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History

On December 21, 1976, Mark Loftin (age 21) purchased Nelson Electric, the Kohler Power Systems distributor for Arizona. With continued growth throughout the 70's and early 80s, Loftin Equipment Co. expanded its territory to serve Southern Nevada for Kohler Power Systems in 1985.

In 1990 Loftin Equipment Co. was awarded the Kohler engine line for Arizona and Southern Nevada. Throughout the 90's, LEC's engine sales and service business continued to grow and in 1998 LEC was awarded Kubota Engines line of diesel engines.

In 2003, Kohler Power Systems AOR was once again expanded and LEC was awarded New Mexico and again the following year LEC was awarded South Texas for Kohler Power Systems.

In 2007 LEC acquired Bay City Electric Works from Tom Claycomb and secured the Kohler Power Systems territory for Southern California. In 2010, LEC was awarded the entire state of Texas and established its North Texas location in Irving.

Throughout our history, we have grown from a single location serving the state of Arizona to 8 locations now serving a territory from California to Texas.