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LINDER HOSTS GRAND OPENING OF FT MYERS, FLA., BRANCH
Linder Industrial Machinery Company recently moved into their brand-new Ft. Myers, Fla., facility. On July 14, the company hosted a grand opening celebration and open house.
A great crowd of more than 200 customers joined local dignitaries, manufacturer executives and a welcoming team of Linder employees for the event that included building tours, giveaways and raffles.
The new Linder branch on 16878 Domestic Avenue is more than 22,000 sq. ft., has eight shop bays and features a parts warehouse that allows them to stock over 100 percent more than their previous facility.
“Our newest building design templates are set up to reduce customer downtime and perform repairs as safely and efficiently possible,” said Linder President and CEO John Coughlin. “We do not install expensive internal cosmetics which eventually customers pay for. Instead, we invest in additional inventory and shops that speed up the repair process to get our customers back to work quickly. This is also reflective in the state-of-the-art/environmentally friendly wash facility. This is a task that takes a great amount of time to perform. Ultimately, customers get charged for this process, but we
Some of the product support trucks that are dispatched from the Ft. Myers branch were on display at the event.
During the day’s festivities, Mike Ganier (C) of Genesis Attachments presented a Top 5 North American Dealer Award to Linder’s Gino Morin (L) and John Coughlin. Flanked by parent company Sumitomo representatives and key Linder managers, Linder Industrial Machinery’s President and CEO John Coughlin (C) cuts the ceremonial ribbon marking the official opening of the Ft. Myers, Fla., branch on July 14.
Carl Engman (R), Linder operations manager, takes a group on a guided tour of the new facility. (L-R): After lunch and before heading back to work, Travis, Marty and Little Marty Hickey of Hickey Excavation, Sebring, Fla., opened up a new Komatsu PC 490LC of interest.
have found a way to reduce the labor involved, hence saving our customers money.”
Although, the Linder facility is new, the staff features seasoned professionals on the sales, service and parts sides who are excited to show off their new home.
Customers looked closely at machines from some of the manufacturers that Linder sells and services, including Komatsu, BOMAG, Atlas, Terramac and Konecranes during the open house, as well as many attachments.
Linder has 18 locations in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, representing Komatsu, BOMAG, Kubota, Terramac, Atlas, Mantsinen, Konecranes, Terberg, OLKO, Superior Broom, FECON and Topcon, as well as several attachment lines.
This new full-service (sales, service, parts, rentals) branch is at 16878 Domestic Avenue, Ft. Myers, Fla., just off I-75. For more information, call 239/337-1313 or visit www.linder.com. CEG
(All photographs in this article are Copyright 2022 Construction Equipment Guide. All Rights Reserved.) Linder's Sean McNutt snaps a photo of fellow employees Joan Neville and Lu Si while they check customers in at the grand opening.
The American Eagle/Stars & Stripes Bomag BM 2200/65 milling machine was quite an eye catcher on the equipment yard.
The impeccably clean service area is supported by all of the latest service department technologies and a pair of Konecranes overhead cranes. Making the trek from West Virginia and Illinois to lend their support for the event and to promote their Terramac crawler carrier line of machines are Brian Hutchison and Monica Coenen.
(L-R): Komatsu’s Bill Jacobi; Butch Felts and Luke Felts of Lee Mar Construction, Ft. Myers; and Ray Henry of Linder admire the new branch. Lee Mar was the site contractor for construction of this structure.
MANUFACTURING from page 8 industry do every single day,” said Kip Eideberg, AEM’s vice president of government and industry relations.
“Lawmakers in Washington and in state capitals across the country make decisions that impact our jobs and our communities, and these photos will hopefully help them recognize that their decisions have real-life consequences for hardworking Americans.
To encourage investment, job growth and development and production of more equipment in the United States, AEM advocates on behalf of its more than 1,000 members to urge state and federal lawmakers to champion policies that create a globally competitive business environment, rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, open foreign markets for equipment manufactures in the United States and keep the U.S. agricultural economy strong.
The association’s membership represents companies with more than 200 product lines
Candace Hills installs wheel hubs on the skid steer mainline.
JCB
“JCB North America and our team members were honored to recently host the AEM team and support the important work they are doing with the Through the Lens: Equipment Manufacturers Make America photo series,” said Tonya Poole, vice president of human resources, JCB North America.
“Our team members are the backbone of our success in North America and serve to further demonstrate the impact manufacturing has on the American economy through their work. We are excited this project provided the opportunity to highlight, our hard-working team members that produce the equipment necessary to build, feed and defend America.” in the agriculture, construction, mining, forestry and utility industries.
To continue following the Through the Lens: Equipment Manufacturers Make America photo series, follow I Make America’s Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts. (All photos courtesy of Brad Romano/Association of Equipment Manufacturers)
Power Curbers Inc.
“Power Curbers Companies is pleased to participate in AEM’s photo storytelling project,” said Stephen Bullock, CEO of Power Curbers Inc.
“As our equipment is used in road building projects from major U.S. interstates to rural roads in developing countries, we are proud to have a role in connecting people across the globe.
“There’s no better way to show who we are as a manufacturer than through pictures of our hardworking associates at their craft.
Perry Campbell, a Power Curbers plasma table operator, deburs a mold mounting component cut from 1.5-in. steel plate.
Kubota
“The team members representing Kubota equipment manufacturing businesses in North America were so excited to be a part of this project and to help tell the amazing story of how American ingenuity and manufacturing skills are alive and well today,” said Phil Sutton, vice president of Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation and Kubota Industrial Equipment Corporation.
“The significant contributions of our team and our more than 400 supply base partners represent a huge economic impact all across this nation.
“With North America being Kubota’s most important market, our growth and strength in the manufacturing sector has made our philosophy ‘Local Production for Local Consumption’ into reality. Thank you AEM for featuring our dedicated team as part of the pictorial history of manufacturing in America! On Your Side!”
LeeBoy painters are spraying several racks of miscellaneous weldment parts.
LeeBoy
“LeeBoy is a proud supporter of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and its grassroots and advocacy efforts,” said Brian Bieller, LeeBoy president and CEO.
“This photo series gave us the opportunity to showcase the men and women responsible for building the world’s most dependable and productive commercial asphalt paving equipment.
