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Southeast Edition
May 5 2021
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Vol. XXXIII • No. 9
“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded 1957.” 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • www.constructionequipmentguide.com
Inside
Story on page 62
Mulching Contractor Hosts Demo Event...32
USACE photo Creative Design Fuels Bauer Built’s Business...50
Volvo Inspires Future Female Engineers...56
Gregory Poole Equipment 70 Years … and Counting
Table of Contents ..............4 Aggregate and Recycling Section .........................32-41 Attachments Section ............ .....................................44-49 Truck & Trailer Section ....... ....................................50-53 Business Calendar ............72 Auction Section ..........75-83 Advertisers Index ............82
By Giles Lambertson
Seventy years of success didn’t just happen for Gregory Poole Equipment Company. The North Carolina Caterpillar dealership’s success has come from being well-grounded as an organization from its founding in 1951 and from being able to adapt to evolving — sometimes abruptly changing — circumstances. Company President Gregory Poole III characterized the mostly ups and occasional downs experienced by the dealership during his watch as “a fun and rewarding journey.” That’s an upbeat lookback at a contemporary period of the company’s history that included deep and persistent troughs in the national economy and the current disruption caused by the ongoing pandemic. CEG CORRESPONDENT
see POOLE page 26