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Valley Plains Equipment Builds New Facility in Jamestown, N.D.

September 21, 2015 | Posted in Dealers on the Move, Facilities

Source: The Jamestown Sun

The new facility will be 68,000 square feet and will provide a better layout and allow for more retail-type products.

Archbold Equipment Invests Millions on Facility Upgrades

May 4, 2015 | Posted in Facilities

Archbold is investing more than $2 million to enlarge and upgrade its Portage, Ohio. When the company bought the store in 2011, it was planned to eventually build a new facility at the site.

Dealer Modernization Web Extra: Gellings Implement, Eden, Wis.

By Kim Schmidt posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Facilities

Gellings Implement, a New Holland dealership in Eden, Wis., is in the midst of building an addition to its service shop that will be completed later this year.

Dealer Modernization: JayDee AgTech, Swift Current, Sask.

By Kim Schmidt posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Facilities

JayDee AgTech's Swift Current, Sask., John Deere dealership recently held the grand opening of its new multi-million dollar facility.

Dealer Modernization: Rathbone Sales Inc., Moses Lake, Wash.

By Kim Schmidt posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Facilities

On March 17, 2012, Rathbone Sales Inc., an AGCO dealer in Moses Lake, Wash., found itself in a situation where it had to remodel. A piece of equipment that had an electrical short caught fire while the dealership was closed for the weekend.

Dealer Modernization: New Holland Tri County, Bluffton, Ind.

By Kim Schmidt posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Facilities

In March 2014, New Holland Tri County in Bluffton, Ind., expanded its shop and kept energy savings in mind through the process, says manager Ken Mast.

Dealer Modernization: Hiawatha Implement, Mound City, Mo.

By Kim Schmidt posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Facilities

John Deere dealership Hiawatha Implement remodeled and expanded by about 75% its Mound City, Mo., last year.

Dealer Modernization Web Extras

By Kim Schmidt posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Facilities

Dealers who have updated and modernized their facilities — from the showroom to the wash bay and everywhere in between — have found new efficiencies throughout the company.

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Getting Tech Savvy in the Service Department

Technology and software can bring efficiencies to the service department and improve customer satisfaction.

By Kim Schmidt posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices, Facilities, Department Management

Improving efficiencies and productivity in the service department is a goal of all farm equipment dealers. After all, a more efficient service department generally translates to a higher absorption rate and improved bottom line. Technology is now aiding in improving those efficiencies by helping to reduce redundancy and allowing technicians to complete tasks from their workstations in the shop. And, technology is also increasing shop efficiency with scheduling and communicating with road techs.

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Building Big on Productivity

Dealers who have updated and modernized their facilities — from the showroom to the wash bay and everywhere in between — have found new efficiencies throughout the company.

By Jaime Elftman and Kim Schmidt posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices, Facilities

For Todd Kunau, owner of Kunau Implement, a Case IH dealer with 2 stores in Iowa, modernizing his facilities at the Preston location had everything to do with staying relevant to their customers and being a dealership that will still be here in the future.

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