Messick's in the 1950's

Messick's beginnings go back to November 26, 1952, when two brothers, Marlin and Merville Messick broke ground and erected a new building along route 230, three miles north of Elizabethtown, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

  The dealership officially opened on February 1, 1953 with Marlin as the shop manager, and Merville handling both the sales and parts departments.  Two years later a full time salesman and one additional mechanic were hired, and in 1962 an addition was built onto the existing building, housing a showroom and additional parts area.

   In 1976 the successful Messick enterprise once again outgrew its shell, and a new 21 acre site was purchased at the present location along Route 283 at the Rheems Exit, Elizabethtown.  The new facility provided 7,200 square feet of shop space, and 6000 square feet of showroom display area. Messick's celebrated its grand opening in February of 1977, exactly 25 years after first opening its doors.  Messicks have since expanded the Elizabethtown location several times adding parts storage, shop space and warehousing.

   In 1996, Messicks opened a new facility located along Route 30 in Abbottstown, York  County, Pennsylvania. This facility was then built on to in 1999, giving Messick's over 43,000 square feet of showroom, warehouse, and shop space.

   Today Messick's is operated by Merville Messick's sons, Bob and Ken.  They attribute much of the company's growth to the quality and commitment of its 80 employees, including over 30 service technicians, 25 parts technicians, and 10 equipment salesmen.

   The company's parts department has years of experience in providing customers with the correct parts as quickly as possible.  They have the latest in computer technology to help in locating hard to find items, and ship parts daily throughout the U.S. using a variety of shipping methods.  The parts department also employs two full time outside salesman who offer delivery on a weekly basis to the surrounding counties.  The parts department is committed to keeping their customers up and running with over 4 million dollars in parts inventory.

   To Messick's staff, the idea of simply making a sale is secondary to their goal of providing the customer with the correct equipment to get the job done.

   Messick's is a dealer for over 200 brands of equipment in the agricultural, construction, and lawn and garden industries including Case IH, New Holland, Miller Pro, Kubota, Woods, Apache, Newton Crouch, Cub Cadet, and Stihl.

   The staff at Messick's has one common mission - to provide their customers with a broad selection of new and used equipment, parts and service with an emphasis on quality and dependability. Messick's philosophy is to work with credibility, honesty, integrity, and courtesy, because a sincere relationship with you, the customer, is important.