Gregory Poole Equipment Company Celebrates 60 Years

Employees, Retirees and Special Guests Celebrate History - Future. End Quote

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease) April 01, 2011 - Sixty years ago, Gregory Poole Equipment Company began as a dealer of heavy construction equipment for Caterpillar Tractor Company in order to better serve the Old North State. Things have changed a lot after 60 years, but one thing that has remained the same is the strength and stability of Gregory Poole, now a leading Cat® dealer that provides equipment sales and services for the agriculture, construction, forestry, industrial, marine, on-highway truck, and electric power generation markets. On Friday April 1, 2011, Gregory Poole will celebrate its 60th birthday. Employees, retirees and special guests attended a simultaneous luncheon in 14 different locations on Thursday, March 31, 2011, to commemorate the founding of the company on April 1, 1951.

"This is an exciting time for the history of this company, because achieving 60 years in business is no small feat," said Gregory Poole III, Chairman, President, and CEO of Gregory Poole Equipment Company. "This anniversary signifies that we're not just a 60-year-old company, but we're a company that is highly innovative, creative and has a very bright future. I'm more excited now than I ever have been about the future of this company and all that we bring to bear."

Gregory Poole was founded in Raleigh, North Carolina, by James Gregory Poole, Sr., and his uncle, William Lewis Gregory. Since its beginning in 1951, it has expanded to over seven divisions and employs over 800 employees at 21 facilities located throughout the eastern parts of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The company remains family-owned today by James Gregory Poole III, who has been Chairman and CEO since 1999.

Gregory Poole's mission is not only to be a great product and service provider, but to also develop and sustain meaningful relationships with its customers, employees and throughout its community locations. With fully-stocked parts warehouses, technicians have the right parts at the right time and can provide almost immediate assistance when a customer is in need, maintaining Gregory Poole's top customer satisfaction scores in all the industries that they serve. Over the years, it has supported various non-profit organizations, including the United Way, Foundation of Hope, Special Olympics, Salvation Army, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, various local colleges, victims of local disasters and a non-denominational Christian camp, Camp Oak Hill. Gregory Poole is also a corporate partner of The V Foundation for Cancer Research and a sponsor of the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic.

About Gregory Poole Equipment Company

Gregory Poole Equipment Company was founded by James Gregory Poole, Sr., and his uncle, William Lewis Gregory, on April 1, 1951. With headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, Gregory Poole became the Cat construction equipment dealer for eastern North Carolina. Since that time, the company has expanded its operations to 21 locations providing sales, rental, parts and service for construction, agriculture, forestry, lift systems, cleaning systems, marine power, on-highway truck and electric power generation equipment in the eastern parts of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. For more information on Gregory Poole Equipment Company, please visit www.GregoryPoole.com.

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