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Do More At Work, In Life, For Others As a leading manufacturer of agricultural and industrial equipment, Vermeer relies on a team of more than 4,000 strong making a real impact. Around the world, Vermeer team members are rolling up their sleeves to design, build and support tough yellow iron built for customers feeding and fueling their communities, managing natural resources and connecting people to the necessities of life. Headquartered in Pella, Iowa, U.S.A., Vermeer employs team members around the world, with regional offices in Brazil, the Netherlands and Singapore; additional manufacturing facilities in South Dakota and Tianjin; and more than 600 dealers located around the world. We’re not just proud of what we do, we’re proud of how we do it: we put others first, we build the best and we give back. Built upon a legacy of innovation and grit, Vermeer has continued to listen to and meet the needs of customers across the globe for more than 78 years. We are rooted in our 4P Philosophy – Principles, People, Product and Profit – and these are the core values that drive our culture, determine how we treat others and steer our business. Proud to be a family-owned and -operated company, Vermeer serves as a leading example of successful family business. Since 1948, Vermeer has built a strong foundation grounded in values and led by those in pursuit of progress and a heart for others. Our influence is real and felt around the world. Vermeer machines are made to equip our customers to do more across a diverse group of important markets including underground construction, surface mining, tree care, environmental and agricultural industries. The equipment we design, build and support helps make our world go. And our people are doing the same thing – moving their communities, industries and causes forward.

Anyone who has ever visited our factory in Perry, Oklahoma, has heard us say it: "We bleed orange." But what does it mean? It has something to do with the signature color of our equipment, of course. But mostly it's about what's inside our machines and, especially, what's inside the people who build them. We bleed orange because we were born from pioneers—the Malzahns, a family who carved a life and a livelihood out of one of the last unassigned lands in the U.S. We bleed orange because the majority of our employees past and present have brought to their jobs the grit, work ethic, and pride of ownership that come from growing up in rural America. The principles upon which Ed Malzahn founded the Ditch Witch organization—honesty, hard work, and giving customers the best product in the world—are the same principles that guide each and every decision made today. The size of the company and its product line have grown tremendously since 1949, but some things still remain the same. The emphasis on power in each and every machine. The founding principles in which our employees take such tremendous pride. Orange blood courses through the veins of every Ditch Witch employee, and it fuels every piece of equipment we build. Because when our customers put Ditch Witch equipment to work on their jobsites, they're putting us to work, too. And nothing gets that blood really pumping like satisfying the customer.

AmericanAugers and Trencor underground construction equipment are second-to-none. Both product lines, operated in West Salem, Ohio USA maintain high quality while offering the best in worldwide 24 hour technical service and support. American Augers products are manufactured at the company's 241,000 square-foot facility in West Salem, Ohio in the heart of Amish country between Columbus and Cleveland. Auger Sections by American Augers have been developed with a best-in-industry design and are field proven to stand up to all type of horizontal boring jobs. Our Auger sections are a second-to-none piece of product tooling that promises to provide a long lasting & solid work life. Since the founding of American Augers in 1970, there has never been a change in the company's core value: having products developed by a can-do work force that focuses on mechanical, technological and customer-based design improvements. Our goal is to always exceed customer expectations by providing products that are not a cost of doing business, but an Investment in Success. Did You Know? American Augers was the first HDD manufacturer to eliminate chain and utilize a rack and pinion carriage design which is now the industry standard. Our rack and pinion drive provides smoother carriage movement, more precise operating control, long system life and no complicated parts. American Augers machines are supported through a dedicated parts and technical service department. We are here to help whenever you need us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, emergency or not.