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You don’t need a GPS tofind Masterson ConstructionCorporation, but if you needone, look no further than itsown fleet of equipment.

Constantly striving toimprove services for clients,cut time and save money,adding new GPS equipmentto its vehicles is just the lat-est innovation by Masterson.Such advanced thinking iswhat has kept the companythriving for 30 years.

The Danvers, Mass., com-pany — a well respectedleader in the communitywhose own town is often aclient — was founded inMay 1981, and is on the eveof celebrating its 30thanniversary.

A true family operation,Jack and Sharon Mastersonstarted the business in theirhometown of Danvers. Jackhad begun his career in con-struction working for a localcontractor for more than 20years. Soon after foundingthe company, the Mastersonsfound that Jack’s reputation led people to them. The compa-ny did primarily utility work early on, but grew into sitework over the years. The growth of the company has beenand continues to be driven by customers.

“We have always had the attitude that we will find a wayto get it done and that has brought customers back,” saidVice President Jeff Masterson, the second generation ofowners. His father Jack remains president, while his mother,Sharon Masterson, is treasurer.

As Masterson’s clients base grew, the company grew withthem. One of their original customers was New England

Telephone, and they continued to be a core customer formany years, even as they merged and changed names.

Diverse Services, Big ProjectsThe Masterson family has close ties to the community and

has always kept their company within the town of Danvers.Masterson’s headquarters at 46 Prince Street is located on

three acres and consists of a single 9,000-sq. ft. building,which houses an office, storage space and maintenance facil-ity. There also is ample yard space for storage of materials

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and more than 100 pieces of equipment.Masterson’s many diverse services include site develop-

ment, utility installation, environmental services, propertymaintenance, equipment rentals and snow management.They do not sell any equipment but use — and offer for rentwith operators — a full line of heavy equipment including:excavators, loaders, bulldozers, backhoes, off-road haultrucks, vibratory rollers, mini-excavators, skid steers, dumptrucks and utility trucks. Some of their biggest projects include:• Haverhill Commons — A 40-acre (16 ha) retail devel-

opment for a Target and Lowe’s, which included the demo-lition of a 120,000 sq. ft. (11,148 sq m) building, 225,000 cu.yd. (172,024 cu m) of earthwork of which 50,000 cu. yd.(38,227 cu m) was ledge that was blasted, 28,000sq. ft. (2,601 sq m) of retaining walls, and 58,000sq. yd. (48,495 sq m) of parking lot. The projectwas completed in 18 months with a total contractvalue of $9 million.• Forest View Estates — A 91-lot residential

development for Pulte Homes which included 1.5mi. (2.4 km) of road with underground utilitiesincluding water, sewer, drain and electric. Workalso included a two-span pre-cast bridge, 50,000cu. yd. (38,227 cu m) of ledge that was blastedand crushed on site, as well as the preparation foreach house lot. The project was completed over athree-year period, with a total contract value of $5million.• Ipswich Country Club — A utility project for

a residential golf course development includingmore than 3 mi. (4.8 km) of water and sewer, 2 mi.(3.2 km) of drain, 3 mi. of electric and services for235 home sites.Current projects include: • English Commons — A 50-unit attached

townhouse residential development in Topsfield,Mass. The project is a $3 million job of which,Masterson has completed some 75 percent, in thesecond year of a three-year contract.• Beverly Retirement Community — A 12-

building retirement community located inBeverly, Mass. Masterson also is 75 percent com-

plete on the $2 million project to be completed this year.

Loyal Employees, Low TurnoverMasterson employs an office staff of seven, including

accounting, estimating, and project management; a shopstaff of three, including a mechanic, a welder and a yard fore-man, and a field staff, consisting of seven supervisors andapproximately 30-35 operators, truck drivers and laborers.Their employees are very loyal, with extremely low work-

er turnover. One employee, Steve Colarusso, has been withthe company for more than 25 years. Five others have beenemployed for more than 20 years, and three others havemore than 15 years with the company.“Our very low employee turnover rate has helped us

maintain our repeat clients and grow our business,” said JeffMasterson.

