HOLT CAT®(holtcat.com), the Caterpillar® Equipment and Engine dealer for South, Central, North and North East Texas, held an open house today to celebrate the completion of its 40,000 square foot, state-of-the-art heavy equipment service facility.
The $11 million expansion is part of a $100 million HOLT investment plan to upgrade facilities, open new full-service locations, and ensure technicians are equipped with advanced tools and technologies in order to provide outstanding service to customers.
This development represents the single largest expansion to HOLT’s San Antonio-based headquarters at 3302 S WW White Road in decades. The new building, which replaces a smaller service shop, will be a climate-controlled facility that will provide an improved work environment for technicians.
“Demand for the heavy equipment repair and rebuild services HOLT provides is surging as a result of the shale boom and resurgence in manufacturing and infrastructure projects,” said Peter M. Holt, CEO of HOLT CAT. “Our locations across the state are showing robust growth as a result—in fact, 2014 has been one of the strongest years ever for our business.”
Many of HOLT’s customers choose to have their heavy equipment rebuilt instead of purchasing an entirely new machine in order to manage capital costs. Key machine components are inspected and replaced, and the machine is returned to service in like-new condition. The new facility will include advanced capabilities to manage these rebuilds.
The facility will serve customers located across South and Central Texas. It has eight service bays, featuring four 10-ton cranes and four 15-ton cranes; monitored oil dispensing in all bays; 150 tons of automated HVAC and lighting controls to save energy; and eight BAF-branded fans to reduce electrical consumption.
About HOLT CAT®
HOLT CAT® sells, rents and services Caterpillar machines, engines, generator sets and trucks in a 118-county Texas territory spanning from the Red River to the Rio Grande. HOLT offers total machine and engine rebuild capabilities, sells used equipment around the world and fabricates its own line of land clearing equipment and HOLT Spray King® water tankers. HOLT is the dealer for Link-Belt Cranes in the Eastern half of Texas as well as the El Paso area. They are the dealer for AGCO/Challenger and Claas farm equipment for the Eastern half of Texas and portions of Arkansas and Missouri.
The Holt name has been associated with heavy equipment and Caterpillar for more than 100 years. Peter M. Holt, Chief Executive Officer of HOLT CAT, is the great-grandson of Benjamin Holt, who in 1904 developed the first successful track-type tractor which he named the “Caterpillar.” HOLT CAT has come to be synonymous with quality, integrity and commitment to customer service. The HOLT CAT team is committed to providing rock solid stability with superior products and services to heavy equipment and engine users from Brownsville to Texarkana, Texas.