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We Hope Everyone Weathered Hurricane Helene Safely
Helping Neighbors and Customers One Stop at a Time
We hope everyone weathered Hurricane Helene safely. While we faced challenges, we’re grateful to have come through it stronger. A big thank you to Boswell Oil for ensuring delivery of fuel for our service vehicles, guaranteeing we could stay operational 24/7.
Hurricane Helene hit Meco hard. Employees endured extended power outages, and our buildings took a beating. Despite the setbacks, our team showed incredible resilience. After a night of hunkering down, they came together to rebuild. We lost the entire front of our warehouse, but our team quickly constructed a temporary wall system to secure the building.
Turning our focus to community support, Meco partnered with Boswell Oil, Kimberly Clark, Site Service, and Gearig Construction to assist the linemen located in Aiken, SC repairing the electrical grid with Storm Services. We provided support in keeping them with a reliable fueling operation. We also customized tanks for local customers and vendors and were grateful for GPI’s reliable supply of GPI Hand Crank Pumps and 12-volt pumps.
Our dedicated service techs worked tirelessly around the clock to restore customer’s gas stations. They tackled various issues, from resetting Point of Sale Systems to repairing dispensers and replacing submersible turbine pumps along with removing water from sumps.
Back at the office, our generator ensured we had lights to be able to work, power for our computer and fridge, and office fans. We assisted customers any way we could with work orders, parts, and any questions they had.
We’re proud of our team’s resilience and our ability to support our community during this difficult time. Thank you to everyone who helped us and our customers recover from Hurricane Helene.
Introducing Worky Exhaust Extraction & DEA Italian Worklab!
Breathe Easy & Work in Style
Introducing Worky Exhaust Extraction & DEA Italian Worklab!
We’re thrilled to announce two exciting additions to our product line that will revolutionize your workspace!
Worky Italy Extraction Systems offer a full line of fume extraction systems for automotive, dust, and welding fumes.
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- Breathe easy: Worky’s innovative extraction systems effectively remove harmful exhaust fumes, creating a cleaner and healthier work environment for your employees.
- Increased productivity: Improved air quality leads to a more comfortable work environment, potentially boosting employee focus and productivity.
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- Wide range of applications: Our Worky systems are perfect for garages, body shops, workshops, and any space where exhaust fumes are a concern.
DEA Italian Worklab Tool Storage Systems offer a comprehensive range of exceptional quality, customizable tool, and consumables storage solutions.
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- Organization redefined: Maximize efficiency and minimize clutter with the sleek and functional DEA Italian Worklab tool storage systems.
- Premium quality: Crafted with Italian design and engineering excellence, these systems are built to last.
- Customizable solutions: Find the perfect storage solution for your specific needs with a variety of configurations and modules.
Transform your workspace today!
Discover the Worky exhaust extraction systems and DEA Italian Worklab for yourself. We offer expert advice and support to help you find the perfect solution for your needs.
Contact Us to discuss your solution today!
2024 – Celebrating 65 Years of Serving our Customers!
2024 is an exciting year for MECO Augusta & Greenville. April will bring the 65th anniversary of serving our customers. From humble beginnings of the Futrelle and Scudder families sharing a moving van while relocating to Augusta to currently having two separate locations, MECO of Augusta & Greenville continues to embrace our “Service Makes the Difference” motto.
MECO of Augusta started in April 1959 when Frank Futrelle partnered with Matt Mathews and Jim Nettles while working for MECO of Savannah as an outside salesman. Frank left the Savannah location with Mike Scudder and moved to Augusta, GA to establish MECO of Augusta. Frank handled the sales while Mike ran the inside operations.
Over the years business grew and MECO prospered. Mike Scudder would eventually leave Augusta to partner with Matt and Jim in the MECO of Atlanta venture. Meco of Florence would form when Rence Woodruff partnered with Matt and Jim. As time progressed, the MECO group would continue to prosper, and the partners of each location would buy out Matt and Jim.
1986 brought changes to the MECO Augusta family. Jeff Futrelle took over the business, continuing the MECO heritage after his father passed away due to an automobile accident. Jeff expanded MECO Augusta in February 2001 when he opened a branch in Greenville, SC. Today, ten MECO branches are owned by four of the original group from Savannah.
Jeff would successfully lead MECO Augusta & Greenville until December 1, 2017. He retired passing the business to his son Franklin, and his son-in-law, Brad Burke. Together, Franklin and Brad, continue to lead the company forward while upholding the company’s core values of HIT (Honesty, Integrity, Trust) along with always making sure our “Service Makes the Difference.”
Now Offering Scheduled Maintenance
MECO now offers scheduled maintenance programs for automotive lifts, compressors, and tire mounting and balancing machines. Call us today to set up your maintenance plan!
1-800-877-3560 – Augusta
864-271-4455 – Greenville
Meco is now an Authorized Rotary Equipment Distributor!
Meco is now carrying a complete line of Rotary Equipment for all your shop needs. This line includes Rotary’s versatile two-post and four-post lifts. Rotary tire changers, Rotary wheel balancers and Rotary Alignment Machines are also available. These are just a few options of a wide array of products we are now offering. Meco provides sales, service, and installation for all your Rotary equipment needs. Contact us now for your quote!
