Vermeer Southeast: Over 50 Years of Sales & Service
1948
Gary Vermeer founded Vermeer Manufacturing Company in Pella, IA
1951
Vermeer Model 12 Pow-R-Ditcher introduced
1956
Vermeer invented the first stump cutter
1967
Merle and Fan Den Besten (left), along with Mel and Barbara Bokhoven (right), founded Vermeer Southeast Sales & Service and opened their first store in Orlando, Fl
1968
Vermeer Southeast Marietta, GA store opened
1970
Vermeer invented the first round hay baler
1971
Vermeer Southeast Pompano Beach, FL store opened
1977
Vermeer brush chipper introduced
1986
Vermeer Southeast Ft. Myers, FL store opened
1988
Vermeer Southeast Jacksonville, FL store opened
1989
Rober L. Vermeer named CEO of Vermeer Corporation
1989
Mary Vermeer Andringa named President and COO of Vermeer Corporation
1991
Vermeer horizontal directional drill introduced
1994
Vermeer Southeast Savannah, GA store opened
1994
Vermeer tub grinder introduced
1998
Vermeer Southeast Clearwater, FL store
1999
Jim Dees, Todd VerSteeg, and Kris DenBesten acquired ownership of Vermeer Southeast
2001
Vermeer Terrain Leveler(R) SEM introduced
2003
Vermeer Southeast Boynton Beach, FL store opened
2003
Vermeer Caribbean, Puerto Rico, and Central America acquired
2003
Vermeer mini skid steer introduced
2005
Vermeer Alabama acquired with locations in Birmingham and Pensacola
2008
Vermeer trailered maxi-rigs introduced
2012
Vermeer solar pile driver introduced
2015
Jason Andringa named President and CEO of Vermeer Corporation
2018
Vermeer Southeast Buford, GA store opened
2019
Vermeer Southeast ownership transitioned to an employee-owned company (ESOP)