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In an industry first, NTS will award up to $8 million
of equity participation units to full-time and permanent
employees, annually. The program is designed
to align the company's mission to recognize valued
employees and to deliver outstanding customer
service through incentivized employees.
" Employee ownership interests in specialty rental
businesses are always tightly held, usually in the
hands of a few executives, " said Phil Mason, NTS
president and CEO. " Now with this progressive and
all-inclusive Employee Equity Participation Program,
every NTS employee will benefit from his or her
hard work in building this great company. "
Even more, there is no qualifying or probationary
period. Participation awards are provided
immediately to all new hires, in accordance with
EEP program terms.
Based in Houston, NTS is a leading independent
provider of trench safety and traffic control
solutions in the US and the UK. From complex,
specifically engineered trench safety solutions to
simple trench plate rentals, the company serves
customers from its 65 branches across 42 U.S.
states, as well as in the United Kingdom.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
National Trench Safety, (832) 200-0988,
ntsafety.com
Total Equipment Rebrands as Vermeer Caribbean
Total Equipment Inc., a full-line Vermeer Industrial dealer headquartered in Puerto Rico, has acquired the
rights from Vermeer Southeast to represent the Vermeer product line in over 20 islands south of Cuba -
from Jamaica to Trinidad & Tobago - and including the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao).
With this acquisition, Vermeer Total Equipment leads the new entity and changes its name to
Vermeer Caribbean. Vermeer Southeast keeps ownership and continues to serve the territories of
Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, and The Bahamas.
Under the leadership of Charles de Armas, Total Equipment has represented Vermeer
Corporation's sales, service, and parts in Puerto Rico since 2014. Starting his equipment-industry
career more than 30 years ago, de Armas followed the steps of his father, Jose, who, in 1965,
founded Compresores & Equipos Inc. (C&E), which grew into a well-known rental equipment
company in the southern United States and Caribbean.
In 2008, Charles assumed ownership of Total Equipment Inc. name and continued building
its strong legacy in the region. Today, as dealer principal, he leads the organization in growing its
footprint under the new Vermeer Caribbean brand.
Offering the full line of Vermeer industrial equipment and full-service operations from its
headquarters in Puerto Rico and commercial office in Dominican Republic, Vermeer Caribbean has
future investments for service centers and inventory in selected islands in the region.
" As we expand our representation of Vermeer into new territories, we are excited to continue
serving the customers who depend on us today in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, US Virgin
Islands and Haiti, while also partnering with the professionals who are doing the important work to
drive progress in the other islands of the Caribbean, " said de Armas. *
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Vermeer Corporation, (641) 628-3141, vermeer.com
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