SITECH Chesapeake, an authorized Trimble dealer located in Brooklyn, Md., will host an open house and technology expo on Sept. 17, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for site excavation and paving contractors. Complimentary lunch will be served. There will be four one-hour long demos held on SITECH Chesapeake’s one-acre demonstration area behind the repair facility. The event is being held jointly with the Caterpillar equipment dealer, Alban CAT.

Live demonstrations will showcase Trimble technology for 2-D and 3-D machine control, Business Center-HCE, paving systems, intelligent compaction, and base and rover site positioning demos.

SITECH Chesapeake is located at 19 Thomas Ave., Brooklyn, Md., just off Belle Grove Road near I-895. Interested attendees are encouraged to register/RSVP at: heavycivil.trimble.com/SITECHChesapeakeOpenHouse.

About the SITECH Technology Dealer Channel

SITECH technology dealers represent Trimble and Caterpillar machine control systems for the contractor’s entire fleet of heavy equipment regardless of machine brand, along with Trimble’s portfolio of Connected Site solutions — site positioning systems, construction asset management services, software and powerful wireless and Internet-based site communications infrastructure.

The experienced construction professionals at each SITECH technology dealership can advise contractors on the appropriate construction technology solutions to utilize, and can provide local customer service, personalized training and technical support. As authorized dealers for Trimble site-wide solutions and Caterpillar’s machine control systems, the SITECH technology dealers understand how to apply innovative construction technology to help solve a variety of contractors’ construction challenges. Leveraging technology, contractors can gain greater insight into their operations, enabling them to lower operating costs and improve accuracy, safety and productivity.

Through the adoption of construction technology, contractors can experience new levels of productivity that enable more competitive bidding on projects.

Trimble is establishing a SITECH technology dealer network in the Americas, Europe and Asia/Pacific regions. SITECH Chesapeake will serve heavy civil construction contractors in portions of Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia involved in a range of earthmoving applications such as the construction of roads, highways, railways and airports as well as site prep for large commercial, industrial and residential projects.

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