(WESLEY CHAPEL, FL) – International Club Suppliers (ICS) – the sales and marketing arm for entegra Procurement Services (entegra) in the golf club and resort channel – has partnered with Global Turf Equipment (GTE) in its recently-launched National Vendor Program.
GTE is the world’s largest seller and exporter of pre-owned golf course maintenance equipment. As ‘Preferred Equipment Partner,’ GTE will offer ICS members significant savings on fairway, green, rough and trim mowers; top dressers and spreaders; turf aerators, sprayers, vacuums and blowers; utility vehicles and more.
Products from brand leaders Toro, Jacobsen, John Deere and Club Car are available. More than 1,000 golf operations in all 50 states and nearly 65 countries have profited from GTE’s fleet of refurbished machinery.
“We’re excited to reach sales prospects through ICS’s National Vendor Program,” says Pat Yarbrough, co-founder of Global Turf Equipment. “Our fiscally prudent alternative to brand new maintenance equipment is ideally suited for ICS members seeking optimal performance and bottom line benefits.”
“ICS is a major proponent of GTE’s business platform,” says Jim Bailey, Managing Partner of ICS. “Daily fee, private club and resort clients will benefit from equipment thoroughly inspected and fully restored to manufacturers’ original standards of operation and safety.”
Launched to identify beneficial top-of-the-line goods and services for new and existing ICS members, the National Vendor Program offers savings from preferred companies. Categories include apparel, heavy equipment, fertilizers, marketing collateral and more.
Food and supplies provider to more than 1,400 golf facilities nationwide, ICS’s entegra Program earns top marks for its ability to net up to 12 percent upfront savings on more than 3,000 brand-name products. Companies like McCain, Tropicana, Edy’s and Frito Lay are available.
For more information about Global Turf Equipment and the entegra Program: www.globalturfequipment.com, www.intlclubsuppliers.com, or call 813.994.4680.
About Global Turf Equipment (GTE)
Global Turf Equipment, LLC (www.globalturfequipment.com, 866.588.3092) is the world’s largest seller and exporter of pre-owned golf course equipment. GTE’s leadership team, with more than 55 years of turf-industry experience, assures each piece of equipment is thoroughly inspected and fully refurbished to “like new” condition. A 50,000 square-foot indoor warehouse services private club, resort and daily fee golf course clients in all 50 states and nearly 65 countries. Featured brands include Toro, Jacobsen, John Deere and Club Car.
About Entegra Procurement Services
Entegra Procurement Services, LLC (www.entegraps.com/public/main_public.aspx) is part of a global purchasing network that provides procurement services to more than 13,000 customers in North America. Its team of more than 100 procurement specialists purchases over $3 billion annually in food and supplies in the U.S. alone.
About International Club Suppliers (ICS)
Founded in 2002, ICS (www.intlclubsuppliers.com, 813.994.4680) realizes exceptional savings on food and related supplies for more than 1,400 golf facilities across the United States. Offering an inventory of 3,000 premium-branded products, ICS works with many of the leading golf course management companies and clubs, including Billy Casper Golf, Kemper Sports, American Golf, Century / Arnold Palmer Golf Management, EAGLE Golf, Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (OR), PGA Village (FL) and Ka’anapali Golf Resort (HI).
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