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BUSINESS LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
Kubota
Kubota Tractor Corporation
announced it will purchase 203
acres near Edgerton, KS, where
it currently leases a facility, for its
North American Distribution Center
(NADC). The company plans to
design and build two facilities, 1
million square feet each, to expand
distribution capacity and streamline
logistics processes for its increasing
customer base in the U.S.
In addition, Kubota will establish
a fifth U.S. operational division and
sales office in Edgerton. Mike Jacobson, a 17-year Kubota veteran,
will be director and manager of
this new division, effective Jan. 1,
leading the company's efforts to
expand its product offerings and
markets in the Midwest.
Kubota's NADC will continue
to receive and process shipments
from Asia and Europe, in addition
to a number of daily truckloads
of goods from suppliers in North
America. It will continue to be the
worldwide source for many Kubota
parts, which will be exported
globally.

Doosan Bobcat
Doosan Bobcat North America
donated Bobcat equipment -
including compact track loaders,
compact excavators, all-wheel
steer loaders and VersaHANDLER
telescopic tool carriers - to the
regional training centers of four
regional vocational schools:
* Conestoga College - Guelph,
Ontario, Canada
* Madison Area Technical College
- Madison, WI
* Minnesota State Community &
Technical College - Moorhead,
MN
* State University of New York -
Cobleskill, NY
The training centers' programs
provide quality instruction for
service technicians and students on
how to troubleshoot, service, repair

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and rebuild compact equipment,
and on advanced equipment technologies. Through such donations
to vocational schools, Doosan Bobcat supports and nurtures students'
aspirations in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics
(STEM) studies, thereby helping
to energize a future pipeline of
skilled professionals. These STEM
programs are fundamental to the
company's continued success and
growth of a qualified employee
base.
"The hands-on training
programs help take individuals'
natural talents and creativity and
mold them into useful skills that
can help build a rewarding career,"
said Laura Ness Owens, director
of marketing of Doosan Bobcat
North America. "By partnering with
vocational schools, we can help
turn an interest in technology into
valuable skills that can be used later
on in the equipment industry. This
partnership is something we take
great pride in at Doosan Bobcat."

Volvo

Equipment Demonstrated At Ditch Witch's
Barcelona Customer Event
Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, held its 15th annual
international customer event at the Ditch Witch Barcelona Support
Center. More than 350 attendees experienced next-generation
equipment and technology that improve comfort, ROI and job-site
productivity, including the newest AT40 directional drill.
During the one-day event, customers received hands-on
equipment demos of new Ditch Witch products, including horizontal
directional drills, trenchers, microtrenchers, mini skid steers and
HDD tooling. The event concluded with a gala reception and dinner.
In addition, various customer teams competed in a drilling contest
during the event. The winning teams from Poland (first place),
Italy (second place) and Germany (third place) walked away with
custom-made Ditch Witch trophies.
"At this event, we were able to hear from customers about job-site
challenges and showcase next-generation equipment aimed to
combat those challenges," said Shan Kirtley, Ditch Witch vice president of sales. "Gaining direct customer feedback across the world
helps strengthen our customer relationships, enhance our products,
and reinforces our 'We're In This Together' commitment."
Ditch Witch dealerships operate in more than 100 countries, on
six continents with more than 175 locations worldwide.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Ditch Witch, (800) 654-6481, ditchwitch.com

Volvo Construction Equipment
(Volvo CE) is bolstering its commitment to customer uptime with a
new parts distribution center in the
Greater Toronto Area, scheduled to
open in early 2018.
The distribution center supports
Volvo CE's best-in-class customer
experience initiative and allows Volvo dealers to restock both common

and business-critical parts faster -
a huge advantage for its more than
40 dealer locations across Canada.
Currently, Volvo CE ships parts to
Canadian dealers from the United
States.
"Today's customers have an expectation of next-day delivery, and
the new distribution center, located
near Toronto's main international
airport hub, will improve our lead
times and give us the ability to
deliver parts anywhere in Canada

by early AM the next day," said Ken
Silverman, vice president, Aftermarket and Customer Solutions, Volvo
CE Region Americas.
This is the latest move in Volvo's
ongoing work to provide industry-best parts delivery. The Support
Distribution Center will be operated
by Volvo Group Service Market Logistics. In addition to providing parts
for Volvo CE dealers, the distribution
center will also provide parts for
Volvo's other business areas.
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