• Home
• Posts tagged 'Bobcat Families'

“Moovin” On: Dairy Farm Switches to a Bobcat Compact Track Loader

Posted on 06/11/2018 by Bobcat Team

Categories: On the Job Tags: Agriculture, Attachments, Bobcat Families, Business, Compact Track Loader

Motivated in part by good friends who’d established a farm in Manitoba, Les and Karen deLeeuw decided to start their own dairy and moved 63 cows nearly 1,000 miles across Canada, from Les’ parents’ dairy in British Columbia to a…

Read more ›

Share this:

• Email
• Tweet
• 

Like this:

Like Loading...

Landscaping Crew Swaps Shovels and Wheelbarrows for an MT85

Posted on 06/19/2017 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Beyond the Work,On the Job Tags: Attachments, Auger, Bobcat Families, Landscaping, Mini Track Loaders, MT85, Pallet Fork

For 13 years, the crew at Jat’s Backyard Landscaping in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, prided themselves on doing all their work by hand — including loading trucks, digging holes and moving concrete. The addition of an MT85 now lets them do more in less time.

Read more ›

Share this:

• Email
• Tweet
• 

Like this:

Like Loading...

Father-Son Team Carefully Transitions Ownership of Their Business

Posted on 01/04/2017 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Down to Business Tags: Bobcat Dealers, Bobcat Families, Business, Succession Planning

Jeff Blanchard started his son Mark out sweeping floors and loading trucks at Bobcat of New Hampshire so he could learn the ins and outs of the business and then grow within the company.

Read more ›

Share this:

• Email
• Tweet
• 

Like this:

Like Loading...

Four Generations of Ernies

Posted on 12/16/2016 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Beyond the Work Tags: Bobcat Families, Rental

A multigenerational rental business in Massachusetts shares practical advice for running (and surviving) a family-owned business.

Read more ›

Share this:

• Email
• Tweet
• 

Like this:

Like Loading...

Next Generation Helps Landscape Business Triple in Size

Posted on 11/16/2016 by Bobcat Team

Categories: On the Job Tags: Bobcat Families, Landscaping, S130, S250, S650, Skid-Steer Loaders, WorkSaver

The Diemer family landscaping business is in good hands thanks to Everett’s decades of good business sense, which he passed along to his children along with the company.

Read more ›

Share this:

• Email
• Tweet
• 

Like this:

Like Loading...

Meet the Anderson Brothers from the Bobcat Gwinner Plant

Posted on 10/28/2016 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Inside Bobcat Tags: Bobcat Families, Bobcat Skid-Steer Square Dance

Family get-togethers happen a lot at the Bobcat Gwinner plant when the Anderson brothers show up for work. The four brothers, who have a combined 170 years of experience at the plant, embody the family-oriented culture of Bobcat Company.

Read more ›

Share this:

• Email
• Tweet
• 

Like this:

Like Loading...

Third-Generation Dairy Farm Started by the Greatest Generation

Posted on 10/11/2016 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Beyond the Work Tags: Agriculture, Bobcat Families, S750, Skid-Steer Loaders, Toolcat Utility Work Machines

Farming and family often go hand in hand. That’s especially true for one of our customers who operates a multigenerational dairy farm in California.

Read more ›

Share this:

• Email
• Tweet
• 

Like this:

Like Loading...

These Guys Have a Connection to the Bobcat Founding Fathers

Posted on 09/19/2016 by Bobcat Team

Categories: Inside Bobcat Tags: Bobcat Families, Compact Excavators, Skid-Steer Loaders, Toolcat Utility Work Machines

It’s not uncommon to find Bobcat Company employees who have a family connection to the company dating back two or three generations. But only a handful can claim a direct connection to the founders. Meet three descendants of the Melroe and Keller families.

Read more ›

Share this:

• Email
• Tweet
• 

Like this:

Like Loading...