Sandhills Global Explained

Sandhills Global
Type:Private
Foundation:Webster City, IA, U.S. (1978)
Founders:Tom Peed, Rhonda Peed
Location City:Lincoln, Nebraska
Location Country:U.S.
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Technology
Key People:Shawn Peed (CEO)
Products:Trade Publications, Hosted Websites, Technology Services

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 in the United States, Canada, Latin America, South America, EMEA, Africa, Asia, and Australasia.

Publications and brands

Sandhills Global's 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' 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,[4] OilFieldTrader,[5] OtherStock,[6] PavingEquipment,[7] PowerSystemsToday,[8] SpecialtyCropEQ, TelematicsPlus[9] fleet management software, UtilityTrailersToday,[10] Value Insight Portal [11] (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 68acres campus in the Highlands neighborhood of Lincoln, Nebraska, where it remains. In June 2000, Sandhills added a data center in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2011, the company completed another data center on its Lincoln, Nebraska campus,[12] a LEED Gold-rated building that houses the company's server farm and has three living roofs.[13]

The Lincoln campus expanded in 2015 with an additional IT facility.[14] In the same year, Sandhills worked with Goss International,[15] a company that supplies presses and finishing systems, to install a new press and saddle-stitcher to expand its printing operations.[16] In 2017, Sandhills announced the construction of the 42,000-square-foot (3,900-m2) Cyber Center facility,[17] which houses 240 employee workstations, a reception area and cafe space, classrooms, and other training facilities.[18] Sandhills opened an additional office location[19] in Sidney, Nebraska in 2017.

Community involvement

Sandhills has supported several charitable organizations, chiefly in Nebraska, including the Food Bank of Lincoln,[20] the YMCA of Lincoln, the Lincoln Children's Zoo, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, the Lincoln Community Playhouse, Junior Achievement, Habitat for Humanity, and Special Olympics.[21]

In March 2023, Sandhills announced a $4 million gift to the Lincoln Youth Complex development project, which includes nine baseball and softball fields in Lincoln, Nebraska.[22] In August 2023, the Lancaster County Agricultural Society approved a contract with Sandhills for naming rights to the Lancaster Event Center, which, as a result, was renamed Sandhills Global Event Center for a period of 15 years.[23] [24]

International subsidiaries and region-specific brands

Sandhills Global has two international subsidiaries, Sandhills East and Sandhills Pacific. Sandhills East has office locations in Manchester, UK; Colonnella, Italy; and Johannesburg, South Africa. Sandhills Pacific is based in Brisbane, Australia with an additional office location in Christchurch, New Zealand. Sandhills' international brands include MarketBook, Farm & Plant Buyers Guide,[25] Farm Machinery Locator, Truck Locator, CamionSuperMarket, Machinery Trader Resale Weekly,[26] Truck Buy & Sell International,[27] Aviation Trader,[28] and TruckWorld.[29]

Notes and References

  1. Sandhills Publishing Forms Strategic Alliance with Aircraft Cost Calculator, Broadens Resources Available to Buyers & Sellers in Aviation Industry . 3 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Global . Sandhills . Sandhills Global Launches LiftsToday.com for Buyers & Sellers of Lifts & Lift Equipment . 2023-03-31 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  3. Web site: Sandhills Global News . 2023-03-31 . www.sandhills.com.
  4. Web site: Sandhills Global Sandhills Publishing Launches MotorSportsUniverse.com for Buyers & Sellers of ATVs, UTVs, Go Karts, Snowmobiles, Motorcycles, Dirt Bikes & More . 2024-01-22 . www.sandhills.com.
  5. Web site: Sandhills Global Sandhills Publishing Launches OilfieldTrader.com, an Online Marketplace for Oilfield Equipment . 2024-01-22 . www.sandhills.com.
  6. Web site: Global . Sandhills . Sandhills Global Launches OtherStock.com for Buyers & Sellers . 2023-03-31 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  7. Web site: Global . Sandhills . Sandhills Global Launches PavingEquipment.com for Buyers & Sellers of Asphalt & Concrete Equipment . 2023-03-31 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  8. Web site: Sandhills Global Sandhills Publishing Launches PowerSystemsToday.com, an Online Marketplace for Generators . 2024-01-22 . www.sandhills.com.
  9. Global . Sandhills . Sandhills Global Launches TelematicsPlus: A Single Portal for All of Your Telematics Providers . 2023-03-31 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  10. Web site: Global . Sandhills . Sandhills Global Launches UtilityTrailersToday.com, the Online Utility Trailer Marketplace . 2023-03-31 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  11. Global . Sandhills . Sandhills Global Launches Value Insight Portal for Instant Access to FleetEvaluator Valuations . 2023-03-31 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  12. Web site: Data Center building. NET News. 17 December 2015. 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222130900/http://netnebraska.org/article/news/nebraska-professor-growing-grasslands-atop-city-buildings. dead.
  13. Web site: Nebraska professor growing grasslands atop city buildings . Nebraska NET . 14 July 2017 . 29 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170729075043/http://netnebraska.org/article/news/nebraska-professor-growing-grasslands-atop-city-buildings . dead .
  14. Web site: Binary Building . Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, NE). 15 December 2015.
  15. Web site: Goss International . Goss news. 17 December 2015.
  16. Web site: Sandhills Publishing to expand printing operations . Lincoln Journal Star . 14 July 2017.
  17. Web site: Workspace physical space growing at Sandhills Publishing . Lincoln Journal Star. 14 July 2017.
  18. Sandhills Publishing Announces Cyber Center Grand Opening At Global Headquarters In Lincoln, Nebraska . 30 November 2017 . PR Newswire.
  19. Web site: Sandhills Publishing to add office, hire 'dozens' in Sidney, Nebraska . Omaha World Herald. 21 June 2017.
  20. Web site: Star . Lincoln Journal . 2016-07-21 . Peeds donate another $250,000 to Food Bank . 2024-01-22 . JournalStar.com . en.
  21. Web site: Fuson . Jodi . 2018-12-18 . Couple's charitable giving benefits Lincoln families, community . 2024-01-22 . JournalStar.com . en.
  22. Web site: Dorn . Nolan . 2023-03-09 . Sandhills Global gifts $4 million to Lincoln Youth Complex . 2024-01-22 . KLKN-TV . en-US.
  23. Web site: Global . Sandhills . Sandhills Global Announces Naming Rights Partnership with Lancaster Event Center . 2024-01-22 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
  24. Web site: Lancaster Event Center officially becomes Sandhills Global Event Center . . Lincoln, Nebraska . 2023-12-02 . 2024-03-08.
  25. Web site: Sandhills Publishing acquires Ireland's Farm & Plant Buyer's Guide . Growing America . 14 July 2017.
  26. Web site: Sandhills East uebernimmt Resale Weekly . 14 July 2017.
  27. Web site: Sandhills East Acquires Germany's Truck Buy & Sell International & Transporter . 14 July 2017.
  28. Web site: Sandhills Pacific Acquires Aviation Trader - PR Newswire APAC . 2023-03-31 . en.prnasia.com . en-us.
  29. Web site: Sandhills Pacific Acquires Australia's TruckWorld.com.au . 14 July 2017.

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