*Contact Meco for Lift Inspections too!
4th of July Office Hours Update
We hope you all have had a wonderful week and are looking forward to celebrating the 4th of July weekend with family and friends!
We will be closed all day Friday, July 3rd, but will resume normal business hours on Monday. Have a great weekend everyone!
June Recap
June seemed to go by as quickly as it came! We have continued to follow all CDC recommendations for social distancing, and just recently started having employees return to the office to work. However, we have had some of our employees test positive, so we have had our office employees return to working from home. In the meantime, we are following all social distancing recommendations and taking extra precaution with our FedEx and UPS Shipments as well as all technicians out at our job sites. We hope our employees will be able to return to the office sometime in July or August. Thank you all for your continued patience and business in light of any changes and
Many of our monthly and daily updates can be found on our Facebook page as well as our Twitter, Instagram, and Linked In, so if you haven’t followed us on any of these platforms yet, you are missing out on what’s new with us and so much good info that might benefit you!
We had a recent update about one of our Meco Employees, Chris Key! We are excited to announce that one of our Augusta Retail Sales Reps, Chris Key, has been promoted to our new Retail Sales Manager/Key Account Manager! Chris has been with Meco for two years now and has proven to be invaluable to our team. His innovative skills, ability to handle difficult tasks/situations, and background in business have made him someone who can not only be dependable but will also make a great leader.
We have also had a few Meco birthdays this past month including:
- Oscar Parada, Warehouse Manager at our Augusta Branch
- Josh Youngblood, Install Crew Member at our Augusta Branch
- Brad Burke, CEO of Meco Inc. of Augusta-Greenville
- Scott Greene, Retail Sales Rep at our Augusta Branch
We also had a fun project up at our Greenville Branch this month, creating two custom gas-powered mobile fuel tanks for Odell oil! Not only do we have the industry experts for any retail or commercial fueling sites, we offer service that makes a difference with solutions to meet your site specific needs – including custom designs like this one! Our Greenville branch blew us away yet again when they rose to the occasion and provided this custom request for one of our valued customers.
We still have several job openings that we are looking to fill, so if you would like to join the Meco family, please take a look at the job descriptions and apply online now! You can find all of that information as well as our online application here.
We hope you all are having a wonderful summer despite current events! Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!
May Recap
Despite many of our employees working from home, May flew by so quickly! We have continued to follow all CDC recommendations for social distancing, and just recently started having employees return to the office to work. We will continue practicing social distancing and safety regulations to maintain a safe and clean work environment for our employees as well as our customers.
Many of our monthly and daily updates can be found on our Facebook page as well as our Twitter, Instagram, and Linked In, so if you haven’t followed us on any of these platforms yet, you are missing out on what’s new with us and so much good info that might benefit you!
We had several new hires within the last few months including:
- Roger Stephens, Commercial Sales Rep at our Greenville Branch
- Clayton Smith, Service Technician at our Augusta Branch
- Gabe Dart, Service Technician at our Augusta Branch
- Amanda McBride, AP Clerk at our Augusta Branch
We also had many Meco birthdays this past month including:
- Amanda McBride, AP Clerk at our Augusta Branch
- Bryan Willis, Install Crew Member at our Augusta Branch
- Deana Skeen, Admin Assistant and Marketing at our Augusta Branch
- John Thomas, Install Crew Member at our Augusta Branch
We still have several job openings that we are looking to fill, so if you would like to join the Meco family, please take a look at the job descriptions and apply online now! You can find all of that information as well as our online application here.
We hope you all are having a wonderful summer despite current events! Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!
New Protective Equipment with Meco
Dear customers,
Due to the current worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing impact on our area, we would like to share an update on our plan of action going forward. In addition to the precautions already in place, we have brainstormed ways to continue to serve you in the midst of this pandemic. As a result, we are now offering Transparent Work Barriers and Protective Gear, such as masks and gloves, for purchase. If your workplace is in need of these supplies, please call our Counter Department for a quote today.
If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Please stay safe and healthy during this uncertain time.
Sincerely,
Meco Inc. of Augusta-Greenville
March Recap & COVID-19 Update
Dear customers,
Due to the current worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the increase we see in our area, we would like to convey our plan of action going forward. Our greatest concern is the safety of our employees, their families, and our customers. Currently we are having salesmen and a handful of other employees work from home remotely to increase our social distance. We have increased the cleaning of our office and showroom/customer counter to include sanitizing of doors, workspaces, counters, etc. multiple times a day and after each customer or person comes inside. We are also asking vendors to suspend their visits and deliveries be made outside. Customers for the counter are asked to call in their order and we’ll deliver it via curbside delivery. Our technicians have been instructed to wear gloves at all jobs and to wash their hands regularly during and after each job.
It is our desire and plan that work does not stop but is done in a more cautious manner to keep everyone involved safe and healthy. We have been in contact with our vendors and at the present time nothing has changed with orders or deliveries times. Since this situation is very fluid, we are having to take the situation on a day by day basis. If anything changes, those affected will be notified.
If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Please stay safe and healthy during this uncertain time.
Sincerely,
Meco Inc. of Augusta-Greenville
