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Summers Extends 10-Year Limited Warranty on Land Rollers

Michele Catinari — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:00:16 +0000

Due to positive customer response, Summers Manufacturing has decided to indefinitely continue its 10-year limited warranty program on all new land roller equipment purchases. The warranty applies to both hydraulic fold and trail type Summers SuperRollers. It also has the ability to be transferred to a second owner, contributing to the strong resale value of the equipment.

“Many farmers have shared horror stories of using inferior land rollers that have broken down due to failure in engineering design, materials, or quality assurance testing. We feel our land rollers are the most durable and offer the best return on investment. And the best way to show farmers our confidence in the value of our land rollers is to support them with an unprecedented 10-year limited warranty. We understand the impact of downtime during a critical time for farmers; we do our best to ensure that Summers equipment is ready when it’s ‘go time.”

said Bruce Johnson, Director of Strategic Innovation and Business Development at Summers Manufacturing.

Summers builds land rollers in sizes ranging from 15-91 feet wide. The 10-year limited warranty applies to all components manufactured by Summers Manufacturing. Items such as tires, hydraulic cylinders, and bearings are covered by their respective manufacturers’ warranties.

Product registration with Summers is required and allows for the warranty to be transferred to a second owner for a transfer fee, which is one of the many reasons that Summers consistently maintains the spot as one of the top resale values of used equipment in the industry.

Source: Summers Manufacturing

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Engcon pushes strong summer sales

Michele Catinari — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:00:43 +0000

The effects of Covid-19 are not over yet, but this summer’s sales figures have provided Engcon with a positive outlook. The unexpected increase in sales during the months of June and July mean that Engcon is now overseeing extra efforts to produce and fulfill the delivery of additional orders.

Engcon like many companies was affected when Covid-19 struck with full force in the spring. As well as impacting sales, Engcon was forced to cancel and pack up early at this year’s largest construction trade show CONEXPO, Las Vegas. Engcon is known for its good financial management and immediately acted with a package of measures, that included cost savings, budget adjustments, and prioritizing efforts to streamline processes and working practices. However, this summer’s sales figures were better than expected, which meant ramping up production to meet the increase in customer orders.

Krister Blomgren

”For us, it is of the utmost importance to run the company in a serious and long-term way. In uncertain times, we do what we can to minimize the effects if it should be a worst-case scenario,”

says Krister Blomgren, CEO of Engcon Holding, and continues:

“But it turned out pretty soon that despite the pandemic, many excavator operators around the world continued their work with maintenance of railways, highways, forestry, and building structures. We know that our products contribute to socially beneficial activities and these priorities around the world have therefore of course been favorable for us as a company. This is a strong contributing factor to our positive sales figures”.

In total, Engcon Group sales dropped by approximately 14 percent from January to July 2020, compared with the same period last year, while sales increased by 18 percent in the non-Nordic markets.

“What you have to remember is that it is the other markets that are growing at a higher rate right now, meanwhile sales remain sluggish in our normally stronger markets here in the Nordic region”.

However, Engcon has seen greater caution around larger investments, but at the same time can see that many excavator operators barely have time available for all their assignments right now. Those who can afford it are thus making the smart move to invest in an economic downturn in order to prepare for the upturn.

”Investing in a tiltrotator makes digging considerably more efficient, which means the extra capacity to catch up with more jobs in hectic times. It is wise to equip the business, regardless of whether you are a local excavation company or a large global corporation,”

says Krister Blomgren.

Engcon has a number of activities prioritized to further develop the business and come out stronger on the other side of the pandemic.

“For example, we have just chosen a supplier for a new business system, as part of a decision we made over a year ago. Our strategy is to streamline our processes and make smart investments to become even better. This summer’s sales have been good, and we are cautiously optimistic, even though we have not heard the latest about Covid-19 yet,”

Krister Blomgren concludes.

The markets where sales rose significantly during the year were North America (the USA and Canada), Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

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