ETNA, OH/GRAND PRAIRIE, TX – T-K-O Equipment Company, a prominent used heavy equipment dealer since 1978, is now the exclusive Dealer for Screen Machine Industries and SMI Compact crushing
& screening equipment in the state of Texas. T-K-O Equipment will now offer the full Screen Machine and the SMI Compact line from its two Texas locations – Grand Prairie and New Braunfels.
Screen Machine Industries has provided a complete line of American-made mobile crushers, screening plants and trommels throughout the U.S. and beyond since 1966. The company is located
in Etna, OH, just east of Columbus.
Troy Jack Smith, President of T-K-O Equipment Co., stated, “We are very excited to partner with SMI in the Texas market. We believe in offering high-quality machinery and high-quality service. We know that SMI shares these same values. We have two veterans in the aggregate industry heading up our crushing and screening division – Walter Cummins and Philip Boubel.”
T-K-O Equipment Company was founded in Tulsa, OK in 1978, and expanded into Texas in 1979. Screen Machine and SMI Compact will be the first line of newly-manufactured equipment offered by T-K-O Equipment Company in 30 years. To date, T-K-O has focused on used construction machinery, 95% of which has been Caterpillar brand. It also offers other brands’ late model used machines for
construction and aggregates, plus attachments and OEM parts for nearly all manufacturers.
T-K-O’s Grand Prairie location is in the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth metro. Its fully-staffed branch office in New Braunfels serves both the San Antonio and Austin markets. T-K-O also serves customers in the Permian Basin.
“T-K-O Equipment Company is a great American success story that Screen Machine is very excited to be associated with,” said John Lamprinakos, President & CEO of Screen Machine. “For nearly 60 years, we have built our reputation on productivity, dependability and American innovation. T-K-O Equipment Company shares those values, along with a commitment to excellence that is second to none. We are proud to have them among our family of Dealers.”
Screen Machine was founded in 1966 in Central Ohio and has a 125,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Etna, OH. Mobile products made by Screen Machine include Impact Crushers, Jaw Crushers and Cone Crushers, Spyder Screening Plants, Scalpers and Trommels. SMI Compact features both tracked and stationary crushers, along with a compact screener and conveyor.
For more information on both companies, visit www.tkoequipment.com and www.screenmachine.com.