While safety has always been the number one priority for equipment dealerships, it has taken on a lot of new characteristics throughout these past few months. Safety is now a much more encompassing idea and successfully implementing safety measures has never been more urgent.
After the expansion of the Preston, Iowa, facility in 2014, Kunau was convinced of all the positive things that such an investment brought to equation. He has pulled the trigger on Dewitt and has bids out to contractors this week.
A fire, a divided dealership and limited space were the challenges facing 3 dealerships who took on major construction projects to support their growth plans.
Heritage Tractor, the Lawrence, Kan., John Deere dealership, reopened in late January after it was destroyed by a fire in May 2018. The building caught fire after a transformer fell onto the roof causing the interior building to ignite.
The 31,500-square-foot facility will feature a showroom, offices, repair shop and parts department, as well as an onsite storage shed. Construction is slated to be completed in the spring of 2020.
Kioti Tractor, a division of Daedong-USA, announced the opening of its new distribution center in Mississauga, Ont. The new 60,000 square foot facility will serve the tractor maker’s Canadian dealers.
Power Pac, a John Deere rural lifestyle and power sports dealership, recently added a second showroom to its facilities in Wisconsin to better highlight its mower and compact tractor lineup.
Monroe Tractor recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Adams Center, N.Y., location. In 2017, the dealership made a $1 million update to the facility by adding 8,000 square feet of service bays and 2,400 square feet to the parts department and showroom.
Updating its facility is a regular practice for Tulsa New Holland in Tulsa, Okla. “Our building has some age on in being built in 1962, but you would never know it is that old as we try to do a little updating each year,” says Kelly Umphrey, general manager.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at CNH Industrial’s goals for growing its precision business by 2030.
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