Blanchard Machinery announces new changes in the forestry industry

Blanchard Machinery announces new changes in the forestry industry
Weiler, Inc. and Caterpillar join together to better serve our forestry customers

Blanchard Machinery, the premier machine sales, service and parts provider in South Carolina is pleased to announce a positive change in the way we will be serving our forestry customers.

Caterpillar has entered into a preliminary agreement to sell the Cat purpose-built forestry business to Weiler, Inc. Since 2012, Blanchard Machinery has been a Weiler dealer on other product lines. Weiler continues to deliver strong customer focus and will design and manufacture purpose-built forestry products (wheel skidders, wheel feller bunchers, track feller bunchers, and knuckleboom loaders) out of the existing manufacturing plant in LaGrange, Georgia. Caterpillar will continue to provide forestry excavators for log loading, processing, and other forestry applications, in addition to supplying core Caterpillar equipment such as dozers, loaders, and excavators for the forestry industry.

“Blanchard Machinery customers and employees have always been and will always be our top priority. We will continue to support the forestry industry by standing by the Caterpillar brand promise on previously sold Cat purpose-built forest machines. There will be no changes to warranty coverage or parts support for Cat machines. All Blanchard Machinery employees will continue in their current roles and are optimistic about our bright future with partners like Weiler and Caterpillar.” says Joe Blanchard, President and CEO.

Forestry remains an important industry for Blanchard Machinery and since 2000, Weiler has proven themselves as a reliable partner who builds robust, quality products.

If you have any questions, please call your Blanchard Machinery forestry representative today or call (844) 252-6242.

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_{About Blanchard Machinery: Blanchard Machinery has been supplying top quality service, parts and equipment to customers in South Carolina and around the world since 1982. Headquartered in South Carolina, Blanchard Machinery is the Caterpillar equipment dealer for the state, as well as a distributor and service provider for the Power Systems, Marine, Forestry and Recycling industries. With Blanchard’s scope of products, they offer a full range of parts and service to a wide variety of customers, locally, nationally and internationally.}

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