About Brown Equipment Company

Midwest Municipal Equipment Dealer Since 1968

Ralph E. Brown founded BEC in 1968 with the Porta-Patcher, a quick-set repair rig built so road crews could keep working instead of waiting on parts. Five decades and seven facilities later, the work has not changed. We sell, service, and support the equipment Midwest municipalities and contractors depend on every shift.

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Brown Equipment Company on the air

58+

Years in business

Service locations

30+

Manufacturer partnerships

10K+

OEM parts stocked

Core Principles

What guides every quote, every service call, every long Friday.

Mission

Empower our customers' success by providing innovative equipment solutions, expert service, and lasting partnerships, ensuring they can focus on building a more productive and profitable future.

Vision

Be the trusted partner that propels our customers forward, setting the standard for excellence in industrial equipment solutions and service, driving innovation, and building lasting value for our partners and communities.

Commitment

Provide the right equipment, expert service, and proactive support so customers can focus on the work in front of them. That commitment is signed off in every conversation, not just the contract.

Why BEC

Six reasons crews keep coming back.

We compete with national chains on price and local shops on relationship. We do not assume customers will renew because they like us. We earn it on the next service call.

Factory-Certified Service

Every technician trains directly with the manufacturers we represent. The same hands that work on your unit work on the demo unit at the factory.

Established 1968

Nearly six decades of the same operating principles. We answer to customers, not quarterly investors. Long relationships beat one-time deals.

Seven Midwest Locations

Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin. The nearest service bay is rarely more than a half-day haul from where your crews are working.

Parts and Loaners Ready

When a unit goes down at 6 AM, you do not have time for a quote on parts availability. Our service centers stock what your operations depend on.

Manufacturer Partnerships

Vactor, Multihog, Energreen, Rapidview IBAK, Ramvac, and more. We are the authorized partner that gets the call when something on a unit needs to be made right.

Promote from Within

Many of our managers and senior technicians started in the service bay or on the sales floor. Long careers at BEC are normal, not exceptional.

Joseph W. Fisher, President of Brown Equipment Company

From the President

“We pride ourselves on offering our customers outstanding service. That commitment has always been our highest priority. Our customer-focused philosophy keeps pushing us to expand services, create better processes, partner with leading manufacturers, and work with purpose. It is not the product we are selling. It is a solution, and each member of the BEC team is dedicated to bringing quality solutions to our customers.”

Joseph W. Fisher

President, Brown Equipment Company

The BEC Blue Difference

Our values. Who we are. What we do.

BEC Blue is a reminder of who we are, how we operate, who we want on our team, and what we expect to achieve our common goals. Every hire, every service call, every Monday-morning huddle, these eight values are the standard.

Have Passion for Our Work

We have purpose in our work and seek a sense of accomplishment and will do whatever it takes to get the job done regardless of responsibility.

Make Service First

When our internal and external customer says jump, we say how high.

Hold Ourselves Accountable

We meet our commitments to others.

Continuously Improve

We see only opportunities, never problems.

Enjoy Working with and Respect Others

We cannot imagine it any other way.

Celebrate the Wins

No matter how big or small.

Give Grace

We know we are not perfect and forgive others easily.

Find Solutions

We take quick and decisive action.

Leadership

The team behind the next quote, the next inspection, the next service call.

Eighteen people you can put a face to. Many came up through the service bay or sales floor and built careers here. When you call BEC, this is who answers.