Modern Equipment & Supply Enters Heavy Equipment Rental Business With Hyundai Wheel Loaders and Excavators

Growing Construction Equipment Company Sees Expanded Opportunity with New Rental Venture

Ron Dortone Sr. Manager of Modern's
Hyundai Construction Rental Operation

(Bristol, PA) Modern Equipment & Supply has announced the establishment of a rental fleet of Hyundai Wheel Loaders and Excavators to serve its customers throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As a full line Hyundai dealer Modern will be able to provide tracked excavators ranging from 3,000 to 100,000 pound capacities and wheel loaders up to 65,000 pound capacities. All units come with the impressive range of standard features Hyundai is known for including weight sensors, backup cameras, terrain safety systems, digital vehicle diagnostics and tracking, plus  full cab AC/Heat and bluetooth entertainment system. Modern is building the fleet to handle projects large and small with flexible rent periods and rent-to-own options.

"Without doubt the launching of a rental fleet is an exciting moment in our relationship with Hyundai" said Rick Nelson, Vice President and General Manager of Modern Equipment & Supply. "Every contractor, municipal worker, or business owner who has hopped behind the controls of a Hyundai knows that this is a different breed. Hyundai builds these machines to not only excel on the jobsite, but deliver the best ROI on operating costs anywhere. This rental fleet give us the opportunity to put more people in that seat and show them what a Hyundai can do on the job."

"Furthermore the continued success that we have had with the Hyundai heavy construction line, not to mention this new rental fleet, has sharpened our focus to recruit additional technicians throughout our service territory" Mr. Nelson added. "There has never been a more exciting or rewarding time to join Modern, we look forward to welcoming new employee-owners on board."

The quickest way to rent is contacting Modern toll free at 855-5-RENT-MO (855-573-6866) or visiting Modern's construction rental homepage.

Modern Sales Representative Ron Dortone Sr. (DortoneR[at]moderngroup.com | 267-718-7287) has been tasked to manage and grow this new business. Assisting him will be Modern's Hyundai Construction product manager Sam Maury (MauryS[at]moderngroup.com | 717-682-4236).

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.comhttp://www.moderngroup.com.

Modern Equipment & Supply Named One of Hyundai Construction's Top Dealers Of 2016

The Growing Construction Equipment Sales and Service Organization Commended After First Full Year As Dealer.

(Bristol, PA) Modern Group has been recognized by Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas as a top performing dealer of 2016 during an awards ceremony at the Associated Equipment Distributors Summit in Chicago, Illinois. This award was based on level of success Modern has achieved at bringing Hyundai's portfolio of wheel loaders, excavators and compression equipment to their customers New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. This comes during Modern's first full year as a Hyundai Construction dealer and re-entry into the heavy equipment market.

"When we began our partnership with Hyundai we looked forward to challenges it offered and the successes which comes from our hard work as a sales and service organization" Said Rick Nelson, Vice President and General Manager of Modern Equipment & Supply. "We couldn't have asked for a better beginning for us as a Hyundai dealer. The ownership advantages Hyundai offers is second to none and our team of employee-owners have shown the industry that our organization stands ready to achieve even greater success."

“Hyundai has served the North American construction equipment market for more than 25 years. Throughout that time, our dealers have helped us achieve our goals and meet the needs of Hyundai construction equipment customers,” M.S. Kang, president, Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas. “We congratulate the sales, service and management teams of our 2016 top dealerships for their hard work and success.”

All customers interested in learning more about Hyundai's impressive line-up of construction equipment, including scheduling on-site demonstrations, can contact Modern's Hyundai Construction product manager Sam Maury: 717-682-4236 or MauryS[at]moderngroup.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.

Modern Group Announces Major Brand Realignment

Leading national distributor now represents 5 new manufacturers to better serve its material handling customers in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic geographies 

     (Bristol, PA) The Modern Group, one of the nation’s leading distributors of material handling, construction and power generation products announced today that it has chosen to realign its material handling business with 5 new manufacturers to better serve its customers. Modern has announced that effective Oct. 3, 2015 they will distribute:

•  Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, a global industry leader in material handling and construction products.
• Clark Material Handling, which created the world’s first internal combustion powered industrial truck.
• Big Joe, electric lift trucks which are designed for simplicity, ease of use and reliability.
• Terex Port Solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of state-of-the-art cargo handling equipment port management software and logistics solutions.
• Konecranes Lift Trucks, a leading manufacture for bulk handling operations specifically in container terminals and port operations.

     “In choosing these five manufacturers, we believe our product offering better reflects the needs of our customers”, said Paul Farrell, Modern Group, President and CEO. “We have spent the last 18 months researching the future of material handling and we believe we have chosen like-minded material handling manufacturers whose product and innovations are world class. Hyundai, Clark, Big Joe, Terex and Konecranes not only provide innovative engineering solutions now, but more importantly for the future. The choice of these manufactures positions us to expand our distribution area from Boston to DC in the near future. Our new affiliations will benefit our customers and the material handling industry as a whole.”

     “Most importantly, Modern will continue to provide exceptional service and quality parts to all current customers. Our repair and parts resources have been enhanced and our growing tech workforce is experienced with all brands. Our current customers are well provided for and we will continue to provide best-in-class service”, Farrell added.

About Modern Group, Ltd

Celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2016, is 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, construction, and warehouse products businesses serving Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. For more information visit http://www.moderngroup.com/.