Our History
Legacy of classic American entrepreneurship.
Lano Equipment
, Inc. is a second-generation, family-owned and operated equipment dealership established by four brothers just out of the military service in 1946.
Turning a $1400 investment into a multi-million dollar equipment company
In 1946, with just $1400 and a dream, The Lano's founded a modest dealership. Guided by a belief in quality, integrity, and exceptional customer service, what started as a small operation soon grew into a multi-generational business, a trusted name in the community.
As the case with many distributors, Lano Equipment, Inc. had its roots in agriculture, but has since grown into one of the largest light industrial equipment distributorships in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Gerhard (Hauser), Joe, Dick, and Clarence Lano are the brothers who made up the first generation of the company. Joe Jr., Roger, Gary, Rod, Brad, and Kurt, represent members of the second Lano generation.
Pioneering the BOBCAT loader
In the late 1950s, Melroe Manufacturing of Gwinner, ND was dabbling with a clever new invention — a lightweight, agile, four-wheeled contraption they claimed would be ‘ideal for cleaning out barns.’ The curious contraption turned out to be what we know today as the ‘Bobcat’ Skid Steer Loader. When Melroe introduced it at the Minnesota State Fair, it caught the eye of Hauser Lano.
Company founder
“Bobcat continues to be number 1 in skidsteer loader sales,”
observes Lano. “Lano Equipment, Inc., along with MBobcat, continues to provide a consistent partnership that gives customers the very best in skidsteer loaders.”
