dealer-network expansion
In Jan 2026, Housby Heavy Equipment transferred its Volvo CE inventory across three Iowa locations to Rudd Equipment, making Rudd the exclusive Volvo CE dealer for the territory — expanding Volvo CE's parts, service and product-support footprint in the Midwest.
parts-availability / supply-chain initiative
Komatsu is expanding its Edmonton operation into a 135,000-sq-ft full-service parts distribution center (opening early 2026), doubling warehouse capacity to cut lead times and improve parts availability for dealers across western Canada.
aftermarket initiative / equity stake
On its Q1 2026 earnings call (Apr 30 2026), CNH disclosed a minority equity stake in Abilene Machine giving its dealer network an all-makes aftermarket parts portfolio, and named Joe Miller to lead Parts & Commercial Operations.
JCB ↗Construction equipment
parts-availability / dealer-network expansion
JCB broke ground on its largest Midwest parts distribution facility in Plainfield, Illinois to move parts faster to dealers and customers across the Americas — part of an aggressive US dealer-network and aftermarket push.
parts-availability / aftermarket distribution initiative
On Jan 27 2026 John Deere announced a new distribution center near Hebron, Indiana focused on parts availability for ag/construction/forestry customers; VP of Aftermarket Denver Caldwell framed it as a parts-availability investment, alongside a $140M IT investment to improve parts flow for dealers.
dealer-network expansion
SDF's DEUTZ-FAHR dealer network expanded with the MAIER Group opening a new 8,000 sq m facility in Collepepe (Mar 2026) — first to fully adopt the new brand identity, with modern showroom, parts warehouse and specialist workshop.
service/GTM transformation + new service leadership
Manitou reorganized its Executive Committee effective Jan 1 2026 to deploy the LIFT 2030 roadmap, naming a dedicated lead for 'Commercial Excellence & Service' (Corinne Le Guyader) to strengthen customer proximity and digital ambitions.
dealer-network capability initiative
Bobcat named its 2026 Dealer Leadership Groups (Mar 2026), drawing top performers from 660+ North American dealer enterprises as strategic advisors guiding future programs.
dealer-network / service digital transformation
Hitachi CM launched 'LANDCROS Sales Navigator' (May 19 2026) — centralized management of dealer sales + customer info, rolling out globally to give dealers a single system for leads and customer history.
aftersales / spare-parts initiative
In Jan 2026 HD Hyundai CE announced expansion of its aftersales offer — a new spare parts line, extending its ProCare service range, and adding post-warranty support for older machines.
dealer-network expansion
In May 2026 Wacker Neuson appointed ASV Sales and Service across Queensland, WA and NSW, with ASV investing in parts inventory, factory-trained technicians and product specialists for sales/parts/after-sales support.
parts / aftermarket supply-chain initiative
Sandvik is investing CAN$51M in a new 51,000 sq ft Saskatoon facility consolidating mechanical cutting, parts & services and aftermarket support, breaking ground Feb 2026, to expand parts inventory across Central/Western Canada.
Epiroc ↗Mining & infrastructure equipment
aftermarket acquisition
On Mar 9 2026 Epiroc agreed to acquire South Africa-based Eventspec (~120 employees), a mining aftermarket parts/rebuild provider, to expand spare-parts and service in Africa under its Service revenue stream.
Metso ↗Mining & aggregates equipment
earnings commentary on aftermarket growth + strategy
In Q1 2026 Metso reported Minerals aftermarket orders up 7% with margin improvement, under its new 2026-2030 'We go beyond.' strategy explicitly targeting a higher aftermarket share via digital services; services are ~half of sales.
aftersales service digital transformation
Toyota Material Handling Europe launched T-Stream, a cloud service tool built with Microsoft on Azure — technician planner, parts finder, fleet management and predictive maintenance to fix issues before breakdowns; framed as its path to lead the European service market.
earnings commentary on service + dealer expansion
In its Q1 2026 results, KION named service-business growth a key profitability driver in Industrial Trucks & Services, and appointed Bisedge as exclusive Linde MH dealer for South Africa to localize sales and after-sales service.
dealer-network / aftersales program
In Mar 2026 Hyster named its 2025 Dealers of Distinction, recognizing dealer performance across sales, service and parts — reinforcing an active dealer-network and aftersales push that includes its unified HY Source Parts online platform.
Kalmar ↗Port / container handling equipment
spare-parts initiative + service earnings
In its Q1 2026 report Kalmar flagged weak North American spare-parts sales as a services-margin headwind and named raising spare-parts capture rate on its large installed base as a key growth spearhead, with a Greenwood distribution-center expansion underway.
service acquisition
Konecranes acquired industrial-service firm Ex-Kcranes (Thailand) and crane-component/spare-parts distributor Trimate Industries (New Zealand) to expand its APAC Industrial Service presence.
spare-parts / supply-chain initiative
Palfinger opened a $15M, 177,000 sq ft North American Parts Distribution Center in Huntley, Illinois, stocking 60,000+ spare parts with AutoStore robotic picking; by end of 2026 it ships parts for all Palfinger products in NA to cut downtime.
dealer-network expansion
Tadano America expanded its US distributor network with new full parts/service/sales distributors across Maryland-Delaware, Nebraska and Texas to improve equipment availability, parts supply and after-sales service for crane customers.
new aftermarket parts product launch
On Mar 12 2026 JLG (Oshkosh) launched AllFleet Parts, a cross-fleet aftermarket parts solution on JLG Online Express spanning 60+ brands, giving fleet managers and rental operators one online source for mixed-fleet maintenance parts.
aftersales/service digital transformation
For CONEXPO 2026, Wirtgen Group + John Deere announced they'll showcase aftermarket digital solutions for parts and service, including tools to gather machine-health insights and fluid analysis from a customer's own device.
new Head of Aftersales hire
Ammann appointed Prashant Morankar as Head of After Sales Division (Ammann India), responsible for the aftermarket services division — localized service delivery, technical-support frameworks, machine uptime.
dealer-network restructuring
Effective Jan 1 2026, SENNEBOGEN reorganized its Finland sales/service structure, appointing Rotator Oy as single dealer for cranes, material handlers and telehandlers — leveraging its nationwide service, spare-parts and maintenance network.
dealer-network expansion
Merlo UK announced a major agricultural dealer-network expansion effective Feb 1 2026 (Farmstar, Turney Group, Ernest Doe) explicitly to strengthen customer support, improve aftersales service and widen access to its telehandler range.
merger w/ stated aftermarket expansion
Effective Jan 1 2026, HD Hyundai Infracore (Develon) merged with HD Hyundai Construction Equipment to form a new company that states it will expand aftermarket services (parts and service) while keeping the Hyundai and Develon dealer networks independent.
spare-parts / service network expansion
A Jun 12 2026 release detailed Zoomlion's global localization push — 12 service branches + 3 central warehouses in Turkey, 400+ overseas sales/service outlets with 210+ service and spare-parts warehouses worldwide, plus a new Hungary MEWP factory for EU parts/service.
Yanmar ↗Compact construction equipment & engines
GTM / dealer-channel consolidation
At CONEXPO 2026, Yanmar Compact Equipment NA announced it is unifying its ASV and Yanmar compact track loader portfolios under the Yanmar brand ('One Yanmar') to give dealers and customers 'one clear story and one stronger presence.'