Western Equipment Solutions
Western Equipment Solutions is a veteran-owned, authorized distributor of foundation drilling equipment from multiple OEMs, serving foundation contractors in the Western U.S. and Western Canada through equipment sales, rentals, parts, service, and financing.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersSalt Lake City, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Western Equipment Solutions does
Western Equipment Solutions (WES) is a veteran-owned, authorized distributor of foundation drilling equipment and related tooling, founded in 2017 by John Wilson and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company sells, rents, and services new and pre-owned foundation drilling rigs, drilling tools, and consumables sourced from multiple top OEMs — Soilmec, TEI Rock Drills, Tescar (exclusive regional), Leffer, PTC, Marini SRL, Junttan, Intric, Reichdrill, and Patriot Equipment — across the Western United States and Western Canada. Its integrated offering spans new/used/rental equipment, a multi-million-dollar OEM parts inventory with same-day shipping, a 14-technician field service network, operator training, technical consulting, and in-house or partner-provided financing (leasing, loans, equipment refinancing, residual leases, and seasonal payment options).
The company's core capability is distribution and lifecycle support rather than manufacturing: WES configures custom rigs, modifies tooling, operates a 24/7 service organization, and supports customers from offices in Salt Lake City (UT), Paramount (CA), and Nisku/Edmonton (AB). Revenue is generated across multiple streams — new and used equipment sales, usage-based rentals, OEM parts sales, recurring service contracts, financing arrangements, and operator training. Customer segments include foundation drilling contractors for heavy civil construction, limited-access/urban drilling specialists, mining and quarry operators, geotechnical and exploration firms, and powerline/utility contractors, primarily mid-market and enterprise contractors across the Western U.S. and Western Canada. Go-to-market is sales-led and supported by inside sales via a toll-free line (877.DRILL.RIG), inbound web forms, hosted industry seminars (e.g., the 2025 Hollow Bar Seminar), trade show participation (CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 in Las Vegas), earned media in industry publications (Pile Buck Magazine, ADSC Foundation Drilling), and an active social media presence across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X.
Western Equipment Solutions firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Western Equipment Solutions
- Legal name
- Western Equipment Solutions LLC
- Website
- https://westernequipmentsolutions.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Western Equipment Solutions is a veteran-owned, authorized distributor of foundation drilling equipment from multiple OEMs, serving foundation contractors in the Western U.S. and Western Canada through equipment sales, rentals, parts, service, and financing.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Western Equipment Solutions industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Foundation Drilling Equipment Distribution and Service
- NAICS
- Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532412), Construction, Transportation, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53241)
- SIC
- Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082), Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Drilling Rigs & Drill Systems (IMAHAMAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Drilling & Workover Rigs (Land & Offshore) (EUALABAA)
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Where Western Equipment Solutions is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Salt Lake City
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
Western Equipment Solutions business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- New equipment sales: Sale of new foundation drilling rigs and equipment from represented OEMs (Soilmec, TEI Rock Drills, Leffer, Tescar, PTC, Marini, Junttan, Intric, Reichdrill). One-time capital equipment transactions to contractors.
- Used equipment sales: Sale of pre-owned foundation drilling equipment, oscillators, vibrodrivers, and related tooling listed through the company website.
- Equipment rentals and consignment rentals: Rental of foundation drilling rigs, vibrodrivers, casing oscillators, CFA kits, segmental casing, and other accessories, with consignment rental capability managed by a dedicated Rental Manager.
- OEM parts sales: Spare parts sales backed by an inventory of over $2 million, with same-day shipping and 16+ years of parts-sales expertise on staff.
- Service contracts and field service: Recurring service revenue through service plans, routine and preventive maintenance, inspections, emergency repair, maintenance consulting, field service, and 24/7 support, plus warranty support work for OEMs.
- Financing and leasing: Leasing, loans, equipment refinancing, residual leases, seasonal payment options, and repairs financing offered as in-house or partner-provided financial products to facilitate equipment sales.
