The Brandt Group of Companies has announced its 18th location in New Zealand with the acquisition the assets of Wairarapa Machinery Services, effective last month.

“We are excited to welcome our 18th location in New Zealand, uniting the entire North Island under one dealer brand for Agriculture, Construction and Forestry equipment,” says Brandt CEO, Shaun Semple. 

“This will ensure customers have access to the industry’s broadest support infrastructure, delivering the products, parts and service they need, wherever they are operating.”

This acquisition marks 139 dealerships across New Zealand, Australia, and Canada, owned and operated by Brandt, a private, family-owned business headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The company’s extensive experience in the forestry, agriculture and construction sectors enables the delivery of quality products and industry-best support services to help New Zealand equipment owners grow their businesses, says Mr Semple.

The deal comes on the heels of the company’s acquisition of AGrowQuip in late January of this year. In addition to gaining the distribution rights for the John Deere Agricultural and Golf lines in AGrowQuip’s operational area, that deal granted Brandt the exclusive rights to sell and service John Deere Construction & Forestry equipment across the entire North Island. Adding this location in Masterton will immediately provide Brandt’s Construction & Forestry customers across the Greater Wellington region with improved access to parts and service. 

Since arriving in New Zealand two years ago, Brandt has made its presence felt in communities across the North Island. Through its Thanks A Billion (TAB) philanthropic programme, the company has made significant contributions to a variety of national and community-based charitable organizations to help ensure the success of communities across the island, including a joint donation with John Deere and Waratah of $160,000 to the New Zealand Red Cross to support communicates impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. 

Over the 2022 Holiday Season, Brandt directed $75,000 into several New Zealand organisations including the Cancer Society of New Zealand, The New Zealand Rural Support Charitable Trust, and Heart Foundation New Zealand. Brandt also entered a partnership with Surf Life Saving New Zealand to support the organization by providing the John Deere equipment necessary to their operation.

Over the past decade, Brandt’s TAB programme has distributed more than $24 million to disaster relief and community development initiatives in 250+ communities around the world.