Davis Equipment Corporation Celebrates 60 Years of Operation
view all newsJOHNSTON, IA - Founded in 1964, Davis Equipment Corporation will be entering its 60th year in business in 2024. The Johnston, Iowa-based company has been built upon meeting and exceeding the customer expectations of providing quality equipment, parts and service, and is backed by the integrity, experience and outstanding tenure of its employees.
The company was founded by Roger L. Davis in 1964. In 1985, Paul Davis, Roger's son, took over as CEO and held the position until 2019 when Paul's oldest son, the third-generation of the Davis family to be working for the company, took over as CEO.
“I’m proud of the fact that our company has remained family-owned,” said Zach. “This allows our team to focus on helping our customers and developing long-term relationships with them. In today’s market, that’s something we’re very proud of.”
About Davis Equipment Companies:
Davis Equipment has expanded geographically and in the industries that the management group and organization have had core competencies in. Davis Equipment Companies operate and do business as Davis Equipment Corporation and Turfwerks which was formed after an acquisition in 2004.
Davis Equipment is a distributor of crop nutrient application equipment, crop protection equipment, and equipment technology that enable the manufacturing and blending of fertilizer, and application of NH3, and liquid and dry fertilizer.
Davis Equipment represents industry leading brands, while providing quality parts and service support: Doyle Manufacturing, Case IH Application Equipment, GSI-InterSystems, Precision Tank, Dalton Ag Products, Raven Electronics, Simonsen Manufacturing, and Behnke Enterprises.
Turfwerks, which distributes turf and irrigation equipment to the golf, sports turf, municipal and commercial lawn care industry, represents quality manufactures such as Jacobsen, Rain Bird, Smithco, Turfco, Progressive Turf Equipment, and Redexim.