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The Burns family,in this since 1972
Joe Burns bought the Yale dealership in Pittsburgh in 1972. The Burns family still runs the company, and we still answer our own phones.
Where it started
Joe Burns served in the Marine Corps in World War II as a crew chief on aircraft maintenance in the South Pacific. After the war he went to La Salle on the G.I. Bill, and in 1950 he started on the assembly line at the Yale factory.
He worked his way into sales, moved the family to Pittsburgh in 1957, ran the Yale Pittsburgh branch, and bought the dealership in 1972. His son Chris took over as President in 1986. Today Burns Industrial Equipment is based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, and Burns JCB serves Northeast Ohio from Macedonia and West Virginia from Bridgeport.
How we got here
One Yale dealership in Pittsburgh, then two JCB showrooms.
Joe Burns starts at Yale
After the Marine Corps and La Salle College, Joe takes a job on the Yale assembly line.
On to Pittsburgh
Promoted into sales, Joe moves his family to Pittsburgh, handles national accounts, then runs the Yale Pittsburgh branch.
Joe buys the dealership
Joseph S. Burns acquires the Yale dealership in Pittsburgh.
Chris takes over
Joe's son Chris becomes President and grows the company into new territory and new product lines.
Into Ohio
Burns acquires Ohio Materials Handling.
Equipco joins
Burns acquires Equipco.
Two JCB showrooms
Burns JCB serves Northeast Ohio from Macedonia and the whole state of West Virginia from the Bridgeport showroom.
The people you will talk to
When you call Burns JCB, it is one of these folks or someone who works with them every day.
They always come through for us time and time again, whether it is getting us the right equipment on short notice, finding parts fast, or simply offering the kind of dependable service you can count on.
Come meet the crew
Stop by Macedonia or Bridgeport any weekday from 7 to 4.