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News and Announcements

  • New Vice President of Operations

    I am pleased to announce that Mike Koester is appointed Vice President of Operations at Utility Sales & Service.   Mike started at USSI only three months ago, in anticipation of Al Borcher’s retirement, but has quickly gotten to know our people, demonstrated a keen sense of our operations and...

  • Al Borchers Retirement

    Al Borchers, our Vice President of Operations, has elected to retire on April 30th.  Al came to Utility Sales and Service in 2015 after having worked 34 years at WPS in roles of increasing responsibility including Green Bay Garage Supervisor, Fleet Maintenance Manager, and Fleet Design & Proc...

  • New Operations Manager

    I am pleased to announce that Mike Koester is appointed Operations Manager at Utility Sales & Service. Mike will work with Al Borchers until Al’s retirement at the end of April and then take over leadership of our operations.  Mike has extensive operations experience in heavy equipment having...

  • New VP of Sales

    I am pleased to announce that Nathan Stan is being appointed Vice President of Sales at Utility Sales and Service.    Nathan started at USSI in April of last year and since that time has driven dramatic improvement in our customer acquisition process, significantly improved our sales organization...

  • New Service Manager

    We are pleased to announce that Mike DuPont is being appointed Service Manager at Utility Sales & Service. In this role Mike has the responsibility to lead our Appleton based Service Shop as well as all road service activities in and around Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.  Mike served our count...

  • New Production Manager

    We are pleased to announce that Ryan Carlson is our new Production Manager.     Ryan, along with our entire production team, is responsible for all aspects of new equipment manufacturing including achievement of safety, quality, delivery & efficiency objectives.  Ryan has 18 years of experien...

  • New Accounting and HR Lead

    We are pleased to announce that Leighanne Gill is appointed Accounting and HR Lead.  In addition to her current accounting functions, Leighanne will be assisting the Accounting and HR Manager with human resources duties and leading process improvement projects. Leighanne received her Associate De...

  • New Sales Engineering Lead

    We are pleased to announce that Mike Dupont is appointed Sales Engineering Lead.  Mike, along with our Sales Engineering team will work with our sales group to configure new equipment, prepare quotes and follow customers’ jobs to successful completion. In addition to normal Sales Engineering func...

  • New Sales Engineer

    We are pleased to announce that Jason Janquart is appointed Sales Engineer. Jason, along with the rest of our Sales Engineering team will work with our sales group to configure new equipment, prepare quotes and follow customers’ jobs to successful completion. In this role, Jason will take work di...

  • New Sales Manager

    We are pleased to announce that Nathan Stan is our new Sales Manager.     Nathan, along with our sales team, is tasked to develop outstanding relationships with our customers and in the process further improve market share and sustainability of our New Products, Service & Parts. Nathan and hi...

  • Tom Saunders’ Retirement

    Tom Saunders, our Vice President and Sales Manager has elected to retire.  Tom joined Utility Sales & Service in 1997 after a successful career in the US Coast Guard.   Since joining USSI, Tom has worked in every area of the business including Parts, Service, New Product Manufacturing, and i...

  • Al Borchers appointed VP, Operations

    We are pleased to announce that Al Borchers is appointed VP Operations. In this new role, Al will be responsible for Service, Parts, Supply Chain Management and the production of all New Products. Al Borchers has a deep understanding of aerial lift and utility equipment having worked 34 years at...