeer Southeast employees have shown their commitment…
Read MoreVermeer Offers T1255III Terrain Leveler
The Vermeer T1255III Direct Drive Terrain Leveler surface excavation machine combines raw cutting productivity with the ability to carefully extract what you’re after, according to the company. With the drive motor mounted directly to the cutter drum, it maximizes work efficiency and reduces wear costs associated with other types of transmissions. Hydraulic low-speed, high-torque motors on each side of the cutter head…
Read MoreVermeer Adds GPS Steering To Surface Excavation Machine
Aggregates producers that use a Vermeer surface-excavation machine as an alternative to drilling and blasting, or for surface mining, haul road construction and site preparation, now have the option of adding GPS-guided steering, which can improve cutting accuracy and operator consistency.
Read MoreVermeer Debuts Terrain Leveler Surface Excavation Machine
At a media event in San Antonio, Texas, Vermeer elaborated on precision surface excavation. The process utilizes the Vermeer Terrain Leveler surface excavation machine (SEM), which was created by taking a rock trencher, removing the trencher attachment and adding a patented tilt-head milling attachment with top-down cutting action. Top-down cutting allows the cutter teeth to gain penetration without using the…
Read MoreVermeer Debuts Terrain Leveler Surface Excavation Machine
At a special media event in San Antonio, Texas, Vermeer elaborated on precision surface excavation. The process utilizes the Vermeer Terrain Leveler surface excavation machine (SEM), which was created when Vermeer took a rock trencher, removed the trencher attachment and added a patented tilt-head milling attachment with top-down cutting action. Top-down cutting allows the cutter teeth to gain penetration without…
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