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What does the future look like for
Maintenance Inc.?
Mark McLeod: Maintenance Inc.
has a bright future in our industry, and
with the investment we made in 2015
acquiring ABLE industries and trim-
ming it up, we are now starting to en-
joy the fruits of our toil. Many times,
we have gone to the well to keep that
operation rolling, but a lot of hard,
smart waste cuts -- and employees
who have really outdone themselves
with getting our quality ABLE brand
out to market in such a short time --
were the difference. To date, we have
a great line of ABLE skid-mounted
spray units, small pro-spray units, our
parts super store that has taken off
like wildfire. And our distributors of
our additives and other well-branded
Maintenance, Inc. products now have
another arrow in their quiver for the
sealcoat parts and accessories.
When you say “getting the ABLE
brand to market”, what specific
market are you referring to?
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MM: There are equipment manufac-
turers that are geared for big sealcoating
contractors and sell 1,500-gallon spray
rigs, bulk tanks, and truck-mounted
units. ABLE was always a company
that small contractors and new, start-
up contractors could come to and get
into the business on a budget with
quality application equipment and the
tools they need to perform their craft.
Our engineers designed a new, com-
pact, user-friendly, Pro-Spray system.
We now have them in 6.5-horsepower
and 9-hp Pro-Spray units that will spray
pavement sealer from drums, Totes, and
300-plus gallon units. We have adapt-
er kits that will hook into any tank for
the driveway contractor that may need
more materials on the job. These are
very popular units, and we have super
pumps on these units to keep the con-
tractor working faster with less down
time. So, you can see we are really try-
ing to reach the newbies in our industry
through affordable, professional appli-
cation equipment.
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So, Is your parts and accessories su-
perstore brick and mortar, or just
internet?
MM: Both! We just completed our
new super showroom at our Wooster,
Ohio corporate location that has over
1,000 parts, accessories and equip-
ment on display. We have everything
a contractor would possibly need for
their sealcoating, asphalt, and crack
seal applications. From brooms and
squeegees to blowers and melters --
we have it. And in most cases we can
ship direct to you, or you can come
pick it up. We are well-stocked and
always have weekly, in-house specials
that contractors love, I mean, we
might have a crazy price on a whole
skid of our brand DF- 400 hot pour
rubber, or deep discounts on acces-
sories. Worth the drive to Wooster.
Our main thrust is to show the con-
tractors that now they have a friend in
the pavement maintenance industry.
Showroom or online -- we have the
parts they need to get the job done.
1.800.210.5923