jan-2018

164 165 D iamondAEquipment,a full-service agricultural andconstructionequipment company,beganasasingle,heavyequip- mentdealership inOxnard,California. Anareaof richfarmlandalongthestate’s southern coast,andsome60mileswestof LosAngeles,Ox- nard isknownformanycrops,includingcucumbers, sugarbeets,limabeans,and,mostnotably,straw- berries,whichareplantedandharvestedeachyear, betweenDecember and July. In2008,thatoriginal companywaspurchasedby AhernRentals,oneof the largest independent rental companies inNorth America,andrebrandedasDiamondA.In2011,a secondDiamondAfacilityopened inSantaMaria, acityinSantaBarbara,California,some150miles northwestof L.A.,andequallyrich inagricultural production-strawberries,winegrapes,celery,lettuce, peas,squash,cauliflower,spinach,broccoli,and beans. “In2014,weopenedasmall satellite facilityin thenorthernpartof L.A.County,”saysPatrickFrank, who first cameonboardasGeneralManagerof the Oxnardfacility,and isnowthecompany’sRegional Manager.“And,in2017,weopeneda fourth location –a large facilityinLongBeach,California.We’rea full-servicedealershipat all the locations;wehave DIAMOND A EQUIPMENT Diamond A Equipment A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH AT A GLANCE DIAMOND A EQUIPMENT WHAT: A full-service agricultural and construc- tion equipment company WHERE: Oxnard, Santa Maria, Los Angeles, and Long Beach, California WEBSITE: www.diamondaequipment.com