Perkins Adds Pathfinder Power Solutions to North America Distribution Network
Perkins Engines Company Limited has entered into an agreement appointing Pathfinder Power Solutions as the authorized Perkins distributor for the Southeast region of the United States.
“We are delighted to add the decades of experience and knowledge that the Pathfinder Power Solutions team brings to the North American rental and industrial industries,” said Jaz Gill, vice president of global sales, marketing, service and parts at Perkins. “They know the market intimately and will be an outstanding addition to our strong line-up of distributors. We are excited to welcome them to the Perkins organization.”
Trey Googe, Pathfinder president and CEO, pictured above, said, “Perkins Engine’s commitment to their customers is in line with our core values and capabilities. This partnership is a natural fit for us. We’re eager to build on the organization’s success with the launch of our new distributorship.”
“Engines are the heart of any piece of equipment and their increasing complexity demands a higher degree of support,” added Billy Holley senior vice president, Pathfinder. “We look forward to utilizing our team’s experience and service focus to jointly develop solutions with customers that solve the complex problems they face daily.”
Based in the Greater Atlanta area, Pathfinder has a vision to provide outstanding customer service throughout the states they serve. Additionally, future customer service locations have been identified and will be communicated in more detail as business operations continue to evolve.
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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.