EQUIPCO Opens Terex Construction Dealership in New Orleans

June 14, 2007 • Terex Construction, Southaven, Miss., and EQUIPCO, a new full-line Terex® construction equipment dealer located in downtown New Orleans, are joining forces to better serve contractors rebuilding the hurricane-battered region. Located near the Superdome, EQUIPCO will officially open its doors in a June 22, 2007, ceremony.

 

EQUIPCO, a full-service dealer that sells, rents and services construction equipment, will carry exclusively the full range of Terex construction products, as well as products from other Terex brands such as Genie® aerial lifts and telehandlers and the Terex light towers and generators.

“As a result of Hurricane Katrina, we established EQUIPCO in the heart of downtown New Orleans near the Superdome, a great point of distribution, so we can easily serve contractors in this market,” said Donald Charbonnet, an EQUIPCO co-owner and a lifetime New Orleans resident. “We are proud to have the full range of time-tested, high quality Terex Construction products in our offerings to help us with the business and the overall rebuilding effort of the region.”

The four EQUIPCO co-owners • Charbonnet, Wiggins Edrington, Shannon Fethke and Richard Edrington • are all veteran equipment providers playing active roles in the business. They are all longtime residents of the area and are committed to its prosperity. Along with the owners, the
company's staff has more than 100 years of experience in the industry in equipment sales, management and service.

“We are the newest of a very few locally owned and operated equipment dealerships serving the New Orleans market, but the only one located in the city of New Orleans,” said Charbonnet. “With Terex sharing the same passion for our cause and the long-term vision to actively rebuild and support this region, we are confident that we will make a real difference in the community. And thanks to our partnership with Terex, our business will thrive for many years.”

Terex will also donate a Terex site dumper to the city of New Orleans during the grand opening ceremony.