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Marshall Machinery Continues Major Growth Trend
South Abington Township, Pa.
Marshall Machinery is a familiar name in the northeast Pennsylvania area. Founded as a used dairy farm equipment dealer in 1959 by John Marshall, the company expanded its offerings, first with the Allis Chalmers manufacturer line, before adding Kubota in the early 1980s. The company has since grown into one of the largest distributors of Kubota (L-R) are Dave Olver, sales — Kubota product manager; Earl Marshall, president; Michael Montambault, marketing; Tim Corcoran, branch construction equipment in the sales and rental manager; and Northeast. Bobby VanBlarcom, sales — Earl Marshall, second-generaused equipment manager tion owner, grew up working in the business started by his father. Pa., branch was purchased and Earl learned the business from the added under the Marshall name. ground up as soon as he was big Another opportunity became enough to push a broom: sweepavailable to purchase a location in ing floors and stocking parts were Johnson City, N.Y., later that year, among the first of tasks he was and Earl decided yet again to assigned. As he grew older, he expand. loaded up and drove delivery Expansion was not limited to trucks. more territory or locations — it Earl has worked in virtually also included adding manufacturevery role within the organization er lines, including Kobelco, Link— parts, service and sales — Belt, Rayco, Morbark, Ventrac, learning the business from the Scag, Gravely and Pequea. ground up. In 2005, he took over According to Earl, the core of the the reins to Marshall Machinery. business is compact construction For the first project that same year, equipment, from the large contraca new facility was built in tors, to farmers, to plumbers and Honesdale, Pa., to keep up with builders. the increasing success and “From a business standpoint, demand from customers. The new Middletown, N.Y. we have been very fortunate that building is still located on the origdemand for our product has been strong,” inal dairy farm owned by John Marshall. Earl said about expanding and growing the Integrated into the new facility is Marshall’s business during the COVID pandemic. own fabrication and body shop. “There have been some supply chain chalCrediting his early hard work, determinalenges, which added a whole new level to the tion and dedication to the company, Marshall business, but we have been able to work Machinery has marked substantial growth through it. I always tell people it’s been and acquisition in the past five years. In extremely challenging, extremely painful 2016, the Swiftwater, Pa., location was purand extremely wonderful all at the same chased. In 2018, Middletown, N.Y., was time.” added underneath the Marshall banner. Most of the Marshall expansion had been Then, 2021 saw some of the largest gains in the works before the pandemic, and Earl and changes for the company, starting in decided to not let that sway him or his more February with the relocation of the than 115 employees. Swiftwater branch to Tannersville, Pa. One month later, the South Abington Township, Honesdale, Pa. see MARSHALL page 129