Masterson Construction has longstanding relationshipswith many local subcontractors and suppliers that help themmeet customers’ needs. A Masterson maxim is, “We are onlyas good as our weakest link.”Longtime suppliers include EJ Prescott, Holden Oil,

MacLellan Concrete, Concrete Systems, Scituate Concrete,Versalok of New England, Schmidt Equipment, MiltonCAT, McDevitt Trucks and Danvers Ford. Longtime sub-contractors include John Brown and Sons, Bently WarrenTrucking, The Green Company, Maine Drilling and Blastingand the Benevento Companies. The family unit is the core of the company. Sharon

Masterson has been with husband Jack since the beginning.Their son Jeff started part time in 1985 and came on full time

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A Cat D6 dozer pushing fill material to a Cat 966 loader on Masterson’s Beverly Retirement Community job site.

Masterson installs Stormtech underground drainage system with a John Deere330 excavator and a Volvo L90 loader.

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The chemicalmixture used to clear Connecticut’s high-ways may have done a good job eatingthrough this winter’s heaps of ice and snow,but truckers believe it also could be eatingthrough the undercarriage of their rigs. The Motor Transport Association of

Connecticut wants the Department ofTransportation commissioner to study thecorrosive effects of the chemical road treat-ments on state, local and private vehicles, aswell as on roads, bridges and the environ-ment. “It’s really a major concern for the truck-

ing agency,” said Michael J. Riley, the asso-ciation’s president. “This new substancethat they’re putting down is eroding parts ofthe trucks. It gets into the brakes and thebody and causes significant damage.” Riley said some members of his organi-

zation, which represents 1,200 companies,planned to bring damaged parts of theirtrucks to the March 14 public hearing withthe General Assembly’s TransportationCommittee. He said the truckers believe the

mixture of liquid calcium chloride and saltworks well, but want to know if there is abetter alternative. “I’ve had several discussions with my

members who say, ‘This stuff is just chew-ing up my equipment,”’ Riley said. “Theycan’t afford to replace it.” Rep. Antonio Guerrera, D-Rocky Hill,

co-chairman of the TransportationCommittee, said he’s interested to hear whatthe truckers have to say because he’s notaware of any problems with the solution,which the DOT began using during the2006-07 winter season. Guerrera said he used to receive gripes

from motorists about the sand/salt mixturethe state used previously on highways. “What I used to hear all the time was,

many consumers were concerned when weput sand on the road that it would kick upand ruin their windshield and ruin theircars,” he said. Kevin Nursick, a spokesman of the DOT,

said Connecticut was one of the last states toswitch over from sand/salt mix to a “salt pri-ority” or “chemical priority” that most statesuse. He said the DOT has been pleased withthe results and complaints have been rare.

“Without question, we have beenextremely happy with the chemical priorityroad treatment protocol. I think you wouldeven hear that feedback from the public,particularly this year. There’s no questionit’s been more effective for us than the pre-vious sand/salt policy,” Nursick said. “Ihope we would not be going down a roadwhere we’d be using sand/salt. That wouldset us back.” Nursick said washing a vehicle should be

part of a driver’s winter routine. “We were always putting salt down

before, so proper vehicle care is always partof the winter regimen. You’ve got to takecare of your equipment,” he said, addinghow the DOT has not noticed any corrosionproblems with its vehicles. He saidautomakers have improved on making theirvehicles more resistant to corrosion. “Are these materials corrosive? Yes they

are and they always have been,” he said.“When you get a break in the weather, it cer-tainly isn’t going to hurt to hose off the vehi-cle. This is the price we pay for living in awinter weather state.” Riley, however, said that’s not always

easily done with tractor trailers. He said

there are federal environmental regulationsconcerning truck washing and how to han-dle the run-off. “You just can’t wash trucks whenever

you want to,” he said. “It’s not as simple astaking out a hose and washing it off.” DOT trucks have been equipped to dis-

pense the hardened salt and liquid calciumchloride, either individually or simultane-ously. The salt is only effective at certaintemperatures. The liquid improves its effec-tiveness in colder weather, creating a slurryon the road that Nursick said “feeds onitself,” making it easier to be plowed off thehighway. Nursick said the new treatment is more

environmentally friendly than sand becauseit sticks to the roads. The state used to spendabout $7 million at the end of the season tosweep the roads from the sand, but somewould still enter rivers and streams. The DOT also is using a brine solution to

pre-treat state roads, sometimes up to aweek before a storm hits. The water evapo-rates and leaves a fine salt residue thatbecomes semi-bonded to the road. Nursicksaid it can lie dormant until snow and icefall and activate it.


