The full-service dealership will provide new and pre-owned heavy equipment sales and rentals to the cities of Juneau, Ketchikan and Wasilla in Southeast and South-Central Alaska.
Miller JCB was founded in 2005 as Miller Construction Equipment Sales in Juneau. The company easily built a strong reputation with contractors though attentive service and attention to detail and expanded into Wasilla market in 2009. In partnering with JCB, the dealership will continue providing excellent customer service while growing JCB’s presence in the state of Alaska. Three JCB-dedicated salespeople and seven service technicians will ensure customers receive knowledgeable and one-on-one attention at each location.
Terrence Miller, Miller JCB’s president, is enthusiastic about the new partnership and opportunities ahead for both JCB and the dealership. “We’re proud of the strong reputation we’ve built in the region and of the success we’ve already had selling JCB equipment,” he said. “Now, by offering JCB’s full line of equipment, we can better meet customers’ needs and feel confident we’re providing a quality product and resources.”
JCB’s full line of equipment includes skid steers, compact track loaders, backhoes, wheel loaders, utility vehicles, excavators and Loadall telescopic handlers. Miller JCB will sell new and pre-owned machines, as well as offer rentals.
“Miller JCB’s goals and values align well with JCB’s corporate philosophy, making this partnership a natural fit,” said Dallas Reeves, JCB North America’s vice president of sales. “We’re pleased to welcome them to our dealer network, and we’re looking forward to watching them grown and succeed in the Southeast Alaska market.”
To learn more about Miller JCB, visit www.mcealaska.com or call 907-892-3255. For more information about JCB’s industry-leading equipment for the construction, agriculture, industrial and waste/recycling markets, or to find a dealer near you, call JCB’s North American Headquarters in Savannah at (912) 447-2000 or visit www.jcbamericas.com.
About JCB:
JCB, the world’s third largest construction equipment brand, has 22 plants on four continents and employs more than 10,000 people worldwide. JCB manufactures more than 300 different machines including: backhoe loaders; Loadall telescopic handlers; tracked and wheeled excavators; wheeled loading shovels; articulated dump trucks; rough terrain fork lifts; mini excavators; skid steer loaders and JCB Vibromax compaction equipment. For agricultural markets, the company produces a range of telescopic handlers and the unique Fastrac tractor. JCB also manufactures the Teletruk forklift for the industrial sector.
In 2013, JCB revealed the unique, industry-leading Tier 4 Final emissions technology now being incorporated into the company’s Ecomax engines. Unlike competing technologies, JCB’s does not require the use of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) or any exhaust after-treatments. Available on many newer JCB machines and as a retrofit for existing JCB machines, JCB’s Tier 4 Final technology also improves fuel economy, reduces maintenance and boosts productivity.
JCB is privately-owned by the Bamford family, and its Chairman, Lord Bamford, has been at the helm of the company since 1975. The company officially marked its 65th anniversary on June 21, 2011, the 95th anniversary of the birth of company founder Joseph Cyril Bamford. For more information, please visit www.jcb.com.
