Construction Equipment Broker NLE Offers Warranties onUsed Equipment, Boosts International Sales.
National Lift Equipment (NLE; www.nleq.com), the pioneer in brokering the sale of used construction and aerial equipment, has created the equipment brokerage industry’s first warranty program, to further assure domestic and overseas customers of the quality of the equipment it sells, according to Michael Dougherty, President.
NLE also reported that its international
business has grown 30% over the last year, with increased sales to firms in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Germany, Poland, Asia, and the Near East.
“Construction is accelerating around the globe, and utility and building maintenance operations are also on the rise, driving up demand for large equipment,” said Dougherty.
“Our new warranty program lets domestic and international customers buy the pre-owned machines they need with confidence. They don’t have to accept an ‘as is’ deal any more.”
The warranty offered by NLE varies by type of equipment, but in general covers major engine, transmission, and drive train components, many components of hydraulic systems, and parts for generators and light towers. Different levels of coverage are available to meet individual customer needs.
NLE provides scissors and boom lifts, construction forklifts, cranes, and wheel loaders, dozer excavators, and related equipment to dealers across the US and Canada and around the world. In addition to equipment, NLE also supplies parts, refurbishes the equipment, and ships it to a customer’s work site.
Dougherty succeeded NLE’s founder, the late Rock Gillette, as President in August 2007, but has been spearheading the company’s diversification into service-related offerings and international sales since becoming Vice President in 2005.
NLE was founded 19 years ago to provide a way for construction companies to quickly locate and buy equipment, and to sell what they were no longer using. It is one of the largest brokers of construction-site equipment, maintaining an inventory of thousands of machines that prospective buyers can review on its web site.