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Top Mass. Highway Official ResignsOver Corroded Big Dig Light FixtureBy Bob SalsbergASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON (AP) Citing what he called a “complete com-munications breakdown” within the state transportationdepartment, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary JeffreyMullan announced March 25 that he had accepted the resig-nation of a top highway official who failed to inform him forweeks about a corroded 110-pound light fixture that fellinside a Big Dig tunnel. Frank Tramontozzi stepped down from his position as act-

ing highway administrator, a title he had held since March 2,as well as from the position of chief engineer. “He [Tramontozzi] was informed early on in the investi-

gation that there was an issue with the lights and he failed toreport that to me,” Mullan told reporters following a regular-ly-scheduled meeting of Gov. Deval Patrick’s cabinet at theStatehouse. The department also released an investigative report that

included an email from a highway official warning that cor-rosion in the lighting fixtures was a “big deal” and that somewere not safe. Mullan, who also has been under fire for failing to

promptly tell Patrick about the incident, declined to saywhether he had considered offering his own resignation. Buthe said Patrick had expressed to him disappointment overhow the matter had been handled. “From top to bottom, we have mismanaged the internal

and external communications around the failed light fixture.That falls on me. We should have done a better job and Ishould have done a better job,” Mullan said. The $15 billion Big Dig, the nation’s costliest urban high-

way project, was plagued by design flaws and leaks. In July2006, several 4,600-pound ceiling panels in another portionof the tunnel system broke free, crushing a passing car andkilling 38-year-old Milena del Valle of Boston. The light fixture crashed to the roadway in the Thomas P.

Tip O’Neill Tunnel on Feb. 8. No vehicles were hit and noone was injured. The timeline of who knew what about the incident and

when top state officials were told has slowly evolved sinceMullan first disclosed the incident at a March 16 news con-ference. On March 25, Mullan said he first learned of an issue in

the tunnel by email March 1, but it made no reference to thefalling light. Mullan learned about the fixture one week later during a

regularly-scheduled staff briefing, he said. By then, aninspection of the approximately 23,000 other light fixtures inthe tunnel was already well under way, he added. Patrick, who was in England on an overseas trade mission,

was told about the incident March 15, one day before thenews conference. Mullan has said he should have toldPatrick sooner. “I have expressed to the secretary that a communication

breakdown like this cannot happen again,” Patrick said in a

statement after Mullan’s announcement. The governor addedthat Mullan had “taken the appropriate steps to clear therecord and hold those responsible accountable.” Tramontozzi was not the acting highway administrator at

the time of Feb. 8 incident. The position was then held byLuisa Paiewonsky, who left the agency a few weeks later forpersonal reasons. Her departure had been planned in advanceand was unrelated to the recent controversy, an agencyspokesman said. When Tramontozzi was questioned about the incident, he

told investigators that he did not learn about the falling lightfixture until Feb. 25, more than two weeks after the incident,according to a report by the department’s deputy generalcounsel and released Friday. Helmut Ernst, a district high-way supervisor, told investigators he informed Tramontozziin a telephone call Feb. 9, and that during the callTramontozzi asked if it was feasible to replace all the lightfixtures. Ernst’s account was corroborated by two other highway

employees who told interviewers they were with Ernst in hisoffice during the call. Tramontozzi, who could not immediately be reached for

comment, will be replaced by Frank DePaola, who is cur-rently the assistant general manager of design and construc-tion for the MBTA. The report also included a March 1 email Ernst sent to the

department’s legislative liaison warning that the problemswith the lighting fixtures were a “big deal.” He wrote that ofthe 8,000 light fixtures inspected to that point, five percenthad shown “advanced deterioration to the point they are nolonger safe.” Ernst wrote that engineers were resetting clips to less cor-

roded areas of the fixtures as a temporary fix and estimatedthat replacing all of the fixtures would cost $200 million. The email was forwarded to Mullan on March 1 by Joseph

Landolphi, a public relations aide, who asked: “Were youbriefed on this? It’s potentially a big deal.” Mullan, in a reply dated March 5, said: “Not yet.” Mullan indicated that the management changes occurring

within the department at the time could have contributed tothe communications failures. “These facts, along with our highway administration’s

failure to understand the magnitude of the incident, leads meto believe there has also been a clear lack of managementoversight in our highway division that has led to an erosionin public confidence,” Mullan said. All fixtures above traveled roadways have been inspected

and the tunnels are safe, Mullan said. Corrosion had been found on less than 2 percent of the

total fixtures and those had been secured, though state andfederal transportation officials were still investigating todetermine a permanent solution. In his statement, Patrick credited the department for

“promptly and professionally” addressing problems with thelight fixtures, and added that it was a blessing no one wasinjured.

