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(L-R): Jamie Cowin, Jeff Stewart, Matt McGowan and Scott Cox

Takeuchi honored its North American dealer of the year, 360° dealer salesperson of the year and the recipients of its 2024 dealer 360° awards at the company's recent 2025 dealer summit in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The Dealer 360° awards recognize Takeuchi dealers across the United States and Canada for excellence in sales performance, facilities, training, accounts receivables, marketing/parts and service.

"Takeuchi is proud to have an exceptional dealer network across North America," said Jeff Stewart, president of Takeuchi-US. "We know that having quality dealers is key to our success, which is why we established our Dealer 360° awards program. By setting distinct operational standards, we can better ensure a consistent Takeuchi customer experience while also providing clear guidelines for building a strong, successful dealership."

Cowin Equipment, with locations in Alabama, Georgia and Florida, was recognized as the Takeuchi dealer of the year for 2024. The company specializes in rental, sales and service of equipment for general contracting, mining/quarrying, utility, industrial and forestry. Cowin promotes a flexible "hybrid" strategy that equally emphasizes equipment sales and rental, combined with a total commitment to product support.

"The team at Cowin Equipment understands how to create long-standing, positive relationships with their customers," said Shay Klusmeyer, western division sales manager of Takeuchi-US. "They've been in the equipment distribution business for nearly nine decades and they continue to grow and thrive because of the outstanding effort they put forth every day. We're very glad to have them as part of the Takeuchi family, and we congratulate them on a job well done."

In addition to Cowin Equipment, the following dealers also successfully met or exceeded the Dealer 360° criteria standards by December 31, 2024:

Atlantic Coastal Equipment, Georgia;

Bennett Equipment & Supply, Georgia and South Carolina;

Brandeis Machinery, Indiana and Kentucky;

CCS Equipment Sales, North Carolina;

Cobb County Tractor, Georgia;

Ditch Witch of South Louisiana, Louisiana;

Feenaughty Machinery Company, Oregon;

Grand Equipment, Michigan;

Hayden Machinery, Missouri;

Luby Equipment, Illinois, Missouri and West Virginia;

McClung-Logan Equipment Company, Virginia;

Mountain Farm International, Tennessee;

Parman Tractor & Equipment, Tennessee;

PDQ Rentals, California;

Road Builders Machinery & Supply, Nebraska & Missouri;

TEC Equipment Rental, South Carolina;

Tri-West Tractor, California; and

Williams Equipment, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas

For their outstanding achievements in all program categories during 2024, a select group of top Takeuchi dealers will head to Japan later this year for a special visit to Takeuchi's global headquarters.

"Our dealers' dedication and commitment to excellence have helped Takeuchi continue to increase its market share in North America," said Stewart. "We thank them for their efforts this past year and we will do everything within our power to help them achieve even greater success in 2025."

Also at the 2025 dealer summit, Takeuchi honored Scott Syler of Parman Tractor & Equipment as the dealer salesperson of the year. This program incentivizes Takeuchi salespeople to develop a well-rounded approach to selling Takeuchi equipment by challenging them to achieve various educational and sales milestones throughout the year. Syler was the top performer out of a field of 42 salespeople who earned salesperson award status in 2024.

"Scott has more than 30 years of equipment sales experience and he puts that expertise to work every day for Parman Tractor and Takeuchi," said Klusmeyer. "Being named Takeuchi's top dealer salesperson is no small feat; it requires a ton of focus and hard work. We sincerely thank Scott for his outstanding performance and dedication to the Takeuchi product line."

For more information, visit takeuchi-us.com.

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