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Van Wall Equipment Announces Purchase of Horizon Equipment John Deere Locations

Ag/Outdoor

December 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

PERRY, IA (December 16, 2020) – Van Wall Equipment and the Van Houweling family announced Wednesday, the purchase from the Puck family of the Horizon Equipment John Deere dealership locations in Adair, Audubon, Avoca, Manning, Missouri Valley and Woodbine, Iowa. These locations are now officially operating as Van Wall Equipment, further broadening the company’s John Deere location footprint in Iowa.

Don Van Houweling, Van Wall Equipment President. said “It is our goal to meet and expand the long-term track record of customer care and commitment that has been the benchmark of the Puck family and their excellent team. We will be dedicated to doing four very important things: Minimizing producer’s downtime risk, making it easier for them to manage their operations, helping them increase their margins and profitability, and giving them a competitive advantage.”

Nate Puck, Horizon Equipment Chief Executive Officer, said “The Puck Family has been privileged to maintain a contract and relationship with John Deere Company, our customers, and associates for 94 years. Our family has enjoyed four generations of building partnerships that we hope added value to production agriculture, our customers, and communities in Western Iowa and surrounding areas. We see this organizational change as an opportunity that can bring new ‘Horizons’ for customers and our associates as the mission to provide beneficial partnerships remains.”

Van Wall Equipment plans to leverage its scale – with its robust inventory of parts, same-day intra-store parts transfer system, and substantial field support resources – to keep customers running.