- Operator training and technical consulting: Structured training and consulting services including on-site operator onboarding, manufacturer-certified programs, soil challenge consulting, tooling selection, and rig matching.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | New equipment sales (quote-based) |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Used equipment sales (quote-based) |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Equipment rentals (quote-based) |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Financing and leasing programs |
Go-to-market motion5 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels9 records
Western Equipment Solutions product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Western Equipment Solutions is an authorized regional distributor of foundation drilling equipment, supplying new, used, and rental drilling rigs and tooling from leading OEMs (Soilmec, TEI Rock Drills, Tescar, Marini SRL, Leffer, PTC, Junttan, Intric, Reichdrill/RTDrill, Patriot Equipment) to construction, limited access, mining/quarry, geotechnical, and powerline contractors. The offering is wrapped with a full lifecycle support package covering OEM parts, 24/7 field service delivered by 14 technicians, operator training and technical consulting, custom rig configurations, and financing/leasing programs across the Western U.S. and Western Canada.
Product overview
Western Equipment Solutions (WES) is a single integrated offering — not a modular software platform — composed of new, used, and rental foundation drilling equipment, complemented by financing, parts, service, and training. The company is an authorized distributor of multiple equipment brands rather than the manufacturer, and it assembles customer-specific equipment packages from those brands. The Soilmec line is the most extensive, including the SR-30 Eagle, SR-35 EVO, SR-35 Blue Tech Plus, SR-45, SR-45 Blue Tech Plus, SR-65 Blue Tech, SR-75, SR-95, SR-125 piling rigs, plus the SM-6, SM-11, SM-13E, SM-15HD, and SM-22 multipurpose rigs, the STM-20 truck-mounted drill, and the SC-130, SC-130HD, and SC-135 hydromills and crawlers. Marini offerings include the radio-controlled MR-C 90 track-mounted rig and the wider MR-C lineup (MR-C 10, 15, 20 P, 30, 35, 50, 80, 85, 90, 95) plus the MR-5 PN and MR-5 ID portable units. The product set further includes the Tescar TT10 compact drilling rig, RTDrill (Reichdrill) RTD28/RTD32/RTD70 DTH and rotary blast hole rigs, TEI Rock Drills hollow bar systems and drilling attachments, and Gruseck carbide conical teeth tooling. Soilmec's DMS digital monitoring system is offered as a standard capability on most Soilmec rigs. All of this is backed by lifecycle service, 24/7 support, operator training, technical consulting, financing, and a multi-million-dollar spare parts inventory, serving construction, limited access, mining, geotech, rat hole, and powerline customers across the Western U.S. and Western Canada.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- New Foundation Drilling Equipment Sale of new foundation drilling rigs and machinery from top manufacturers (Soilmec, TEI Rock Drills, Leffer, Tescar, PTC, Marini SRL, Junttan, Intric) configured with Western Equipment Solutions' sales, service, parts, and training support for foundation drilling contractors.
- Used Foundation Drilling Equipment Sale of pre-owned foundation drilling rigs, drilling supplies, and supporting equipment available for purchase, including used RTDrill/Reichdrill and other brand machines, with quote-based pricing.
- Rental Foundation Drilling Equipment Rental of foundation drilling rigs, vibrodrivers, casing oscillators, CFA kits, segmental casing, and other accessories for short-term projects and varying ground conditions, with consignment rental capability managed by a dedicated Rental Manager.
- Financing and Leasing Services Leasing, loans, equipment refinancing, residual leases, seasonal payment options, and repairs financing for foundation drilling equipment, offered in-house or via partner providers to facilitate equipment sales.
- Lifecycle Service & Support Programs Comprehensive after-sales service including startup and commissioning, on-site operator onboarding and calibration, routine and preventive maintenance, OEM parts support with same-day shipping, warranty support, technical consulting on soil/tooling/rig matching, 24/7 services, field service dispatch, and emergency repair, delivered by a 14-technician team across the Western U.S. and Canada.
- Operator Training & Technical Consulting Manufacturer-certified operator training and technical consulting covering soil challenges, tooling selection, and rig matching, including hands-on events such as the Hollow Bar Seminar and Hollow Bar School using TEI drilling equipment and grout plants.
