Power Equipment Trade magazine Managing Editor Jessica Johnson travels to Fort Kent, Maine to visit Mike’s & Sons. Mike Nadeau, 59, is a self-described lover of community. When you walk into the front door of his dealership, Mike’s & Sons, located in the heart of Canadian border town Fort Kent, Me., the small but dedicated staff is always ready to help. Nadeau says that there is absolutely no kind of stupid question, and he trains every employee that when it comes to a customer, there is nothing too small or too big they could ask for. Nadeau didn’t mean to start out as a power equipment dealership. But when a neighbor who helped him through a tough time asked him to work on her lawnmower, he couldn’t say no. After he finished tuning her mower, another neighbor asked for a tune-up—then it mushroomed.

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Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Mike’s & Sons
Location: Fort Kent, Maine
PET Issue: October 2016

Check out other articles in the October 2016 issue of Power Equipment Trade magazine.
Power Equipment Trade magazine’s October 2016 issue features Fort Kent, Maine’s Mike’s & Sons and their focus on putting people first. The issue also features a full preview of the 2016 GIE+EXPO, to be held in Louisville, Kentucky on October 19-21, as well as the annual EXPO Elite section highlighting industry-leading companies who will be exhibiting at GIE+EXPO. Other articles discuss dealers lending a helping hand and the importance of living landscapes. Also covered are the latest industry news and new products.