New Dealership Opened in New England

 Date Line March 24, 2009

Eagle West Equipment Inc. www.eaglewestequipment.com is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive dealership agreement with Smedley Crane & Rigging www.smedleycrane.com of Branford, Connecticut. 

Smedley Crane & Rigging is a founding father of the modern crane industry with a business history covering distribution, transportation, rigging and cranes services dating back to 1860! Smedley has an extensive background in all forms of crane services and will represent the entire Eagle West Equipment Inc. product line including:

  • San Marco self erecting cranes' city cranes & tower cranes;
  • Koenig self erecting cranes;
  • Wilbert tower cranes;
  • BOSCARO & HMT crane and material handling accessories;
  • Magnum generators and tower light systems.

Smedley Crane & Rigging has been appointed the New England area as its exclusive territory inclusive of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Connecticut.

Billy Palmer, President of the Smedley Company stated "We believe there exists a great opportunity for us to develop the Self Erector & City Crane market throughout the Northeast US.  We feel very comfortable with the quality, competiveness and support provided to the Eagle West Dealer Network". 

General Manager Norman Carpentier states "With San Marco, Koenig & Wilbert we will be able to provide the smallest of self erecting cranes to very large tower cranes.  We also now have access to two full lines of crane accessories from Boscaro & HMT that we will distribute throughout New England.   We are always looking for ways to provide our customers with quality products and services as well as new ideas that will make them more competitive and profitable."

Gerry Wiebe, Vice President of Sales & Business Development for Eagle West Equipment Inc. stated "We are very pleased to have earned Smedley's decision over other competitors to join our dealership network.

The Smedley team has a strong sales and operations presence in the New England area thus covering a key strategic area for us. Overall this development is a great fit within Eagle West's ongoing strategic plan of:

  • Distributing high quality/value tower cranes and related accessories throughout North America;
  • The establishment and growth of a dealership network who provide sales, rentals and support services for our entire product line and the customers who use them;
  • Providing top quality technical support for the application and use of self erecting, city and tower cranes and related crane accessories."