Proven Power was founded by father, Bill Brooks Sr., and son, Bill Jr. From a young age, Bill Jr. fixed anything he could get his hands on – from motorcycles to jet skis to lawn equipment and everything in between – all out of a little milkhouse in one of his dad’s dairy barns. Almost… Read more »
Inspired by the chance to have his own business, Mike McElmeel and his partners purchased what was at the time Rock River Bobcat and rebranded to Bobcat of Rockford in 2001. Since then, they’ve served the Wisconsin Illinois state-line area with Bobcat Skid-Steer Loaders, Compact Track Loaders, and more. The family-run dealership has grown its… Read more »
Charlie Hopf founded Hopf Equipment in 1974. At 80 years old, he continues to work at the dealership three days a week. His sons, Mike and Glen, have worked at the dealership since they were 10- and 12-years old washing various implements and equipment. Today, the family owned business has three stores that serve the… Read more »
From sales to branch manager, Bobcat of Lima’s co-owner Dave Shepherd worked in every possible part of a dealership. In 1993, he went to work for a Bobcat dealer and when the owner retired in 2007, him and co-owner Eric Fritz purchased the dealership. In 2019, they were selected as one of Bobcat’s top 15… Read more »
Rovendale Ag & Barn was founded in 1992 by Donny Rovendale. Donny worked for his father’s business selling barn equipment parts such as silos, loaders, and barn cleaners. He purchased that part of his father’s business in ’92 and moved to Watsontown where he opened the first dealership. In 2006, Rovendale added New Holland to… Read more »
Sanitary Equipment is a second generation family-owned business that has operated for over 48 years. They provide solid waste equipment, serving private and municipal waste haulers across the Connecticut tri-state area. Throughout all these years, they’ve based their business on quality, taking care of their customers’ needs, and solving their problems before they become problems. We… Read more »
Before Kelly Angelette was the owner of Southern Trailer Works, you could find him sprint car racing on dirt tracks across the southern United States. Frustrated with the lack of custom trailer options available to him, he became a dealer himself in 2000, leveraging his industry knowledge. Working alongside his wife, Jody, they started small,… Read more »
In the first part of our chat with Hilary Demos, R-Equipment’s Financial Controller, she shared the various challenges their dealership encountered in the two months that they were with CDK’s Intellidealer and why they came back to ASPEN. In this second part, Hilary talks about Charter’s ASPEN business management system and how it was able… Read more »
R-Equipment is a family-owned and operated dealership through and through. In 1996, lifelong farmer, Ed Reichling, and his wife, Tammy, founded R-Equipment from their family farm. At the time, they were only selling used equipment, but quickly noticed a niche for bottom hopper commodity trailers in the grain belt of Illinois. They expanded to a… Read more »