LONDON, Ontario (May 18, 2026)— Cornerstone Equipment, located at 1891 Wharncliffe Road South in London, Ontario, is Takeuchi’s newest North American dealer. Partners Calvin Vandenbrink, Eric Vanderlinde and Ryan Vanderlinde bring multiple years of experience in equipment sales to their new venture.
“As we launch this new venture, we’re excited to work with Takeuchi,” said Calvin Vanderbrink, partner of Cornerstone Equipment. “Takeuchi has a strong brand reputation built on providing high-quality construction equipment. We strongly believe that featuring Takeuchi as our flagship brand will help us attract a solid customer base within the construction, landscape and agricultural sectors here in this region.”
Cornerstone Equipment is strategically positioned to serve contractors, rental houses and agricultural customers throughout Southwestern Ontario, including Middlesex, Oxford, Waterloo, Elgin and surrounding counties. The dealership features dedicated showroom, parts and service space, along with a team focused on both in-house and on-road sales and support to ensure strong customer coverage across its territory. From the outset, the company has committed to comprehensive sales training and product support to deliver a consistent ownership experience for Takeuchi customers.
“While Cornerstone Equipment is a new dealership, its leadership team has the knowledge and skills to make it a success,” said Patrick Kirychuk, regional business manager for Takeuchi-US. “Calvin, Eric and Ryan have a clear understanding of their market, a defined sales strategy and a strong commitment to product support. We’re confident their approach will help expand Takeuchi’s presence in this part of Canada.”
Learn more about Cornerstone Equipment at www.cornerstoneequip.ca. For more information about other Takeuchi dealers, visit the Takeuchi dealer page. Get all the details about Takeuchi track loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, crawler dumpers and attachments at takeuchi-us.com, or follow Takeuchi-US on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.
About Takeuchi
Takeuchi is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of an extensive line of compact track loaders, compact excavators, compact wheel loaders and a compact crawler dumper. Founded in 1963, Takeuchi was the first company to introduce the compact excavator to North America, setting the stage for one of the highest growth product segments ever introduced in the compact equipment market. The compact excavator has become a main line product for both rental and construction/utility companies. Takeuchi continued to lead the compact construction industry with the introduction of the first compact track loader to North America.
For more information, please contact:
Lynette Von Minden, VP/Director of Public Relations, Swanson Russell
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Phone: 402-437-6457
Stephen Odum, National Marketing Manager, Takeuchi-US
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Phone: 678-873-3070