Total Equipment Acquires Vermeer Rights in Caribbean; Rebrands as Vermeer Caribbean

Total Equipment Inc., a full-line Vermeer Industrial dealer headquartered in Puerto Rico, has acquired the rights from Vermeer Southeast to represent the Vermeer Industrial product line in more than 20 islands south of Cuba, from Jamaica to Trinidad & Tobago, and including Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

Under the leadership of Charles de Armas, Total Equipment has represented Vermeer Corp.’s sales, service, and parts in Puerto Rico since 2014. With this acquisition, Vermeer Total Equipment’s name will be discontinued, and the new entity will conduct under the brand name of Vermeer Caribbean under the leadership of Total Equipment, Inc. Vermeer Southeast will keep ownership and continue to serve the territories of Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, and The Bahamas.

“As we expand our representation of Vermeer into new territories, we are excited to continue serving the customers who depend on us today in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands and Haiti, while also partnering with the professionals who are doing the important work to drive progress in the other islands of the Caribbean,” said De Armas, Total Equipment Inc. owner and Vermeer Caribbean dealer principal. “This is an exciting chapter for us as we build on our strong legacy in the region and grow our footprint under the new Vermeer Caribbean brand.”

De Armas has been in the equipment industry for more than 30 years. He began his career by following the steps of his father, Jose de Armas, who in 1965 founded Compresores & Equipos Inc., which grew into a well-known rental equipment company in the southern United States and Caribbean. In 2008 Charles assumed leadership of the organization under the Total Equipment Inc. name.