- Tescar TT10 Compact Drilling Rig Newest evolution of Tescar's compact drilling rig line, built on a CASE CX160E excavator base with Tier 4F Stage 5 FPT powertrain, advanced hydraulics, double-motor oil-bath rotary producing 76,736 ft-lbs of torque, redesigned mast with removable extension for low-headroom work, three-position rotary trolley, interchangeable Kelly bars, and a maximum drilling depth of 118 feet.
- Soilmec SR-35 Blue Tech Plus Drilling Rig Next-generation Soilmec 30-ton class rig with intelligent hydraulic system, advanced software, and Blue Tech Plus fuel-saving technology, including a single 390 L/min pump, transport weight of 80,689 lb, torque up to 103,995 lb-ft (141 kNm), up to 30% fuel savings, max depth 150–167 ft, and DMS standard.
- Soilmec SR-45 Blue Tech Plus Drilling Rig Soilmec mid-size drilling rig powered by a 280 HP Cummins B6.7 engine with Blue Tech Plus intelligent hydraulic pump, delivering up to 30% lower fuel consumption, torque up to 136,447 lb-ft (184 kNm), HVO-diesel and biodegradable-oil compatibility, half-day Kelly-to-CFA conversion, transport weight 94,357 lb, and max depth 171–213 ft.
- RTDrill (Reichdrill) DTH & Rotary Drilling Machines Crawler-mounted drilling machines for quarries, mining, and construction blasting using down-the-hole hammer and rotary drilling, with models RTD28 (3.7–6 in holes, ~385–416 HP, 727 CFM, ~54,000 lb), RTD32 (4.7–8 in holes, ~540–550 HP, ~1,000 CFM, ~70,000 lb), and RTD70 (5–10 in holes, 755–950 HP, 1,070–1,370 CFM, max depth ~148 ft).
- Marini MR-C 90 Track-Mounted Drilling Rig Radio-controlled hydraulic track-mounted drilling rig with a double-section arm, supporting horizontal, vertical, inclined, and vaulted holes. Configurable with rotary head or separate roto-percussion drifter. Engine 154 HP, retract force 13,489 lbf, max clamp passage 12.20 in, weight 33,069 lb.
- TEI Rock Drills Hollow Bar Systems and Drilling Attachments TEI Rock Drill hydraulic percussion drills, limited access drills, drill attachments, and hollow bar systems backed by TEI's in-house engineering, earned patents, and ISO-certified manufacturing facility. Used for drilling and grouting in a single operation across loose, collapsing, or variable soils.
- Gruseck Carbide Conical Teeth (Tooling) Replaceable tungsten-carbide-tipped cutting teeth installed on rock augers, core barrels, digging buckets, trenchers, hydromill milling drums, mining/quarry equipment, and casing teeth for abrasive soil, rock, and concrete drilling.
Quantifiable outcome
- Service team of 14 technicians supports customers across the Western U.S. and Canada
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Companies that use Western Equipment Solutions
Customer profileSegments6 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Western Equipment Solutions technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Feature4 records
Western Equipment Solutions partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered major, flagship, core and minor.
- Champion Equipment SalesmajorIn 2023, Western Equipment Solutions acquired Champion Equipment Sales, reuniting two teams with a long shared history. The acquisition strengthened WES's reputation for offering innovative and custom drilling solutions designed to increase productivity, efficiency, and profitability for clients.
- SoilmecflagshipWestern Equipment Solutions is a primary regional distributor for Soilmec, offering the full SR-series (SR-30 Eagle, SR-35 EVO, SR-35 Blue Tech Plus, SR-45, SR-45 Blue Tech Plus, SR-65 Blue Tech, SR-75, SR-95, SR-125), SM-series (SM-6, SM-11, SM-13E, SM-15HD, SM-22), SC-series hydromills (SC-130 Tiger Plus, SC-130 Cougar, SC-130HD, SC-135), and STM-20 truck-mounted drill. Co-exhibits with Soilmec at CONEXPO and other major events, and serves as the primary sales, service, parts, and training channel for Soilmec in the Western U.S. and Western Canada.
