The Brandt Group of Companies is now the official John Deere Construction and Forestry dealer for South Australia, Tasmania and key markets in Victoria.
Brandt CEO and owner Shaun Semple said the states were dynamic markets with significant investment in infrastructure and commercial development.
“We’re ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work — investing in our operations to support local contractors as they help drive growth in the region,” he said.
Brandt is the largest John Deere dealer group in the world with construction and forestry locations in three countries.
The company’s first dealership was established in Canada in 1992, expanding to New Zealand in 2021, and now Australia. The family-owned business brings with it a reputation for reliable equipment, extensive parts availability, and long-term customer support in the construction industry.
Since entering the Australian market as an agriculture, golf and turf, and compact equipment dealer in 2021, Brandt has rapidly invested in their dealership network, putting more parts on the shelf, more technicians on the road and more support staff in the dealerships.
The company will now be serving construction equipment customers across South Australia and Tasmania as well as key areas throughout Victoria, including, Metropolitan Melbourne.
In addition to rolling out Deere’s construction products into their current stores, Brandt has also taken ownership of two of RDO’s previous facilities; one in Adelaide, SA and one in Launceston, Tasmania, increasing the total store count in Australia to 16. The previous RDO team members at these locations will be joining Brandt’s organisation to continue to support customers in these markets.
“We look forward to getting to know our new customers,” Shaun said.
“For over 30 years, we have made supporting our customers’ businesses our Number 1priority and we are looking forward to investing to build a world-class customer-support-focussed dealer network across Australia.”