Brandt Tractor announces the acquisition of Wallace Equipment
July 4, 2013
This acquisition marks Brandt's first presence in Atlantic Canada and establishes Brandt as a nation-wide company with 56 branches reaching from coast to coast. Wallace Equipment Ltd. is the John Deere Construction and Forestry Dealer for Atlantic Canada, which includes New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Wallace operates five branches located in Fredericton, Moncton, Bathurst, Halifax, and Sydney.
Building on Wallace's 20-year history, our plan is to invest in product support initiatives to better support customer needs. We'll do whatever it takes to help grow our customer's productivity and profitability by raising their uptime and lowering their operating costs.
This acquisition is significant to our customers for several reasons:
- Brandt brings to Atlantic Canada its 80-years of customer service experience and its reputation for doing whatever it takes to help customers succeed.
- Brandt's unique understanding of customer challenges within a variety of industry categories including construction, forestry, and resource sectors enable us to offer timely, cost-effective solutions.
- Brandt will invest in new product support initiatives to better meet customer needs.
- This acquisition enables Brandt to better meet the needs of national customers who operate equipment across the country.
Effective July 2, 2013, the Wallace Equipment Ltd. name will change to Brandt Tractor Ltd.
“We're very excited about this latest addition to Brandt and all the potential it represents. We're confident our expanded team and fortified expertise will help fuel our new nation-wide commitment to delivering value to our customers, every day.” says Shaun Semple, Brandt Tractor President.