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in 1988. Since joining the compa-ny, Jeff has worked in every posi-tion in the company while rising tobecome vice president, in charge ofall day-to-day operations.

Innovation and Adaptation

Off that solid foundation, how-ever, the company is constantlyadapting to the ever-changingworld of construction. “We have seen a role of the site

contractor change into a small gen-eral contractor over the years.Once was a time when an owner orgeneral contractor would hire eachof these subcontractors them-selves,” said Project Manager BillPeach. “Today, it is not unusual forus to have six subcontractors on ajob, and to handle all of the landclearing, blasting, paving, curbing,concrete and landscaping work.We have also seen the amount ofregulatory oversight increase dra-matically over the years. Theamount of permits and paper worknecessary to complete a project hasincreased significantly even in thelast five years.”The company also has expand-

ed services over the years toinclude environmental work. Thiswork is more common, as projectsin the Danvers area are redevelop-ments of previously disturbed and

contaminated sites. Where othercontractors might have to wait fora specialty contractor to come inand deal with a contaminated orhazardous situation, Masterson isable to handle it themselves. “Here again,” added Peach,

“The company grew into this workas our projects got more complexand our clients asked us to handlemore of this kind of work.”There have been other adapta-

tions to growing customer needs aswell.“About five years ago, we estab-

lished a division called MastersonLoam. It is a based at our head-quarters and is a supplier of premi-um screened loam for both retailand wholesale clients,” said JeffMasterson. “Building on the regu-lar supply of raw loam from theconstruction division and a largefleet of equipment and trucks,Masterson Loam is able to produceand deliver a quality product for alltypes of projects.”It is this consistent attention to

exceed customer expectations thathas led Masterson to reach the 30thanniversary milestone.“We have always had the repu-

tation of the company to call whenyou need it done. We have, overthe years, continued to satisfyclients by getting tough complexjobs done quickly,” addedMasterson. “We also have a repu-

tation with our suppliers and sub-contractors that we pay our billsand this has helped us get the bestservice and, in turn, provide greatservice to our clients.”

Tough Times Mean New Choices

But progression can meet resist-ance through simple economics;that is, a challenging economy likethe past three years have presented. “We have had to scale back and

make some tough decisions. Wehave a great team of employeesand we have all had to pitch in anddo more with less,” addedMasterson.“Whether it’s getting multiple

bids from suppliers and subcon-tractors, to setting up yearly con-tracts with key suppliers, we havealso been diligent about keepingour costs down on every aspect ofthe business,” said Peach.Masterson also has embraced

technology to be much more effi-cient. “About three years ago, when

fuel costs first skyrocketed, weimplemented a GPS (global posi-tioning) tracking system for ourentire fleet of on and off-roadequipment,” said Masterson.“There is a significant cost, but wemore than pay for it in the savingsin fuel consumption and it hasmade us much more efficient. It

has also allowed us to better trackour job costs and be more aggres-sive in our bidding of new work”“We have also purchased two

Topcon Hyperlite GPS’s (fromBunce Positioning Systems inStow, Mass.) that we are now usingto perform our own field surveylayout,” added Peach. “This is aservice that, in the past, we hadhired a surveyor to do but are nowable to handle ourselves, in house.By having one of our own employ-ees, typically a supervisor, performthe layout work for a job, it allowsus to have a better handle on whatis happening on a job. It was a sig-nificant investment but we haveseen an increase in our production,as there is no down time waitingfor layout and we always have theability to layout what we want,where we want it, when we wantit.”Masterson said he sees his com-

pany adding GPS in all of hismachines, as the next step to,“increase production and bettermanage the work flow on a job.”Peach added that management

also worked with staff to set upjobs to minimize the amount ofdeliveries and trucks needed tosend to a job. Masterson strives tohave its suppliers deliver direct tothe jobs to minimize its own truck-ing. They also use job storageboxes to maintain equipment and

tools on site, so that crews do notneed to bring multiple trucks to ajob each day with various dailytools.Providing a safe work environ-

ment for employees and subcon-tractors also is a top priority.“We also see an increase in the