- TEI Rock DrillsflagshipAuthorized distributor for TEI Rock Drills, including drill attachments, hydraulic percussion drills, limited access drills, components, and hollow bar systems. Co-hosts the annual Hollow Bar Seminar in Salt Lake City and supports the Hollow Bar School in Montrose, Colorado. Sales Manager Craig Berninger cites TEI's in-house engineering, earned patents, ISO-certified manufacturing, and family-owned business culture as core reasons for the long-standing partnership.
- TescarflagshipWestern Equipment Solutions is the exclusive distributor for Tescar equipment in the Western U.S. and Western Canada. Supports contractors with sales, rentals, parts, and technical services for Tescar's compact drilling rigs including the new Tescar TT10 (CASE CX160E excavator base, Tier 4F Stage 5 FPT powertrain, 76,736 ft-lbs of torque, 118-ft max depth), which was the subject of WES's feature in the April 2025 ADSC Foundation Drilling magazine.
- Marini SRL (Marini Quarries Group)coreAuthorized Marini distributor across the Western U.S. and Western Canada, offering the full MR-C line of compact drilling rigs (MR-C 10, 15, 20 P, 30, 35, 50, 80, 85, 90, 95) for slope stabilization, anchors, soil nailing, tiebacks, micropiles, and rock bolts. Marini MR-C 90 was featured in the April 2026 issue of ADSC Foundation Drilling magazine.
- LeffercoreDistributes Leffer foundation drilling equipment and tooling, listed as one of the company's represented brands alongside Soilmec, TEI Rock Drills, Tescar, PTC, Intric, MARINI SRL, and Junttan.
- PTCcoreDistributes PTC foundation drilling equipment, including co-exhibiting with PTC at the CONEXPO 2026 trade show in Las Vegas.
- JunttancoreListed as one of Western Equipment Solutions' represented foundation drilling equipment brands. Service Technician Troy Gagnon has prior experience working on Junttan rigs in the foundation industry.
- IntricminorListed as one of Western Equipment Solutions' represented foundation drilling equipment brands.
- Reichdrill (RTDrill)coreSupplies RTDrill by Reichdrill DTH and rotary blast hole drilling machines (RTD28, RTD32, RTD70) used in quarries, mining, and construction blasting. American-manufactured rigs known for heavy-duty frames, robust masts, high air output, and simple hydraulic systems.
- Patriot EquipmentcoreWestern Equipment Solutions proudly represents Patriot Equipment in the Western U.S. and Western Canada, offering both sales and service in the region for Patriot's foundation drilling equipment lines.
- Gruseck (MS Gruseck)minorSupplies Gruseck carbide conical teeth (manufactured by MS Gruseck in Germany), tungsten-carbide-tipped replaceable cutting tools used on rock augers, core barrels, digging buckets, trenchers, hydromill milling drums, mining/quarry equipment, and casing teeth for abrasive soil, rock, and concrete.
- Deep Foundation InstituteminorDeep Foundation Institute logo displayed on the staff page, indicating Western Equipment Solutions' affiliation with the industry association.
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)minorASCE logo displayed on the staff page, indicating Western Equipment Solutions' affiliation with the civil engineering professional association.
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)minorSME logo displayed on the staff page, indicating Western Equipment Solutions' affiliation with the mining and exploration industry association.
- International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC / IAFD)minorTwo International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC) logos displayed on the about-us page, indicating Western Equipment Solutions' membership and active participation in the foundation drilling industry's primary trade association.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Western Equipment Solutions competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Komatsu: Global construction and mining equipment OEM selling excavator, foundation, and drilling platforms through a North American dealer network. Relevant peer given overlap in the contractor base and WES service technicians' prior Komatsu Mining experience (Komatsu rigs compete with WES-distributed equipment in adjacent earthmoving and foundation applications).
- Boart Longyear: Global drilling services and equipment provider focused on mineral exploration, blasthole drilling, and geotechnical services. Competes with WES's RTDrill/blast-hole offerings in mining/quarry customers and increasingly offers integrated rigs and services that overlap WES's dealer/service model.
