17.11.2014

Admar acquires Knickerbocker

US rental company Admar Construction Equipment and Supplies has acquired the Erie Pennsylvania business of the Knickerbocker Equipment Company and will relocate its existing Erie operation to the Knickerbocker facility merging the two operations.

Admar is based in Rochester New York and rents a wide range of equipment including aerial lifts and telehandlers. It moved into Pennsylvania two years ago and opened in Erie last year. The deal was agreed at the end of October. The new merged facility will employ 12.
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Admar will move its Erie operation into the Knickerbocker facility

Admar president Joel DiMarco said: “Admar has been a family owned and operated business for more than 40 years. From one family business to another, we are proud to carry on the long tradition of exceptional customer service that Knickerbocker is known for in the Erie region.”

Brad Perrine, Admar’s Erie branch manager added: “We are very excited to get to know our new customers and help them achieve their business goals. Our customer’s success will always be our first priority.”

Admar was established in 1972 by brothers John and Richard DiMarco who ran a contracting business. The new operation was driven from years of being let down by equipment providers. The very first location was a small garage and their first year's revenue was $300,000. Today the company is one of the largest rental companies in the region and operates from Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Canandaigua in New York state with two locations in Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Erie.