Tenamec adds Virginia dealership

Wisconsin-based Tenamec, the parent company of recycling equipment makers Builtrite, DRKHorse, SAS Forks and Lemco, has added Jewell Machinery as a new dealer for the state of Virginia.

Founded in 2000 in Rocky Mount, Virginia, Jewell Machinery serves the forestry, construction, solid waste and metal recycling markets by offering several equipment brands.

According to Tenamec, the dealership also excels at custom designing and fabricating equipment to meet specific customer requirements, with a long-standing tradition of serving its customers in the Mid-Atlantic.

“We are looking for dealers that fit our model of supporting niche markets within the construction equipment industry like scrap handling and processing, waste handling and forestry,” says Andy Waszil, Northeast regional manager at Tenamec.

“Jewell’s experience in these markets and their willingness to customize their equipment to meet customers’ specific needs, along with their extensive knowledge of hydraulics and the electronics that run them, make them an ideal partner for us."

Jewell Machinery will be responsible for selling and servicing Builtrite stationary electric material handlers and its line of attachments; DRKHorse shears, concrete crushers and grapples; and SAS Forks’ line of heavy-duty loader forks, the SAS Extreme auto dismantling system and the SAS Scorpion engine puller.

“We are very excited to bring on the Tenamec line of products, which will help us expand our presence into markets we already serve," Jewell Machinery President Mike Jewell says. "This partnership just seems to make a lot of sense for both companies and we look forward to working with the Tenamec team.”