Deutz Acquires Double Down Heavy Repair, Adding to Equipment Servicing Capabilities
Deutz Corp. has acquired Double Down Heavy Repair, a provider of heavy equipment repair services headquartered in Elko, Nev.
This strategic acquisition represents a pivotal advancement in Deutz’s commitment to strengthening service capabilities across the Americas, broadening its customer base, and extending its geographic reach. Deutz welcomes Double Down’s skilled team of approximately 40 employees, ensuring continuity of operations while leveraging their deep technical expertise to better serve customers across the western United States.
Double Down Heavy Repair has a reputation as a partner to major mining operations in Nevada and Idaho. The company delivers 24/7 equipment service support with embedded technicians maximizing uptime and ensuring operational reliability in some of the industry’s most demanding environments.
Beyond mining, Double Down also provides specialized repair and maintenance services to the heavy construction, trucking, and rail sectors. Operating from a full-service facility in Elko, Double Down excels in complex rebuilds and large-scale maintenance projects, combining precision, speed, and industry expertise. The company is particularly noted for its extensive work on hi-rail trucks.
“This is an exciting step for Double Down and our employees,” said Shawn Marlow, co-owner of Double Down Heavy Repair. “Joining forces with Deutz gives us access to additional resources that will help us support our customers with an even higher level of dedication and responsiveness in the future.”
“Our people are the heart of Double Down,” added Ryan Jones, co-owner of Double Down Heavy Repair. “Together with Deutz, our team will have even more opportunities to grow and develop our combined service capabilities, while expanding our customer base.
With the strategic addition of Double Down Heavy Repair, Deutz Corp. expands its capabilities in heavy equipment and mining service, enriching the company’s unmatched expertise across diverse industries.
“Integrating Double Down Heavy Repair’s expertise into our service portfolio enhances our ability to support customers across the Western U.S.,” said Spencer McHugh, head of M&A, strategy and field service growth at Deutz Americas. “Their proven commitment to keeping equipment operational around the clock aligns seamlessly with our mission to provide unparalleled reliability and service. Double Down will form Deutz’s cornerstone in mining service, an essential component to continued service growth across North America.”
For more information about Deutz Corp. and its complete line of diesel and natural gas engines, visit www.deutzamericas.com.
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Michael Roth
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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.