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Our primary objective is to take care of the customer. We take pride in our ability to serve the customer in a timely, professional manner and provide high quality services at value based prices. We strive for opportunities to develop our relationships with customers and to pursue our mutual long term growth and prosperity. We care for our co-workers as they are a part of the Gregory Poole Team. We value innovation, friendliness, productivity, and loyalty to the Team. Each of us accepts accountability for results. We openly communicate our accomplishments and mistakes so we can learn from each other. We strive to manage fairly and provide equal opportunity for all to share in our growth and success. We are confident of our future, and we are committed to high standards in the way we run our business and treat one another.
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COMPANY HISTORY |
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1951 |
Caterpillar Tractor Company, seeking to improve the sales and service of its products in eastern North Carolina, and believing the concentrated efforts of two dealers would better serve a territory the size of the Old North State, established a second dealer, with headquarters in Raleigh. The management of Caterpillar chose James Gregory Poole, Sr., and his uncle, William Lewis Gregory, to form the new eastern NC dealership. Gregory-Poole Equipment Company began operations on April 1, 1951 at 3623 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, and at a branch in New Bern. The Company soon became widely respected in the sales and service of heavy construction and materials handling equipment. |
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1954 |
In July, a heavy equipment sales and service branch was added in Wilmington, NC, and in December of the same year the home office was moved to its present Raleigh location at 4807 Beryl Road. |
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1961 |
By means of a trade of stock in Florida-based Seminole Rock Products, Poole and his family obtained W.L. Gregory's shares in Gregory Poole Equipment Company and became the sole owners. |
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1965 |
J. Gregory Poole, Jr., was elected President. |
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1968 |
Gregory Poole Equipment Company established the Industrial Division for the sale and service of materials handling equipment, operating initially from 3705 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh. The following year the Industrial Division started a branch operation in Wilmington. |
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1971 |
A new heavy equipment branch was opened at the intersection of U.S. Highway 17 and Spring Road in Washington, replacing the outdated New Bern facility with a modern shop located in the center of the booming eastern market. |
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1974 |
A new heavy equipment branch was opened on Highway 17-S in Wilmington, in November; after several years at another address, the Wilmington Industrial Division relocated to this state-of-the-art shop in Brunswick County. |
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1978 |
In October, a new Fayetteville facility opened; this store, located on U.S. Highway 301 South at Interstate 95, serves both Construction and Industrial Division customers. |
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1984 |
Gregory Poole partnered with Advance Machine Co. to provide cleaning equipment to commercial and industrial customers. Gregory Poole continues its 22+ year partnership with the now Nilfisk-Advance Company, the world's largest manufacturer of cleaning equipment. |
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1986 |
In November, the Industrial Division expanded into South Carolina, with facilities in Charleston and Florence. |
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1990 |
The Power Systems Division was launched at the new Blue Ridge Road facility in Raleigh, providing sales and service for engines in power generation, marine and truck applications. |
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1996 |
On the Company's 45th anniversary (April 1, 1996) J. Gregory Poole, III, became President and Chief Operating Officer. |
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1999 |
J. Gregory Poole, III purchased the company from J. Gregory Poole, Jr. and became the Chairman, CEO and third generation Poole owner. |
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2001 |
Gregory Poole Equipment Company celebrated it's 50th year of providing Cat® products, service and support to eastern North Carolina. |
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2007 |
In July, the Raleigh truck engine service operations moved to the new On-Highway Engine Truck Center in Garner, NC to better serve our On-Highway Engine customers.
In December, Gregory Poole and six other southeast Cat dealers acquired Pioneer Machinery. Pioneer Gregory Poole now serves the forestry industry in eastern NC from three new branch locations: Pittsboro, Elizabethtown and Greenville. |
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2008 |
A new Construction Sales Center was opened on New Hope Rd in Raleigh, NC. This facility is dedicated to the sale of new and used construction machines and attachments. |
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2009 |
Two new Marine Service Centers were opened. The Marine Service Center at Bradly Creek in Wilmington, NC has facilities for complete boat repair. The location in Southport, NC has facilities for complete Yacht and Boat Services.
In February, a new facility was opened in Mebane, NC. This facility houses a 12,800 sq. ft. parts warehouse and a 30,000 sq. ft. service center to support Gregory Poole's Construction, Truck and Rental Store customers.
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2011 |
Gregory Poole celebrated 60 years in business on April 1, 2011.
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Gregory Poole Equipment Company employs over 800 employees at 20 facilities in Raleigh, Beaufort, Elizabethtown, Fayetteville, Garner, Greenville, Mebane, Pittsboro, Southport, Washington, Wilmington and Wanchese, North Carolina, as well as Richmond and Chesapeake, Virginia and Florence and Charleston, South Carolina. |
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