- Caterpillar (Cat): Global construction and mining equipment OEM selling through an extensive dealer network that increasingly competes in foundation drilling, micropiles, and earthmoving adjacent to WES's core offerings, especially via its own Cat Financial arm mirroring WES's financing program.
- Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions: Global supplier of drilling equipment, tools, and aftermarket parts for mining and construction. Its DTH and rotary blasthole rigs and consumables compete with RTDrill, TEI, and other brands WES distributes, making it a broad incumbent in WES's mining/quarry customer segment.
- Liebherr: Global construction equipment OEM producing rotary drilling rigs, cranes, and foundation equipment competing in the same deep-foundation and piling category as Soilmec, Bauer, and other brands WES distributes. Acts as an OEM benchmark for the rig categories WES sells.
- Epiroc: Global manufacturer of drilling rigs, rock excavation, and foundation equipment serving construction, mining, and infrastructure. Acts as both an OEM (competing with Soilmec, TEI, Bauer) and a supplier to dealers like WES, making it a broad incumbent shaping the entire distribution ecosystem.
- Atlas Copco / Power Technique: Global manufacturer of construction and mining drilling equipment, including DTH hammers, blasthole rigs, and foundation drilling tools. Competes with Reichdrill, TEI, and others distributed by WES, and sells through its own dealer network overlapping WES's customer base.
Direct peers
- Bay Shore Systems: Canadian foundation drilling equipment manufacturer and seller (referenced in WES's Canada director's prior experience). Competes head-to-head with the same Canadian deep-foundation contractors and offers overlapping rig, parts, and service capabilities; meaningful direct overlap in Western Canada.
- Equipment Corporation of America (ECA): Multi-regional distributor of foundation drilling rigs (including Bauer, MAIT, Casagrande, Comacchio) with sales, rentals, parts, and service across the Eastern U.S. Closely comparable business model — authorized dealer of premium European OEMs plus in-house service — competing with WES for national foundation contractor accounts.
- Pileco: Texas-based foundation drilling equipment distributor representing Delmag, Casagrande, and ABI, with sales, rentals, parts, and service in the Gulf Coast/Southern U.S. Closely comparable multi-OEM distributor model in the same foundation drilling category as WES, with overlapping but geographically distinct footprints.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Western Equipment Solutions
What does Western Equipment Solutions do?
Western Equipment Solutions is an authorized regional distributor of foundation drilling equipment, supplying new, used, and rental drilling rigs and tooling from leading OEMs (Soilmec, TEI Rock Drills, Tescar, Marini SRL, Leffer, PTC, Junttan, Intric, Reichdrill/RTDrill, Patriot Equipment) to construction, limited access, mining/quarry, geotechnical, and powerline contractors. The offering is wrapped with a full lifecycle support package covering OEM parts, 24/7 field service delivered by 14 technicians, operator training and technical consulting, custom rig configurations, and financing/leasing programs across the Western U.S. and Western Canada.
Is Western Equipment Solutions a public or private company?
Western Equipment Solutions is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Western Equipment Solutions founded?
Western Equipment Solutions was founded in 2017. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Western Equipment Solutions based?
Western Equipment Solutions is headquartered in Salt Lake City, United States, in the North America region.
How does Western Equipment Solutions make money?
Seven revenue lines are on record. New equipment sales are the primary driver. The others are used equipment sales, equipment rentals and consignment rentals, OEM parts sales, service contracts and field service, financing and leasing and operator training and technical consulting.
Who are Western Equipment Solutions's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Komatsu, Boart Longyear, Caterpillar (Cat), Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Liebherr, Epiroc and Atlas Copco / Power Technique. Direct peers are Bay Shore Systems, Equipment Corporation of America (ECA) and Pileco.
Does Western Equipment Solutions have an API?
No public API is recorded for Western Equipment Solutions.
What industry is Western Equipment Solutions in?
Western Equipment Solutions's product category is Foundation Drilling Equipment Distribution and Service. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAMAA, Drilling Rigs & Drill Systems, with a secondary code of EUALABAA, Drilling & Workover Rigs (Land & Offshore). Its NAICS code is 532412 and its SIC code is 3530.