Yanmar Compact Equipment recognized three 2022 Dealer of the Year Award winners at its 2023 Dealer Meeting.
Vermeer Midwest received the Large Market award, Chattanooga Tractor & Equipment was the Medium Market winner and Hawkins-Graves won the Small Market award.
“The 2023 Dealer of the Year Award winners ensure our customers receive the utmost attention to detail and top-of-the-line service from their teams,” says Jeff Pate, sales director at Yanmar Compact Equipment. “They go above and beyond in representing the Yanmar Compact Equipment brand and values.”
Yanmar says Vermeer Midwest has shown strong loyalty to the Yanmar brand for more than 15 years as they’ve served Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Missouri. They have worked hard to share the benefits of Yanmar equipment and have maintained solid customer relationships, even in challenging market conditions, Yanmar adds.
Tennessee-based Chattanooga Tractor & Equipment has been a top performer for Yanmar CE since 2015, according to the company. The Medium Market Dealer of the Year Award winner believes in long-term relationships and taking care of the customer by providing top-quality equipment combined with outstanding parts and service, Yanmar says.
Virginia-based Hawkins-Graves is a full-service construction equipment, sales, rental and service organization providing compact and heavy equipment to the market. Recognized by their customers, peers and suppliers as market leaders, Hawkins-Graves provides top value standards in all areas of operation, Yanmar says.
ASV dealer awards
ASV, a Yanmar Compact Equipment brand that manufactures all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, presented three dealers with its Dealer of the Year Awards for 2022.
Barda Equipment won the Large Market award, Butler Equipment won in the Medium Market and Duffy’s Sales & Rental won the Small Market category.
“These three dealers stand out due to their commitment to ASV and excellent customer service standards,” Pate says. “We are proud to have them as our partners representing our brand in their communities.”
ASV says Alberta-based Barda Equipment shares its commitment to quality products and service. With a focus on the forestry, landscape, oilfield and building construction industries, Barda Equipment has been a loyal representative of the ASV brand for over 35 years and was also awarded ASV’s 2019 Dealer of the Year Award.
Connecticut-based Butler Equipment has been around for more than 55 years and serves a wide variety of customers and is committed to putting the needs of their customers first, according to ASV. Butler has been an ASV dealer since 2002 and knows that the quality product the brand provides will lead their customers to a positive experience, ASV adds.
Duffy’s Sales & Rental, based in Wisconsin, has served ASV customers since 1993, providing sales, rental, parts and services for the construction, landscaping and land clearing industries. Their parts and service department is headed by the longest tenured service representative of ASV equipment in the United States, cultivating a knowledge base at this dealer that is unparalleled, according to ASV.