Cervus Equipment closes Cranbrook location—opens in Creston

Cervus will be longer be a Bobcat, Polaris or Stihl dealer in B.C.

Site of former Cervus Equipment location in Cranbrook, now closed. — Photo courtesy Kootenay Business

Cervus Equipment a large equipment dealership headquartered in the Harvest Hills Business Park in Calgary, pulled-the-pin on their Cranbrook dealership last week.  At the same time the company opened a new location in Creston.

A sign posted at the gate of closed Cranbrook facility states, “The new store (Creston) will continue to offer sales, parts, and service support as well as a mobile technician to service your John Deere equipment in the Cranbrook area.”

Cervus also stated they would no longer be a Bobcat, Polaris or Stihl dealer in B.C. and would be transitioning Polaris sales and service to another local provider.

Max T. Watson, the Branch manager of the company’s Pincher Creek store will also manage the newly opened store in Creston.

The new location in Creston is 1617 Northwest Boulvard in Creston, (250) 402-0299.

Corporately Cervus acquires and operates authorized agricultural, commercial, industrial and transportation equipment dealerships. The Company has interests in 75 dealerships in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, employing more than 1,700 people. The primary equipment brands represented by Cervus include John Deere agricultural equipment; Bobcat and JCB construction equipment; Clark, Sellick and Doosan material handling equipment; and Peterbilt transportation equipment. The common shares of Cervus are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade under the symbol "CVL".