Plainview, New York, April 25, 2019 – Fortbrand Services LLC (‘Fortbrand’) and Wille North America Inc. (‘Wille’) today announced a distribution agreement whereby Fortbrand will be the exclusive Wille Dealer to all airports across North America.

For over 30 years Fortbrand has been a leading supplier of ground support equipment to the airport industry using the knowledge, experience, expertise and relationships of its personnel to provide tailor made programs to meet the specific requirements of its customers.

Wille multifunction articulating machines were introduced in the 1970’s as an evolution to manufacturing of loader frames and attachments going back to the 1950’s. Over 6,000 Wille tractors in five model sizes have been delivered worldwide into the most demanding of seasonal applications. Unique hydraulic capabilities allow Wille machines to perform work in all four seasons and it is this ‘all in one’ versatility that offers exceptional value to airports.

“Today’s announcement adds Wille machines and four season attachments to our wide range of unique airfield equipment that includes the Vammas line of runway snow removal vehicles, the Beam multi-task airport service vehicle and glycol recovery vehicle, the Bergkamp FP5 flameless pothole patcher and the Prinoth line of snow removal, snow grooming and summer maintenance vehicles” said Fernando (Fred) DiBenedetto, Fortbrand Vice President, Business Development.

Dan Rouleau, President of Wille North America, said, “We are very proud to be partnering with Fortbrand to deliver world class Wille machines and attachments to the airport industry. Fortbrand’s expertise in airfield maintenance and ground support equipment is a perfect fit, not only for the Wille products but also our team of dedicated Dealer and product support professionals”

For further information please contact:
Fred DiBenedetto, Vice President                                         Dan Rouleau, President
Fortbrand Services LLC                                                        Wille North America Inc.
Phone: (516) 576-3200                                                         Phone: (613) 838-2300
Email: fdibenedetto@fortbrand.com                                     Email: drouleau@willenorthamerica.com