A3O-Lancatt*r FirnUno, Siturday, July 1,1933
Landis Bros. Break Ground To Build New Facility
MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.) — to a John Deere 8100 to carve the *
Using an antique John Deere plow.
Landis Bros., Inc., broke ground
recently to begin construction of a
24,500 square fool sales and ser
vice facility at 2710 ML Joy Road
in Manheim.
“Building is not a new idea but
an idea whose time has come,”
Herb Noll, president and general
manager of Landis Bros., Inc., told
the crowd attending ground break
ing ceremonies on June 22.
The new facilities are expected
to better serve their clients with
both sales and service and provide
more efficient work space for the
39 employees. The selected loca
tion for the new 1 facility is seven
miles west of Lancaster at the
intersection of Route 283 and
Route 772.
Noll along with fellow-owners
Phil Wimer and Mark Weaver
used the antique plow, which was
built before the 1900 s, for the ini
tial ground breaking then switched
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WEST CHESTER (Chester
Co.) —The Chester County Con
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employment of Randy Aman as
nutrient management resource
conservationist
Aman is from Kimberton. His
background includes a degree in
agricultural business from SUNY
Cobleskill and a lifelong farming
experience associated with the
operation of his family’s Chester
County farm.
As a nutrient management
resource conservationist Aman
will be directly involved with the
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initials J.D. into the soil.
Later, John Deere Cater rides
around the perimeter of the nine
acre site were offered to those
attending the ceremonies.
What is known as Lancaster
County’s oldest John Deere dealer
was founded in 1920 by Elmer and
Ben Landis. The farm implement
and supply store was housed on the
second floor of the Northern Mark
et, on North Queen Street in Lan
caster. Later, the business was
moved to 1305 Manheim Pike,
where it is still located.
In 1988, three of the company’s
employees, Noll,. Wimer, and
Weaver, purchased the business
while renting the Manheim Pike
property. In 1994, the owners pur
chased a dealership in Lebanon.
The dealership has consistently
received Super Service Dealer
awards, which is given to only 20
dealerships out of approximately
Brandywine, Pickering, and
French Creek watershed areas. He
will provide technical assistance
to the district for implementation
of nutrient management plans as
well as best management
practices.
Efforts will be focused on
promotion of the wise use of nutri
ents and pesticide management
and erosion control practices.
These practices can help reduce
the amounts of nutrients, chemi
cals, and sediments which can pol
lute our waters because of
agriculture.
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Thirty-nine Lendls Bros. Inc. employees gsther sround the plow for ground break
ing ceremonies. Each employee was interviewed by the builder to determine the
needs and insight each have in order to make the new facility a more efficient, pleas
ant, and safe worksite.
300. Last year, they receive John
Deere’s newly created Dealer Sig
nature Award given to dealerships
that excel in sales, service, and
parts.
Jerry Thomas, area sales rep
resentative for John Deere, com
pared the growth of the Landis’
dealership as parallel to that of the
parent company (John Deere) in
Columbus, Ohio.
He said, ‘Tn 1920, when Landis
u» e ,r «OM, and Mark Weaver
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in 1995, it is building 20 tractors
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In planning the facility, both
customer and the 39 employees’
needs were considered. The two
story steel structure will have the
shop, parts, retail, and service
areas on the first flow. Offices.
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storage areas, the lunchroom and
plenty' of open space for future
growth will be on the second level.
The completion date for the
facility, which is being built by
FTF Construction, Inc., is pro
jected to be Jan. 1.
The Manheim Pike business
will move to the new facility but
the Lebanon branch store will con
tinue to operate as a sales and ser
vice center.