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Kelly Tractor Hosts Grand Opening in Ft. Pierce, Fla.

Kelly Tractor's grand opening in Ft. Pierce, Fla., featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony, equipment displays, catered lunch, tours, product demonstrations, giveaways and raffle prizes. The event showcased autonomous compaction, advanced dozer technology, excavators, compact track loaders and more.

December 3, 2025 - Southeast Edition #25
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Kelly Tractor hosted a grand opening event Nov. 12, 2025, at its new Ft. Pierce, Fla., facility.

The celebration began with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony performed by the Kelly family, followed by a catered lunch and guided tours of the facility for guests and staff.

Equipment displays filled the grounds, and local staff were on hand to welcome customers and visitors enjoying a picture-perfect South Florida day. Attendees also received an abundance of Cat gear giveaways and had the chance to win various raffle prizes.

The grand opening featured live demonstrations of equipment, along with expert insights from product specialists. Demonstrations included autonomous Cat compaction using Bluelight technology; a Cat dozer equipped with Earthworks and Steer Assist technology; next-generation Cat mini- and medium-sized excavators; the Cat 275 compact track loader with a dozer blade and Earthworks technology for precise grading; and much more. CEG

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Kelly Tractor staffers and their customer friends came together throughout the day including Jim Murray (L) of Kelly Tractor and Jorge Rivera of Ranger Construction Industries, West Palm Beach, Fla.    (CEG photo)
(L-R): Tommy Buchmeyer and Ron Buchmeyer of Tommy Hawkins & Sons, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; Bill Colosi, Kelly Tractor; R.J. Buchmeyer, Tommy Hawkins & Sons; Chris Kelly and Tony Parada, both of Kelly Tractor, discuss the new facility.  (CEG photo)
Jim Heimer (R) of Dickerson Infrastructure, Ft. Pierce, Fla., the company that performed the site prep for this new Kelly Tractor facility, talks with SITECH South’s David Turner. (CEG photo)
Chad Thompson (C), Kelly Tractor’s CDI (Certified Dealer Instructor), goes over the Cat 275 CTL equipped with a dozer blade with slope assist and 3D capabilities to a group at the demo.  (CEG photo)
After lunch and tours of the facility, a crowd made its way to the demo area to see some of the newest products and technology from Cat and SITECH South.   (CEG photo)
For customer convenience, parts, rentals, conference room, showroom and merchandising are all in one central area of the facility.   (CEG photo)
Using the AI-powered Bluelight system, a Cat CS12 roller worked continuously and autonomously during the demonstrations. (CEG photo)
The Cat 255/265/275/285s, were on display next to the outdoor demonstration area.   (CEG photo)
The parking lot filled quickly for Kelly Tractor’s grand opening in Ft. Pierce, Fla. (CEG photo)
(L-R): The Kelly family — Luisa, Bradley, Chris, Katherine, Nick and Pat Kelly — played a part in the official grand opening ceremony and kicked off the event with a ribbon cutting.  (CEG photo)
More than 200 customers, guests and Kelly Tractor staffers were in attendance. (CEG photo)
Some of the many Caterpillar representatives who joined the Kelly Tractor staff for the event (L-R) included Heidi Jensen; Duane Hamlin, Kelly Tractor; Dave Kandel; Chris Kelly, Kelly Tractor; and Mike Wohlert. (CEG photo)
Kelly Tractor’s Ramiro Cabana (L) welcomes Cat customer Mark Pierce of American Engineering and Development, Hialeah Gardens, Fla., to the grand opening event.  (CEG photo)
Guests had an opportunity to see machines being serviced in Kelly Tractor’s new spacious service area in Ft. Pierce during facility tours.  (CEG photo)
Enjoying the day’s activities and some conversations (L-R) are Greg Bennett, Kelly Tractor; Paul Baffino, Chris Spencer, Faron Tyler, Bruce Lewis of Indian River (Fla.) Mosquito Control; and Richard Diaz of Kelly Tractor. (CEG photo)
SITECH South brought an incredible display of its latest technology, including SISO Air drone offerings. Conducting demos and providing helpful jobsite tips and promoting their products (L-R) were Orlin Gavarrete, David Turner, Tavarrell Smith, Jordon Sampson, Omar Maldonado and Tyler Phelps. (CEG photo)
A well-stocked parts department with second level mezzanine storage is a feature in the design of this branch.  (CEG photo)


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