Flint Construction & Forestry Division held an open house at the company's Ladson, S.C., branch facility on Thursday, Oct. 25. A steady stream of customers and prospects came throughout the day and enjoyed a catered barbecue lunch.
Giveaways were plentiful as raffles were held for an assortment of prizes that included a CZ-USA 12-gauge over/under shotgun, an LIT cooler, a week's free rental on compact equipment, hunting trips and much more.
Manufacturers represented at the event included Deere, Dynapac, Bomag, FINN Corporation, Broce Brooms, Strickland MFG Attachments, Kespry Drones and Alamo.
Guests also enjoyed demo time on such machines as the Deere 750K SmartGrade integrated grade-control dozer and the Deere 245G LC excavator.
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Attendees took the opportunity for demo time on a Deere 750K LGP with SmartGrade, Deere’s fully integrated grade-control system.
One of Flint’s Ultimate Uptime fleet trucks was on display at the event.
Flint owners and event hosts Flin Cannon (L) and his dad, Chris Cannon, turned out to show their appreciation to their valued customers and to welcome their guests.
(L-R): Bob Simmons of Flint Construction & Forestry Division; Donnie LaCroix, Adam Findlay and Guy Stillinger of Banks Construction, Charleston, S.C.; and Tim Houchens, also of Flint, discuss the local construction industry.
Dynapac’s Isaac Torres (L) and Joe Seckinger draw quite a crowd at their display area.
(L-R): Flint Construction & Forestry’s Tim Rowe welcomes his friends and customers Daniel Hawk and James Steed of J.H. Hiers Construction, Walterboro, S.C., to the event.
Dean Sippel (L), FINN Corporation regional sales manager, and Tony Wilson of L-J Inc., Columbia, S.C., inspect the agitators on a FINN T120 hydroseeder on display.
Proudly displaying a pair of Bomag BW177D compactors at the open house (L-R) are Steve Chancey, Daniel Jamieson and Geoff Orlando of Bomag.
Flint Construction & Forestry-Ladson Branch service writer Terri Cartin registers guests for the array of prize giveaways.
A crowd of customers and guests assembled in the shop area as lunch was about to be served.
Duke’s Barbeque of the Charleston, S.C., area catered the event.
