Gregory Poole Equipment Company, the Caterpillar dealer for eastern North Carolina, held an open house and grand opening for its new Mebane, N.C., branch on April 25.

The facility is located along I-85/40 at exit 152. The mayor of Mebane welcomed the company to the community. The opening of the completed facility occurred 18 months after the Nov. 1, 2007, ground breaking.

Greg Poole III, chairman and president of Gregory Poole Equipment Company, addressed the open house’s 300 guests. He commented that the facility was built for the employees, because, “It is the employees of Gregory Poole Equipment Company who take care of the most important people — you the customers.”

The facility has generous warehouse space for parts. There are eight drive-through service bays with a 5-ton (4.5 t) overhead crane. The building was designed to accommodate any future expansion needs.

Today's top stories

Crews Orchestrate $41.3M Randy Owen Center for Performing Arts Project

January's Mental Wellness Month: Supporting Mental Health in Construction

How Machine Technology Supports Productivity, Safety

NAPA Ends 2024 On High Note

Texas A&M Board Approves More Than $500M for Construction

$33.2M Grant Announced for First Wildlife Crossing Over I-5

Largest Solar Power Facility in U.S. Gets OK in Oregon

VIDEO: Raleigh, N.C., to Try Again at Finding Contractor to Build Its First Bus Rapid Transit Line