Fri September 08, 2017
DSI Relies on Gregory Poole Equipment Company
Directional Services Inc. (DSI), a full service licensed electrical and utility contractor, has been serving customers from Hope Mills, N.C., and the surrounding area since 2005 by performing horizontal directional drilling, power line utility work, commercial electrical work and solar farm construction....
Mon July 31, 2017
UPDATE: Carolina CAT, Gregory Poole Help Outer Banks Residents Get Power Back
Residents and vacationers on Outer Banks islands in North Carolina have been forced to evacuate after a construction company damaged power cables on July 27. The trouble began when PCL Construction accidentally drove a steel casing into an underground transmission line on July 27 while they were working on building the new Herbert C....
Fri June 02, 2017
Work Abounds for Company Named After a Pet Dog
While many contractors in the construction business are known by the family name, it's rare you find one that goes by the family pet's name. Powell Fox of Clero Landscaping Inc. recalls exactly how that happened....
Tue July 19, 2016
Loyal Employee of Gregory Poole Reaches Milestone
Gregory Poole Equipment Company recently celebrated an important milestone for one of the company's most valuable employees — Johnny Parker. Parker has been a full-time employee of the company for 50 years....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed December 23, 2015
Sandy Weathers the Storm, Adapts to Changing Times
By Brenda Ruggiero - CEG CORRESPONDENTNestled in the small rural town of Roseboro, N.C., Arnold Sandy began Sandy's Hauling & Backhoe Service in 1994. With just a backhoe and dump truck, he was grading and building lagoons for farms in and around the community....
Tue September 29, 2015
NMHG to Restructure Networks Pending Deal
NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc. (“NMHG”) announced that pending the completion of the proposed transactions between Gregory Poole Equipment Company, Dougherty Equipment Company Inc., LiftOne LLC, VBS Inc....
Wed May 29, 2013
Gregory Poole Equipment Event Features Prizes, Demos, Seminars
Gregory Poole Equipment Company held its Get In, Get Real event in Fayetteville, N.C., on May 7. Guests were able to demo the machines, attend seminars and were eligible for door prizes.Several machines were on hand for guests to demo including wheel loaders, track type tractors, excavators and skid steers....
Wed May 01, 2013
Benchmark Tool & Supply Event Features Topcon Systems
Benchmark Tool & Supply held a demo day in Raleigh, N.C., on March 26 and in Concord, N.C., on April 2. The company installed its Topcon 3D-MC2 systems on comparable dozers a John Deere 750K LGP from RW Moore and James River Equipment, Komatsu D61PX from Linder Industrial Machinery and a Cat D6KXL from Gregory Poole Equipment Company and Carolina CAT....
Tue March 06, 2012
Arrow Merges With Three Carolina Dealers
Arrow Equipment Company’s operations have been merged into the operations of Blanchard Machinery, Carolina Tractor and Gregory Poole Equipment, effective Feb. 1. Arrow Equipment serves the paving industry in the Carolinas....
Mon January 09, 2012
Meekins Holds 17th Annual December Contractors Auction
Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Company hosted its 17th annual December Contractors Auction on Dec. 27 at its Lumberton, N.C., facility. More than 2,500 people in attendance bid on 1,484 lots, which featured absolute packages of equipment and trucks from Allen Grading Company, Clancy & Theys Construction, Fontaine Landscaping, Gregory Poole Equipment Company, Malpass Construction Company Inc., Midstate Equipment, SEC Enterprise Company, ST Wooten Corporation, Whaley Contractors Inc....