amount of attention paid to safety.We have always taken safety veryseriously but we see even morestrict regulations and enforcementin the industry continuing to createthe need for better and better meth-ods to keep our employees safe.We were one of the first companiesto set up a trench safety programestablishing guidelines with finesfor noncompliance,” saidMasterson. “We just, last year, cre-ated a policy for mandatory glovesfor all of our workers as a result ofdiscussions with our employees inour quarterly safety reviews.” Every employee takes part in a

weekly safety meeting on a differ-ent subject. Many are OSHA andCPR trained. Such innovation, attention to

detail, adaptation to changingtimes and requirements is how you“master” 30 years of building.For more information, go to

www.jmasterson.com. (This story also can be found

on Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

Company Meets Challenges of Tough Economy Head On Doug Campbell and Jeff Masterson using GPS to perform layout for the John Deere330 excavator building a pond.

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MASTERSON from page 6


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Quinnipiac Commission Auction will be conducting our next auction of utility and construction equipment and related supplies on April 30, 2011. This auction will consist of equipment from utility companies; municipalities; contractors; and others. All equipment from utility companies and municipalities aresold in absolute. Tree company going out of business, all equipment sold in absolute.

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By Jay AdamsCEG Correspondent

About 36 years ago, Carolyn and Glen Coulter – a yearinto their fresh marriage — borrowed $1,000 froman invested life insurance policy to buy a former

laundromat.“I got out of college to become a teacher, but I love sales.

Glen was going to fix things on the side, mowers,” saidCarolyn Coulter. “I said to him, ‘If you can fix them, I cansell them.’ We bought a building in Norfolk. It was theNorfolk Laundromat. The owner was selling and Glen said,‘I can use a building.’ That’s the long and short of it. “Crazy, isn’t it?” continued the co-owner of Norfolk

Power Equipment on the Norfolk/Wrentham line. “We madeour sign out of the old laundromat sign. We only had tochange a few letters. We were in that building for 20 years.We’ve been married 37 years and in business for 36. We’vesat in the same office for 36 years and we still like eachother.”The owners of Norfolk Power Equipment — Glen,

Carolyn, son Brian and daughter Stacey — are thankful. Sograteful for the last four decades of success, they thank theirloyal customers with an annual Customer AppreciationOpen House, which took place this year on March 25 and 26at their showroom facility, which has been Norfolk PowerEquipment’s home since 1998 (they still have the old build-ing). Hard-working heavy iron workers filled the 20,000-sq. ft.

headquarters set on five acres. Special deals were offered onlawn mowers, excavators and backhoes from Touro, Kubota,Terex, Stihl and many others.But the day was more about giving back to those cus-

tomers who have spent so much of their hard-earned moneyat Norfolk over the decades.As Carolyn Coulter said, the business grew, Norfolk’s rep-

utation grew and, “the children grew. I only have two storesbecause I only have two kids.” She was referring to Norfolk’s other location in

Burrillville, R.I., which opened in 2003, and to the fact thatshe literally raised her children in Norfolk’s store show-rooms.“We actually had a playpen for them in the shop. I want-

ed them to go work somewhere else, but they literally grewup in the business,” said Coulter. “They loved it. Staceygraduated from Bryant University in finance and legal work.Brian graduated as an automotive technician. Stacey runs theoffice, financial payables. Brian is in sales and service. Heran the Rhode Island store and worked in the larger, con-struction end. Brian is really an excellent service person. Heknows all aspects of sales and service. We are very lucky tohave two kids who are interested in what Glen and I wereinterested in.”Their Customer Appreciation Day goes back to when they

first opened the former Laundromat.

Norfolk Power Equipment WelcomesCustomers to Annual Open House

see NORFOLK page 18

A bright banner welcomes Norfolk’s guests to the annu-al event.

The Terex PT-100 G was just one machine in the fea-tured Terex line at the event.

Two members of the Easton, Mass., DPW check outNorfolk’s SVL 75 series.

Stacey Coulter Root (C,with name tag) helpsattendees with raffle tick-ets and open house give-aways.

Two-year-old Gavin Walshof North Attleboro, Mass.,brought his aunt, SusanWalsh of the Providence,R.I. area, along with himto check out Norfolk’sequipment.

Norfolk’s parts and service area drew a big crowd.

According to Glen Coulter, “the best thing that hap-pened to the business was getting the Kubota line in1979.”

Attendees lined up to enjoy a hearty lunch in theNorfolk facility on both days of the two-day event.


