Baton Rouge, LA - Effective immediately, H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (H&E) has been appointed as an authorized Link-Belt Dealer for excavators, forestry and material handling equipment in the following locations:

            Maryland:  Baltimore
            North Carolina:  Arden, Charlotte, Winston-Salem
            South Carolina:  North Charleston, Columbia, Greenville
            Virginia:  Ashland, Norfolk, Roanoke, Warrenton 

Commenting on this appointment, Scott McDougle, Vice President of Earthmoving – Mid-Atlantic Division at H&E said, “Link-Belt is a first class product that doesn’t take a back seat to any manufacturer.  These excavators are very well balanced and the hydraulics are remarkably smooth.  This is a product that we can take into the future with great confidence, knowing that our customers will be very satisfied.”

LBX Company LLC is located in Lexington, Kentucky and is the proud manufacturer of Link-Belt branded excavators:  machines that are purpose-built for the earthmoving, forestry, scrap and material handling industries.

The Link-Belt brand name dates back to 1874 and is synonymous with innovative designs that incorporate the highest quality and best product support in the industry. Formerly a division of the Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company, LBX Company became a stand-alone company in 1998 representing the Link-Belt excavator, forestry & material handling equipment lines.

H&E Equipment Services, Inc. has decades of experience in the earthmoving business.  As a full-service dealer, H&E will provide new and used sales, rentals, service, parts and warranty service to support the Link-Belt they represent.

H&E Equipment Services is one of the largest integrated equipment services companies in the United States with 62 full-service facilities throughout the West Coast, Intermountain, Southwest, Gulf Coast, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.  The company is focused on heavy construction and industrial equipment and rents, sells and provides parts and service support for four core categories of specialized equipment: (1) hi-lift or aerial platform equipment; (2) cranes; (3) earthmoving equipment; and (4) industrial lift trucks.  H&E Equipment Services employs over 2,000 employees at 62 locations throughout the United States, with headquarters in Baton Rouge, LA.  H&E is the largest Grove and Manitowoc Crane dealer in the U.S. and one of the largest Komatsu earthmoving dealerships.  In addition, they represent Diamond Z, Doosan, Dynapac, Elliott, Finn, Gehl, Genie, Gradall, JLG, Kawasaki, Magnum, Manitex, National Crane, Sky Jack, Terex/Reedrill, Yale and many other prominent equipment manufacturers.

More information on H&E Equipment Services can be found on their website at www.HE-equipment.com.