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Thu April 27, 2023 - Southeast Edition #9
Thompson Tractor Co. hosted a grand opening and ribbon-cutting event April 20, 2023, at its new Thompson Rents – Dodge City/Hanceville, Ala., facility.
The event showcased the newly constructed facility and recent opening of the company's newest CAT Rental Store. Local dignitaries, Chamber of Commerce representatives and Thompson Tractor corporate and north Alabama managers turned out in droves to lend their support for their newest full-service rental location.
The event featured giveaways, prize drawings, a catered lunch, machine displays and tents "pitched" by Thompson divisions to provide their customers with information on Thompson's rental products and service offerings.
The facility, which officially opened a month ago, is a brand-new purpose-built facility located just off I-65 off Exit 299 I-65 in southeast Cullman County.
"The reason for this area is that it serves the growing Cullman, Ala., market," said Jimmy Tew, general manager of the Thompson CAT Rental Stores. "We had a good customer, Scotty Hooper of Hooper Enterprises, who had a piece of property here and he made us a good deal on it and encouraged us to be here. It all worked out well."
The property purchase was a total of 11 acres, with 3.5 acres being the actual facility/yard footprint. The building is approximately 7,500 sq. ft. and includes a large shop area, Caterpillar parts storage area and a full hydraulic hose shop for any manufacturer's machine. Some of the regional sales representatives will be based out of this facility, and David Dunagan will be managing this new location.
"Building this facility is part of an overall strategy to place locations within a 30-minute drive time for 70 percent of our customers and locating to Cullman County is an important part of making that happen," said Lucy Thompson Marsh, president. "This location puts us equidistant to our Birmingham headquarters and our Decatur [Ala.] location. We also look toward growing rental product offerings in the future. We're fully committed to the rental business, and therefore are looking to be strategically placed in our territory to support our customer base. That's what today is all about." CEG