Pictured are, from left to right, Sam Schneider, Takeuchi Central Midwest regional product manager; Shay Klusmeyer, Takeuchi Central Midwest regional business manager; Bruce Bowman, president of Star Equipment; Kevin Arens, Star Equipment; Remington Lawyer, Star Equipment; Scott Thompson, Star Equipment; Jared Vaske, Star Equipment; Wade Snyder, Star Equipment; Mitch McDonough, Star Equipment; Brad Bowman, Star Equipment; and Brett Bowman, Star Equipment.Photo: Takeuchi
Takeuchi-US has awarded Star Equipment as the 2019 Dealer of the Year for the Central Midwest region. The company says Star Equipment’s successful sales efforts in 2019 has proven to show they are outstanding in the construction equipment market.
Shay Klusmeyer, Takeuchi Central Midwest region business manager, had the honor of presenting the award to members of Star Equipment at the 2020 CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show in Las Vegas.
Star Equipment was named Takeuchi’s Central Midwest Dealer of the Year after considering its commitment and excellence in a number of areas including sales performance, parts support, product support and training. The full-service dealer has four locations in Iowa; Ames, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and Waterloo.
Pictured are, from left to right, Robert Vistad, Takeuchi west region regional business manager; Hampton Wideman; Randy Cram; and Henry Lawson, Takeuchi director of sales.Photo: Takeuchi
“We are honored to award Star Equipment as the Central Midwest Dealer of the Year, they are very much deserving of this recognition,” says Klusmeyer. “They have been one of our top-performing dealers for a long time and done a great job with taking care of Takeuchi customers. They always treat the customer as their number one priority and that is why they are so successful.”
“We work hard to take care of our customers, so we are excited to be named Takeuchi Central Midwest Dealer of the Year,” says Bruce Bowman, president for Star Equipment. “Our staff is very knowledgeable with selling and servicing Takeuchi equipment, and taking care of our Takeuchi customers is very important to us. We look forward to our ongoing partnership with Takeuchi.”
Takeuchi also awarded Tri-West Tractor the 2019 West Region Dealer of the Year for their successful sales efforts. Takeuchi’s regional business manager Hampton Wideman presented the award at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas.
Takeuchi says Tri-West Tractor, a family-owned business in Livermore, California, was named the West Region’s Takeuchi Dealer of the Year after considering their commitment and excellence in a number of areas including sales performance, parts support, product support and training.
“We are so excited to be giving this award to Tri-West Tractor, they have been a good dealer for us, and we know they work hard to support Takeuchi customers,” says Wideman. “Tri-West Tractor is a top-performing dealer who has really done a great job with the Takeuchi products, and we look forward to working with them for years to come.”
“It is an honor to be named the West Region’s Dealer of the Year by Takeuchi, as it really reflects the hard work of all of our employees at Tri-West Tractor,” says Randy Cram, president of Tri-West Tractor. “We have a very knowledgeable staff who always puts the customer at the forefront of everything we do. Takeuchi has been a wonderful product line for us over the years and we look forward to our continued partnership with such a good company.”
Pictured are, from left to right, Mark Barndollar; Eric Marburger, vice president and general manager at Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic; Jason Bouma, general manager at Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic; John Vranches, Takeuchi; and Patrick Sherwood, president/COO at Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic.Photo: Takeuchi
Takeuchi also awarded Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic as the 2019 Dealer of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic Region for their successful sales efforts in 2019.
The company says Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic was named Takeuchi Mid-Atlantic Dealer of the Year after considering their commitment and excellence in a number of areas including sales performance, parts support, product support and training. The full-service construction dealer has five locations throughout Maryland and Delaware.
“We are honored to award Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic as the Mid-Atlantic Dealer of the Year, they are very much deserving of this recognition,” says Mark Barndollar, regional business manager at Takeuchi-US. “They have been one of our top-performing dealers for a long time and have done a great job with taking care of Takeuchi customers. They always treat the customer as their number one priority and that is why they are so successful.”
“It is great to be named Mid-Atlantic Dealer of the Year by Takeuchi, as it really reflects what we are working so hard to accomplish here,” says Pat Sherwood, president for Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic. “We have a very knowledgeable staff who are ready and able to assist Takeuchi customers with their equipment needs for sales, service or rentals. Takeuchi has been a wonderful product line for us over the years and we look forward to our ongoing partnership.”
The Greenery expands to Greenville, South Carolina
The Greenery, Inc. announced its newest commercial operation in Greenville, South Carolina.
Pictured are, from left to right, Ben Campsey, CFO of The Greenery, Inc.; Bill Davoli, COO of The Greenery, Inc.; Brian Weirman, director of operations of Rivertop Contracting; Rob Atema, owner of Rivertop Contracting; Lee Edwards, CEO of The Greenery, Inc.; and Janet Davoli, CTO of The Greenery, Inc.Photo: The Greenery, Inc.
The company says this expansion will allow The Greenery to provide clients in South Carolina’s Upstate with the same level of commercial landscape services that businesses, municipalities and POAs in other parts of the state have enjoyed for decades.
To jumpstart this expansion, The Greenery says it recently acquired Rivertop Contracting’s South Carolina Division, headquartered in Greenville.
“We are excited to bring our employee-owned company to the community of Greenville and look forward to providing quality landscape services to the people and businesses in this area,” says Lee Edwards, CEO. “Moving into the Upstate has been a goal of The Greenery for a long time, and we are proud that it is now a reality.”
Founded in 1973, The Greenery says it has grown into one of the largest and most respected landscaping companies in the Southeast. As an employee-owned company, The Greenery says it has over 800 employee-owners and continues to grow with this acquisition.
The company says employee ownership and investing in their people has proven to be the catalyst for gaining a successful position as a thriving leader in the landscaping industry. The company says this latest move is a part of a recent expansion into parts of Georgia, South Carolina and Florida.
The Greenery says it offers comprehensive landscaping services to commercial customers.
