SMS Equipment to Handle Bomag Equipment Across Canada

Bomag Americas Inc. and SMS Equipment Inc. have announced their cooperation for the sale and support of Bomag compaction, milling, paving and reclaiming/stabilizing equipment for roadbuilding and other construction market segments throughout Canada.

Michael Roth

Oct. 2, 2019

2 min read

Beginning Dec. 1, 2019, the collaboration will bring together two companies with complementary product offerings and a well-earned reputation as industry leaders. The 38-branch, Canada-wide network of SMS Equipment Inc. will pave the way for growth and expanded customer support for Canadian customers.

For customers of SMS Equipment, the collaboration with Bomag creates access to new, used and rental equipment, along with an unparalleled commitment to spare parts, planned service maintenance and repairs.

“We are excited to form this new relationship and are proud to welcome SMS Equipment’s branches into the Bomag network,” said Rob Mueckler, president of Bomag Americas. “There is no doubt Bomag has aligned itself with the most solutions and customer-service oriented dealer in the Canadian construction sector in its partnership with SMS Equipment. This collaboration will enable Bomag to expand its position in the roadbuilding sector even more rapidly from coast-to-coast across Canada.”

SMS Equipment president and CEO Mike Granger said, “SMS Equipment focuses on providing solutions and ensuring our road construction customers have access to the best products. We represent world-class companies that also view customer support as their primary goal. Bomag shares our commitment to customer value, product innovation, and helping our customers thrive, and we look forward to growth through this partnership.”

About the Author

Michael Roth

Editor

Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.