SALISBURY, NB – Valley Equipment has opened a new full-service Utility Trailer dealer location in Salisbury, New Brunswick, replacing a Moncton facility.

“We’ve talked about expanding our services in the Moncton area for years, and we chose Salisbury because it’s the hub of the maritime provinces,” said Peter Cook, president of Valley Equipment, referring to how they broke ground in late September. “Our new location is across the street from the busiest truck stop in New Brunswick, just before the provincial highway scales. We have made a large area available for trailer storage and parking.”

The new Salisbury site employs four people and will soon add six more. There are plans to have as many as 20 personnel within a few months, Cook adds. There is a 3,000-square-foot parts warehouse, 5,000-square-foot office, and 12,500-square-foot service department. When fully operational it will have eight service bays and will open for two shifts when needed.

Valley Equipment was founded in 1965, and the Cook family joined in 1970, becoming owners in 1978. They became a full-service Utility Trailer dealer in 1989.

“Today the third generation is getting involved. Two of the boys are working full-time in the business and two part-time while going to school,” Cook added.

The new full-service facility is at 29 Silver Fox Drive, one block north of Highway 2, off the Fredericton Road exit.