Brandt Tractor Ltd. recently announced the acquisition of Coast Tractor & Equipment Ltd. of Surrey, B.C. Coast is one of the largest John Deere Construction and Forestry Equipment dealers in Canada, with 14 locations throughout British Columbia.

Brandt Tractor Ltd. is the exclusive John Deere Construction and Forestry Equipment Dealer for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories with existing dealerships in Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton, Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray.

The acquisition of Coast Tractor & Equipment Ltd. will result in Brandt Tractor Ltd. being the largest privately held John Deere Construction and Forestry Equipment Dealer in the world.

Brandt Tractor Ltd. is a member of the Brandt Group of Companies with a total of 800 employees and, with this acquisition, combined sales now exceeding $450 million. Brandt has been honored with several awards of business distinction in the past several years, including Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies, Entrepreneur of the Year and Saskatchewan ABEX Business of the Year.

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