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C86 C Champion motor grader
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SEATTLE, WA – Like all good businesses, Volvo Construction Equipment & Services in Seattle, listens to its customers. So when their customers requested that the branch carry a line of motor graders, they took action - signing on as the authorized dealer for Champion Motor Graders in Western Washington in September 2008. In business since 2002, the Seattle and sixteen other VCES locations were purchased by Volvo Construction Equipment in 2007 and are all company-owned branches.
"Our decision to carry the Champion Motor Grader line is definitely a response to our customers' requests that we carry them," says Brian Burke VP & Branch Manager of VCES Seattle and Spokane. "We're excited about carrying the Champion line and we feel that it will be a good fit for our road machinery business."
In addition to its new line of Champion Motor Graders, VCES Seattle also carries the Volvo road machinery line which includes asphalt pavers, asphalt and dirt compaction, and Volvo's compact equipment line. Other lines include Ingersoll-Rand, Etnyre and Mauldin paving products. The store has a sales and service force dedicated to all of its product lines.
We stay focused
According to Burke, VCES Seattle specializes in paving and road building. "Our primary focus has traditionally been on the road machinery side with Volvo/Blaw-Knox pavers and rollers," Burke says. "We focus on specific markets - we don't try to be everything to everybody. It's our major competitive strength."
Burke believes that both large and small paving and parking lot contractors and local municipalities will be important prospects for the Seattle location's new Champion line of motor graders. These sectors are some of the largest users of compact graders in the Western Washington area he says. "The Champion graders are a perfect complement to our existing line of paving and compaction equipment," says Burke. "Today, we can now offer both contractors and municipalities one-stop shopping for all of their road maintenance requirements."
"Customer interest in Champion has been extremely high," says Burke "We presently have a Champion C80 C on order and something tells me it will be the first of many to follow."
Woody Ferrell, Vice President Sales & Marketing for Champion Motor Graders, welcomes Volvo Construction Equipment & Services Seattle to the Champion team. "In becoming an authorized Champion dealer, Brian Burke and VCES Seattle have demonstrated their commitment to meeting customer needs. They have also come onboard during an exciting time for the company as we get ready to introduce our new C110 C and C116 C Series Production Class Graders," says Ferrell. "We are excited about adding another 1st class organization to our growing list of dealers across the country."
About Champion
One of the oldest names in the equipment industry, Champion Motor Graders has specialized in the development of motor graders and attachments for over 25 years. Champion engineering and manufacturing, based in Charlotte, NC, are dedicated to the production of compact and Production Class motor graders that assure customers of the same productivity and quality standards they expect from the best in full-size construction machinery. The Champion line-up now includes seven basic models with operating weights from 12,000 to 24,000 lbs., featuring the full range of single-axle, tandem and all-wheel 4x4 and 6x6 drive systems. Champion continues to develop a growing range of specialized equipment for the road maintenance and paving industry.
For more information on Champion Motor Graders, contact:
Woody Ferrell, Vice President Sales & Marketing
Champion Motor Graders
8844 Mount Holly Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28214
Telephone: 704-392-1038
Fax: 704-394-0802
www.championmotorgraders.us
For Champion Sales and Service in the Western Washington area contact:
Volvo Construction Equipment & Services - Seattle
7739 First Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206-763-9300
Fax: 206-763-9847
Email: brian.burke@vcesvolvo.com
