Toro Company to acquire Tornado Infrastructure Equipment
The Toro Company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire publicly held Tornado Infrastructure Equipment. The transaction is subject to certain antitrust, approval by Toronto’s security holders, other regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, and is currently anticipated to close during Toro’s 2026 fiscal first quarter. Calgary, Alberta-based Tornado Infrastructure Equipment manufactures vacuum trucks and industrial equipment solutions. In 2022, Toro’s Ditch Witch division entered into a strategic supply agreement with Tornado Infrastructure Equipment to co-develop an exclusive line of Ditch Witch-branded hydrovac trucks to expand its product offering and capitalize on accelerated growth in vacuum excavation.
Rilla and Neighborly combine forces to utilize AI coaching software
Rilla, an AI coaching platform for in-person sales, has collaborated with Neighborly home services company. Since launch, Rilla has rolled out across more than 500 Neighborly franchise locations, equipping over 2,000 service professionals with real-time coaching tools to improve performance and consistency. Using Rilla’s proprietary AI, conversations with customers are automatically transcribed and analyzed, generating insights that empower Neighborly’s sales managers to coach service professionals more effectively and at scale. So far, Neighborly has captured and analyzed over 375,000 customer conversations with Rilla, driving thousands of targeted coaching moments and fueling nearly 4,000 hours of coaching.
Joe Johnson expands U.S. footprint
Federal Signal has named Joe Johnson Equipment the exclusive dealer for its Vactor products in Indiana and Louisiana and the exclusive dealer for Elgin products in Indiana, excluding Clark, Floyd and Harrison counties. Additionally, JJE will also provide service and parts support for other Federal Signal products including Guzzler and Truvac. This announcement comes after JJE completed its successful expansion into Virginia and underscores the company’s commitment to delivering infrastructure equipment and solutions across the U.S.
