Metso appoint new US distributor

Empire Southwest join Metso aggregates distributor community in Arizona and south-eastern California

EMPIRE Southwest, authorized dealers for Caterpillar heavy equipment and engines in Arizona and south-eastern California, have become part of Metso’s US aggregates distributor community.

Established in 1950 and headquartered in Mesa, Arizona, today Empire have more than 1,900 employees throughout their 14 construction equipment locations in Arizona and two branches in south-eastern California.

Serving a wide range of construction-related customer segments, the third-generation, family-owned company will now offer Metso’s full range of aggregates-related mobile and stationary crushing and screening products and services.

‘We pride ourselves on supporting our clients’ success with the best products and solutions, and the Metso line will increase the diversity of the products we offer to better serve our clients,’ said David Mullaney, director of sales at Empire Southwest.

Ben Hansbury, vice-president of distribution sales at Metso, commented: ‘Empire is a highly respected and service-focused distributor. We are very excited to be partnering with them and providing our end customers with premium-quality crushing and screening solutions.’