Premier Equipment

On January 9th LEAF visited Premier Equipment in Elmira. Tim Dowd along with 7 others gave us a presentation about Premier Equipment and what they do. We got a tour of the building, (Premier head office), the shop, the parts room, and the offices. Premier Equipment supports community programs such as Fida-Haiti and Friend in Need. They supports over 130 community events per year. This is important because some things don't earn them a profit but it helps the community out. Premier Equipment has a real team atmosphere. They all help each other out and it feels like family. They have a wide variety of products such as John Deere, Stihl, Frontliner, and more. This diversity helps their economic success. They are not selling products to only farmers but to homeowners and businesses for lawn care and even to kids who want to buy toy tractors. As LEAF students, we can benefit from learning to work as a team in our own workplace in the future. I enjoyed the trip because I like John Deere and am doing co-op there in 2nd semester. On Behalf of LEAF, I would like to thank Premier Equipment for taking the time to show us around and tell us what they do.