Sandhills Global

Sandhills Global is a privately held American information processing company that produces a diverse range of products and services from well-established trade publications and websites to hosted technology services. The company primarily serves the transportation, agriculture, aircraft, and heavy machinery industries. Its trade publications include TractorHouse, Machinery Trader, Truck Paper, CraneTrader, Tree & Landscape Equipment Trader, RentalYard, and AuctionTime, in addition to Controller, Executive Controller, and Charter Hub. Each print publication also has a companion website.

Sandhills Global
TypePrivate
IndustryTechnology
FoundedWebster City, IA, U.S. (1978)
FoundersTom and Rhonda Peed
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsTrade Publications, Hosted Websites, Technology Services
Websitesandhills.com

Sandhills' portfolio also includes software and online services such as the AddAShop e-commerce platform, Aircraft Cost Calculator,[1] EquineMarket, Equipmentfacts, Fast Track Iron, FleetEvauator, FR8Star, LiftsToday,[2] LivestockMarket,[3] MotorSportsUniverse, OilFieldTrader, OtherStock,[4] PavingEquipment,[5] PowerSystemsToday, SpecialtyCropEQ, TelematicsPlus[6] fleet management software, UtilityTrailersToday,[7] Value Insight Portal [8](VIP) asset valuation tool for equipment and trucks, and others.

History

The company was first established by Tom and Rhonda Peed as Peed Corp. in 1978 in Webster City, Iowa. In 1985, the headquarters were relocated to a 68-acre (280,000 m2) campus in the Highlands neighborhood of Lincoln, Nebraska, where they remain. In June 2000, Sandhills added a data center in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2011, the company completed another data center on its Lincoln, Nebraska campus,[9] a LEED Gold-rated building that houses the company's server farm and has three living roofs.[10]

The Lincoln campus expanded in 2015 with an additional IT facility.[11] In the same year, Sandhills worked with Goss International,[12] a company that supplies presses and finishing systems, to install a new press and saddle-stitcher to expand its printing operations.[13] In 2017, Sandhills announced the construction of the 42,000-square-foot (3,900-m2) Cyber Center facility,[14] which houses 240 employee workstations, a reception area and cafe space, classrooms, and other training facilities.[15] Sandhills opened an additional office location[16] in Sidney, Nebraska. In December 2017, Sandhills opened another new building, its sixth in Lincoln since 1985.

International subsidiaries and brands

Sandhills Global has two international subsidiaries, Sandhills East and Sandhills Pacific. Sandhills East has office locations in Manchester, UK; Milan, Italy; Colonnella, Italy; and Hamburg, Germany. Sandhills Pacific is based in Brisbane, Australia with additional office locations on Christchurch, New Zealand; and Johannesburg, South Africa. Sandhills' international brands include MarketBook, Farm & Plant Buyers Guide,[17] Farm Machinery Locator, Truck Locator, CamionSuperMarket, Machinery Trader Resale Weekly,[18] Truck Buy & Sell International,[19] AviationTrader,[20] and TruckWorld.com.au.[21]

References

  1. "Sandhills Publishing Forms Strategic Alliance with Aircraft Cost Calculator, Broadens Resources Available to Buyers & Sellers in Aviation Industry" (Press release). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. Global, Sandhills. "Sandhills Global Launches LiftsToday.com for Buyers & Sellers of Lifts & Lift Equipment". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  3. "Sandhills Global | News". www.sandhills.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  4. Global, Sandhills. "Sandhills Global Launches OtherStock.com for Buyers & Sellers". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  5. Global, Sandhills. "Sandhills Global Launches PavingEquipment.com for Buyers & Sellers of Asphalt & Concrete Equipment". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  6. Global, Sandhills. "Sandhills Global Launches TelematicsPlus: A Single Portal for All of Your Telematics Providers". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  7. Global, Sandhills. "Sandhills Global Launches UtilityTrailersToday.com, the Online Utility Trailer Marketplace". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  8. Global, Sandhills. "Sandhills Global Launches Value Insight Portal for Instant Access to FleetEvaluator Valuations". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  9. "Data Center building". NET News. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  10. "Nebraska professor growing grasslands atop city buildings". Nebraska NET. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  11. "Binary Building". Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, NE). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  12. "Goss International". Goss news. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  13. "Sandhills Publishing to expand printing operations". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  14. "Workspace physical space growing at Sandhills Publishing". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  15. "Sandhills Publishing Announces Cyber Center Grand Opening At Global Headquarters In Lincoln, Nebraska". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  16. "Sandhills Publishing to add office, hire 'dozens' in Sidney, Nebraska". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  17. "Sandhills Publishing acquires Ireland's Farm & Plant Buyer's Guide". Growing America. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  18. "Sandhills East uebernimmt Resale Weekly". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  19. "Sandhills East Acquires Germany's Truck Buy & Sell International & Transporter". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  20. "Sandhills Pacific Acquires Aviation Trader - PR Newswire APAC". en.prnasia.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  21. "Sandhills Pacific Acquires Australia's TruckWorld.com.au". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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