Modern Value Presentation with script

1. Keeps You Rolling
A Story of Value
Hello, I want to tell you about our company, The Modern Group. This is all about a
story of value.
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2. Who We Are
One of the nation’s largest
distributors of industrial equipment
Industrial Forklifts Stand-by Generators Warehouse Products Construction Equipment
A few basic facts:
1. We are one of the nations largest distributors of industrial equipment, but we are
based in the mid-Atlantic
2. We focus on industrial forklifts, stand-by generators, products for your
warehouse and construction equipment
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3. We Are Where You Are
22 Locations across 4 States
We are headquartered in Bristol, PA
We have a total of 22 locations covering from southern New York to Washington DC
– From west of Harrisburg, PA to Atlantic City, NJ.
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4. Our Proud History
• 63 Years – Since 1946
Humble Beginnings Corporate Headquarters
We were founded in 1946 and have grown every year to the business we enjoy
today.
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5. Employee Ownership
• Nearly 600 employees with an
average tenure of 10.3 years
• 100% Employee owned
A unique attribute of Modern is our employee ownership.
Modern is a great place to work as evidenced by our average employee’s tenure of
over 10 years.
I am an owner, you can rely on me because of my vested interest in every aspect of
the company and keeping you satisfied.
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6. The Modern Contract
(The way we keep Modern Rolling)
The Customer Takes
Take Care of the
Care of Modern
Customer
Modern Takes
Care of the
Employee
At Modern we have a contract between all employees.
It is very simple. If the employee takes care of the customer, the customer takes
care of Modern and Modern then takes care of the employee.
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7. Brands You Can Count On
We are proud to represent leading brands that manufacture the products we sell.
They include Hyster forklifts, New Holland construction products and Generac
stand-by generators and many more.
We represent over 100 brands of industrial and construction products. However,
they are the names on the products, it is Modern that makes the difference.
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8. Service You Can Count On
24/7 - 365 days
267 Technicians – 183 Service Vans
www.moderngroup .com
800-8-MODERN
We are a service focused company with almost half of our workforce dedicated to
servicing equipment or sourcing parts for repairs.
There is no one in our industry that is as focused on service as we are. That
commitment starts with our technicians, vans, service facilities and goes beyond to
our sales, administrative and management teams.
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9. Communications Infrastructure
To show how far this commitment goes, even our CEO can be reached 24 by 7. His
e-mail address and direct phone number are posted on our website. The rest of our
management team has their contact information posted there too.
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10. We Are Structured To Serve
Service Sales
Parts Rental
We anticipate your needs
We represent everything a well run equipment distributor should do.
We do it all.
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11. Competitive
Price
Financing Service
Value
250,000
Rentals
SKU’s
Training
When we talk about value, we know it starts with competitive pricing and we have
that. But it goes beyond price.
Our service is second to none.
Our rental fleet contains over 2,000 assets
All of our employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of training annually.
We have plenty of parts, over 250,000 to be exact and that means your equipment
will keep rolling
Our financing options are critical to achieving required price levels to meet your
needs.
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12. Trusted Financial Partners
Long standing relationships with these finance companies means that we can create
the right program to meet your needs for cash flow, monthly expense containment
and tax issues.
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13. The Company We Keep
Fortune 500 Companies
Many of the nations largest Fortune 500 companies have placed their confidence in
Modern and we repay it every day.
Every one of these, and many more have been customers for over 25 years.
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14. The Company We Keep
Local Businesses
Only a few of our customers are large multi-national corporations.
The bulk of our success is attributed to long-standing relationships with local
businesses across our geography, who have come to count on Modern for their
equipment and service needs.
In the end, we are known as a company you can count on.
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15. A Company You Can Count On
24/7 - 365 days
267 Technicians – 183 Service Vans
www.moderngroup .com
800-8-MODERN
And you can count on us 365 days a year, 24 hours a day with a communications
infrastructure that allows total access.
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16. Variety
At Your Service
Longevity
Understanding
Employee Owned
In summary:
When we talk about value, that means:
1. We provide a variety of equipment
2. Always at your service
3. With longevity and a track record for excellence
4. With understanding our customers business issues
5. All delivered by employees who own the company
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17. The Modern Difference
• Employee owned
• Financial strength
• Experience
• We will find your pain and fix it
Listen – Understand - Solve
In the end, what makes us different from everyone else is:
1. Employee ownership and the vested interest in your satisfaction
2. Our financial strength, D&B rated 4AAA, which means we will continue to be
here
3. Our experienced employees who solve your problems
4. Who are trained to find your pain and fix it.
We listen, understand & solve.
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18. How can we help you today?
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