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Annual Event Goes Back to Company’s Earliest Days“Today, it is an appreciation for all the contractors

and municipalities who purchase from us throughoutthe year,” said Coulter. “Different manufacturers andequipment is sold here, and their representatives areon hand at the event to answer questions. It’s not asmuch an Open House as much as an AppreciationWeekend.”Norfolk Power boasts some 46 employees now,

many of whom have been part of their team for morethan 20 years. “When you are part of a family business, you take

care of the people who have been with you all thoseyears,” added Coulter. “We have great employees.” She lauded David Hoyle, who has been at Norfolk

for 22 years; Steve Oliva for 20; General Manager FredNoonan, for 20-plus-years, and Roger Martin, “who was inour wedding. These people have been with us since dayone.”At the two-day event was special sales pricing that cus-

tomers couldn’t get on any other day. “These are longtimecustomers,” said Coulter. “A second generation of somefamilies; families shopping here since we first opened up.”Coulter and her husband Glen looked over their acreage,

with the yard full of equipment, their parts and service andrepair departments; their warehouses. They saw Stacey dart-ing around from event to event, table to table, helping to raise

funds for breast cancer, sign-ing up people for free raffle

tickets for prizes, setting up the food for the guests. Theybeamed.“I remember going on the road with our first line of snow

blowers, from town to town with two kids in the playpen inthe car,” said Coulter. “It worked and I sold everything else.It fostered customers from all over this area. Today, youcouldn’t do that.”Stacey looked at Carolyn, setting up lunch for the guests

and smiled.“I love machines. I cannot imagine my life without being

a part of this,” she said. “I love being able to help my parents

and my brother and to bring my kids here. I havethree children and I have them here a lot. There aregood morals taught here. My son’s favorite colors areorange and black.”Her father, Glen, ever the businessman, is quietly

pensive, making sure that every guest has the answersand prices they seek. He also is very appreciative overthis special weekend. “The business has far exceeded our expectations,”

he said, nodding to his wife and partner of 37 years.“That’s for sure.” Unlike the women, who point to the family, Glen

points to the line he sells.“The best thing that happened was getting the

Kubota line in here in 1979. Compact excavators,track loaders and now, they have the largest cab in the mar-ket,” said Glen Coulter. “I’d like to personally thank all our loyal customers who

continue to be here,” said his wife. “This is always open tothe public and we invited almost 3,000 of our clients over theyears.”“I thank my customers every day,” added her husband.

“Without them, we’re nobody.”It’s important,” said Carolyn. “This is like our third child.”Norfolk Power Equipment has two locations: 5 Cushing

Drive on the Norfolk/Wrentham, Mass. line and at 846Bronco Highway in Burrillville, R.I.

Ed France of the WalthamSchool Dept. came to Norfolk’sopen house looking to replacean old tractor the school systemowns. The city of Waltham justbuilt eight new schools.

Bill Pepe, service manager,Norfolk Power Equipment, looksat the TL65 model.

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EOP ....................................................12

EQUIP SALES & LEASING ................8

FOLEY MARINE & INDUSTRIAL

ENGINE ............................................1

GORILLA HAMMERS ..........................1

HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION

EQUIPMENT ..................................17

J R VINAGRO CORPORATION ..........1

KRAFT POWER CORP ........................1

LOU GIZA EQUIPMENT ......................1

MID CITY STEEL CO..........................13

MILTON CAT ......................................13

MULTI MACHINE INC ..........................1

ROGERS BROTHERS........................19

THE N.I.C.E. COMPANY ......................9

TST HYDRAULICS INC ....................13

TYLER EQUIPMENT CO ..................3,7

W I CLARK CO......................................2

WANTED TRUCK................................12

WOODCO MACHINERY ....................20

WOODS CRW OF NH CORP ..............5


Tyler Equipment251 Shaker Road

East Longmeadow, MA 01028(413) 525-6351(800) 292-6351

1980 Berlin TurnpikeBerlin, CT 06037(860) 356-0840(800) 352-4473

Parts: (860) 356-0848www.tylerequipment.com

C.N. Wood Co., Inc.200 Merrimac St.

Woburn, MA 01801(781) 935-1919

Avon, MA (508) 584-8484

Johnston, RI(401) 942-9191

Joseph Equipment Company300 Gay Street

Manchester, NH 03103603-641-8608

www.josephequipment.com


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New England #8, 2011

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