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õ History

field service truck

1961

Field Service Department

Our Field Service departments are located throughout the entire state of Michigan to serve customers wherever they are.

1963

Creation of Contractors Rental Corporation

Contractors Rental Corporation rents the equipment you need, when you need it, without the big service contracts for your convenience and savings.

CRC building
Larry Behrenwald

1964

Our Founder Larry Behrenwald

õ founder Larry Behrenwald is pictured with one of the first phones in the field. He understood the importance of keeping in constant contact with the customer from the beginning and set precedent for our sales and service model today.

1965

Leadership Group

The Leadership Group opened our second store in Grand Rapids.

Leadership Group
Grand Rapids location

1969

Grand Rapids Office Opened

Four years after the company was founded, õ opened its doors in Grand Rapids and added another parts and service center.

1970

Lansing Corporate Headquarters

Our original Corporate Headquarters, pictured above, was located in Lansing.

Lansing corporate headquarters
Saginaw branch location

1971

Saginaw Branch Opened

Our Saginaw Branch opened its doors in 1971. This building, complete with a retail outlet, replaced the old building in the year 2000. It has always been one of our main goals to provide our customers with complete statewide coverage and the opening of this branch helped us achieve this goal.

1979

North East Detroit Branch Opened

The North East Detroit branch of õ opened in 1979, increasing our ability to fulfill the needs of our customers on the east side of the state with our legendary products, services, and support.

NE Detroit location
Machine rodeo

1981

õ Machine Rodeo

Pictured above is the õ Machine Rodeo that featured our new machines and their improved capabilities. Over 200 guests were in attendance for this event where we showed how our machines can meet and exceed expectations.

1984

Lansing Branch

This aerial photo shows our Lansing Branch. This location is equipped to provide for all construction needs in and around the Lansing area.

Lansing location
Traverse city location

1987

Traverse City Branch Opened

Since opening in 1987, the õ Traverse City branch strives to be innovative. Our Traverse City location provides expertise in electrical components, the forestry industry, and with snow moving and grooming technologies.

1996

õ Training Center Founded

In 1996, the õ Training Center, located at our Lansing facility, opened. The training center can provide personalized courses for your company in Mine Safety and OSHA Safety as well as factory-certified machine operation and training.

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New Lansing branch

2005

New Lansing Branch Opens

Our new Lansing location opened in 2005, providing more space for parts distribution, equipment service, paint facility, a used equipment mall, reconditioning center, and retail outlet.

2023

õ celebrating our 60th year

Serving you as the oldest “Michigan Owned and Operated” heavy equipment company.

õ 60 years

Store Hours

Monday - Friday: 7am - 6pm
Saturday: 8am - 12pm
Sunday: On call

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