AmQuip buys Powell
10 December 2008Philadelphia-based AmQuip Crane Rental has bought the business and assets of Atlanta's Powell Equipment Company.
The business will now be known as Powell AmQuip. AmQuip said, “The Atlanta based operation will expand the capabilities of AmQuip's southeast region, which includes Elliott AmQuip operations in Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee and AmQuip's tower crane division in Birmingham, Alabama. The business will operate from Powell's facilities located just off of I-285 in the heart of Atlanta under the direction of Floyd and Ross Powell.”
"We are delighted to join with the Powell family and employees, who have a superb reputation for quality service and safety in the Atlanta market," said Frank Bardonaro, AmQuip's president. "AmQuip will add RT's, crawlers, tower cranes and additional AT's to Powell's fleet, as well as access to our safety, technical and engineering resources. The new Powell AmQuip team will offer a 'one-stop' shop for the greater Atlanta region," he added.
Powell Equipment Company is one of Atlanta's most established crane rental companies, having served Atlanta's developers and contractors for nearly 40 years. The company is owned by Floyd and Richard Powell.
AmQuip Crane Rental LLC is one of the USA's largest crane rental companies, operating approximately 600 cranes in 20 states from operations in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
