Cloud Equipment..................................... 
Serving the Texas Heavy Construction Industry
Since
1995
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More About Cloud Equipment
I
am Bruce Cloud, Jr., dba Cloud Equipment, operating from
my home office in Dripping Springs, just West of Austin,
Texas.
Before I get
into our history I want to encourage you to check out
our newest business investment.
TrakRack,
commercial quality wall shelving is a newly patented
product with roots right here in the Austin area.
Our commercial target markets are architects,
design-build firms, commercial builders, real estate
developers & property managers, remodeling contractors.
TrakRack is engineered for strength and designed with
today's styles in mind. Our shelves are easy to
install and convenient to re-arrange without ever having
to anchor into the studs along the wall.
OK, Here's a
little more about Cloud Equipment.
My
grandfather and father brought me up in the Construction
Industry. The smell of blueprints, diesel and dirt
along with the attraction of huge earthmoving equipment
has been the foundation for my interest in this
business. Having worked in construction as a field
hand, operator, dispatcher, equipment manager, estimator
and Senior Quantity Engineer on the Alyeska
Pipeline joint venture
project, I am keenly aware of the importance every role
is to job cost and the company's bottom line.
Woven among
my construction jobs were short stints working for small
equipment dealers as a driver, parts warehouseman and
order clerk. In 1979 I was fortunate to be hired into
the local Holt Caterpillar Dealer's Sales- Management
training program. The eight month training was
extensive. Starting with the importance of a clean and
safe shop I learned about proper tooling. Working as a
mechanic's helper I came to appreciate the
responsibility these tractor doctors must exercise to
keep the fleet available for production. Parts
availability for older equipment became a factor in
learning to estimate repairs or trade-in values for used
equipment. New equipment sales showed me the other
side of Owning and Operating Cost. The training covered
every department in the company ultimately resulting in
a sales territory here in the heart of Texas.
That early career experience made my transition to
equipment sales much easier because I understood the
contractors point of view. My grandfather must have
seen my future because when I was still young he gave me
this advice: "Whenever you make a deal with someone,
be sure you leave enough on the table for both of you to
come back to." Those words have echoed in my
conscience ever since and drive my relationships with
customers.
Late in 1995,
I took the leap and chartered Bruce Cloud Equipment,
Inc., named in honor of my father. This family
business did well for a couple years as I developed a
broader knowledge of used equipment sales and
appraisals. At the beginning of 1998 I was offered an
opportunity to establish a dealer branch for the Texas
Terex dealer. However; they ended up selling
out to the largest rental fleet operation in the country
and my job shifted to marketing. The
decision to close out BCE, Inc. came soon afterwards.
After 9-11
many things changed in all of our lives. As the economy
fell and bombs started dropping over Afghanistan the
other shoe fell on me as I found myself without a job or
a company for the first time in decades. What to do?
Inspired by my father's motto: "Don't
Quit", my wife and I decided to go ahead and do
those things we might have wished we'd done when we
found ourselves older! My family heritage is very
important to me...the equipment business and the people
who are in the construction industry are my peers. How
could I bring it all together to work with both? After
months of trial and errors the scenario finally started
coming into focus. Partnering with both buyers and
suppliers....I want to provide each with a common
platform that will help them promote their company and
products.
ContractorsTradeshow.com will be an industry portal
where both contractors and suppliers come together. I
am excited about its simple purpose and huge
possibilities toward effectively developing the most
comprehensive portal serving the needs of contractors,
manufacturers, suppliers and service providers. By
faith and trust I believe ContractorsTradeshow.com can
provide those features and benefits Supporters and
E-xhibitors can utilize... and most importantly,
appreciate in their bottom line. I think their
participation will show to be the best value for their
marketing dollar. Cloud Equipment will concentrate on
promoting the show and developing relative online
events.
And, yes, I plan on continuing to help contractors with
their equipment needs particularly by providing them
with helpful contacts and search capabilities.
Starting in
July 2004 I became an independent distributor for
Liquidity International, a vertically integrated,
international sales and marketing company based in
Dallas, Texas. Owner, Scott McKnight is a leader
in the field of Aloe research and development and
started Liquidity in 2002 to distribute the highest
quality health and wellness products available;
specializing in the most powerful nutrition drink -
LiquiVida.
I am
convinced that Liquidity's superior product line will
make a world of difference to our companies, our
families and our communities. "Employees who
participate in a voluntary wellness program achieve and
maintain an improved level of personal health which
research shows leads to improved job performance,
increased work satisfaction and reduced health
care/insurance cost." (Texas State Wellness Program,
UPPS No.04.04.32, effective 10/20/2004)
A
healthy employee = A healthier bottom line
TrakRack is
another opportunity for us to offer our clients the best
product of its kind backed up by personal service which
we are dedicated to. Call and let me show you how
TrakRack stacks up!
With all that
being said I look forward to being of some service to
you. Please check out the rest of
BruceCloud.com. Thank you
again for your time, please
contact me
with your feedback or any questions you might have.
Sincerely,
Bruce Cloud, Jr.
Contact
us for more info
P.O. Box 1225 Dripping
Springs , Texas
78620-1225
Fax: 512.858.7598 Phone: 512.422.2912
USA
: 1.800.689.9055
equipment@brucecloud.com
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