Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Modern Equipment & Supply Announces Dealership Agreement With Manitou Americas, Inc.


Leading Equipment Distributor Expands Offerings With Mustang Compact Equipment, GEHL Wheel Loaders and Manitou Rough Terrain Telescopic Handlers.

Bristol, PA - Modern Equipment & Supply will represent the Mustang line of compact dirt and mini-excavation equipment in its territories of Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mustang, a division of Manitou Group, manufactures an impressive selection of compact loaders, made in America – and offers a complete line of compact excavators. 

These machines cover a wide assortment of application types and includes the largest capacity, true vertical lift skid steer loader on the market. Modern's customers will also have access to the full line of Manitou rough terrain telescopic handler products and GEHL wheel loaders.

"We are excited to have a partner in Manitou Group which shares our core beliefs of quality, value and integrity" said Rick Nelson, Vice President and General Manager of Modern Equipment & Supply. "The Mustang line's legendary reliability, solid product support capabilities and low cost of ownership bring an excellent value proposition to the end user."

“We are proud to enter into a partnership with Modern Equipment,” said Eric Burkhammer, Eastern Regional Sales Manager for Manitou Americas, Inc. “Working together with Modern Equipment, we will ensure that equipment owners and operators have the best products and support to advance everyone’s performance to its maximum potential.”

Interested customers can contact Bob Pelouze at 609-685-4581 to arrange demonstrations of Mustang, GEHL, and Manitou equipment at their job site by a Modern representative. Parts for all equipment will be available through Modern Central Parts at 1-800-494-9596.



About Manitou Americas, Inc.
Manitou Americas, headquartered in West Bend, Wisconsin, is the combined organization of previous Manitou North America and Gehl Company activities in America. It hosts the Sales & Marketing teams for North America (supporting the GEHL, Manitou, Mustang and EDGE brand names and their respective dealer networks) and is the home of the Compact Equipment Division with state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin, South Dakota and Texas. For more information visit www.manitou-group.com.

About Modern Group, Ltd

Modern Group, one of the nation’s leading equipment distributors, provides sales, leasing, short term rental, service, parts, training and financing solutions through its forklifts, power systems, arborist, construction, and warehouse products businesses serving Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. For more information visit http://www.moderngroup.com.