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Van Wall Diversifies with Solar Energy Part of their Business

Don Van Houweling, owner of Van Wall Equipment and Van Wall Energy, and Jake West, a solar salesperson for Van Wall Energy discuss the impact of making solar energy a part of their business.
By Mackane Vogel posted on March 3, 2023 | Posted in Best Practices, Niche Equipment Markets, Dealer News
Van Wall Equipment expanded its business in 2009 to include renewable energy after meeting with BTI, a John Deere dealer in central Kansas that was an Endurance Wind distributor.
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Van Wall Equipment’s Formula for Clear Sales Strategy

By Don Van Houweling posted on October 26, 2019 | Posted in Best Practices, Department Management
There is no secret sauce to success that will work for every dealership, every time. Each dealership is unique and operates in a distinctive geography with different customers who each have their own individual needs, goals and business objectives. At Van Wall, we have found a formula that works best for us, and one that I think is scalable and work at any level.
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[Podcast] Our Dealer Story: Van Wall Equipment

In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, we sat down with Don Van Houweling and two of his sons, Matt and Mike of Van Wall Equipment, a 24-store John Deere dealership based in Perry, Iowa.
September 17, 2019 | Posted in Dealer Succession, Dealer News
In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, we sat down with Don Van Houweling and two of his sons, Matt and Mike of Van Wall Equipment, a 24-store John Deere dealership based in Perry, Iowa.
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My ‘Greatest’ Mistake

8 farm equipment executives share their greatest mistakes and the lessons ‘forged in the fire’ that they carry with them today.
By Mike Lessiter posted on December 24, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices
That was an email I received from Johnson Tractor’s Leo Johnson (see p. 30) as we were preparing for this SHOWCASE special report. Said another way (by 19th century philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer), “Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.”
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12th Annual Awards Program Recognizes Industry’s Top Dealer

By Farm Equipment Staff posted on July 18, 2016 | Posted in Best Practices, Dealer News
Despite the downturn in the ag economy, the independent judging panel once again had an impressive pool of candidates to choose in naming as this year’s Dealership of the Year recipient. Commenting on the pool of nominees the judges say, “We feel all nominees have done a very good job in profitability in view of the ‘down’ year in agriculture.”
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