Columbus Equipment Company held an open house April 13 at its new Cincinnati location to introduce the new location and thank loyal customers in the Cincinnati market. According to Cincinnati Branch Manager Jeff McVey, when the location became available, the company jumped at the opportunity to build a new facility. Located at 712 Shepherd Ave. in Cincinnati, Ohio, the five-year-old building sits on a 3-acre property with quick access to Interstate 75,

The new facility features sales and rental offices, a parts counter, a dedicated floor for parts storage with elevator access, four drive-through service bays, 5-ton overhead cranes, and an indoor wash facility. The branch is staffed with 15 employees and dispatches three service trucks and a lube truck from that location.

Established in 1952 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Columbus Equipment has nine locations throughout Ohio. The company’s equipment line includes Komatsu, Link-Belt cranes, Dynapac pavers and rollers, Morbark chippers and grinders, Felling trailers, Atlas Copco attachments, Esco attachments, JRB attachments, Werk-Brau attachments, McCloskey screeners, conveyors and crushers, and Barko products.

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