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Shelby History

When Shelby Equipment first started out, the company was named Shelby Warehousing. Shelby Warehousing was owned by a man named Greg Guffin. Greg started by having warehouse space and helping people store miscellaneous items there. During this venture he got to know some of his customers and recognized a need for someone to fix and then re-sell various pieces of equipment. This worked because of Greg’s outstanding customer service. He put the customer first and worked hard to get them anything they needed. Eventually, Greg started to deal with telehandlers and access equipment. This was right around the time when the market was exploding and it proved to be a very profitable line of solutions. When this line of solutions started to pick up, the company name was changed to Shelby Products Corporation and the warehouse space was no longer rented.
In 2007 the company was purchased from Greg by the current owners. Shortly after the purchase, the name was changed once again to Shelby Equipment Incorporated. Since purchasing Shelby Equipment the goal has been to continue Greg’s customer service and provide our customers with the very best parts and equipment for access equipment. With that goal in mind, one of the first orders of business was to secure JLG dealership and supplier rights. JLG, which encompasses the Gradall, SkyTrak, and Lull names and lines, is an industry leader in access equipment and offers quality reliable equipment. We are proud to continue this partnership with JLG as well as now supplying for Genie Aerial Equipment and Snorkel Aerial Equipment. We strive to continue to bring you the very best in the industry.


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Shortly after purchasing the company Chuck Woods was brought in to help run the business. Chuck, the General Manager of Shelby Equipment, has over 17 years of experience in many different aspects of the access equipment industry. He started his journey in the industry in 1991 with a company named American Hi-Reach. American Hi-Reach dealt with JLG boom and scissor lifts and Nissan Industrial forklifts. Chuck got his start as the parts and counter support as well as supporting the mechanics with whatever supplies or parts they needed. From there he quickly moved up in the company to assistant parts manager and eventually became the parts manager.
From there, Chuck went on to help start Webb Equipment of Ohio. This eventually became known as Hi-Lift Equipment. Chuck started in the new company with his same title of parts manager and eventually became the parts, service, and rental manager. Hi-Lift is also where Chuck really got exposed to telehandlers and dealt with them on a daily basis. In 2007 Chuck was hired on to his current position of General Manager of Shelby Equipment and has been helping establish the company ever since.

As we said before the idea of Shelby Equipment is to continue to offer the customer service that has been in place through multiple owners and from the start of the company. With this in mind, when you do business with Shelby, General Manager Chuck Woods is who you will get on the phone. We want to have a relationship with each of our customers from the top down and offer you the best service we can provide. This service will come from people with extensive experience in the industry. Our customers are more than just a credit card or customer number on a piece of paper, they are our friends and colleagues. If you want a company that will work with you to provide quality service from the top down, every time, then Shelby Equipment is the right company for all your parts and equipment needs.

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245 Northridge Dr., Suite A
Shelbyville, IN 46176
Phone: 877-398-4870
Fax: 317-398-4848

sales@shelbyequipment.net

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