| Frank Gargano is
the founder of Gano's Power Equipment and is now mostly retired.
You will find him at the shop on Saturdays through the spring and summer
helping out still. He is a lifelong resident of Colchester, and started
the business in 1971. Frank is a retired Navy Veteran, a member
of the Colchester Rotary Club and past president. Frank is a walking
book of knowledge in the power equipment industry who is known throughout
the industry both regionally and nationally. Frank is a collector
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Tony
Gargano is the manager of Gano's Power Equipment and runs all
the day to day operations of the business. He is also a lifelong resident
of Colchester, and been in the business all his life. Tony has exceptional
knowledge of the industry, is a member of the Scag and DR. dealer council
panels and is regionally and nationally known in the power equipment industry.
Tony added the new service shop addition to the business in 2022 and continues
to grow the business today and into the future. |
| Steve
is the Parts Manager of Gano's Power Equipment. Steve has been with us
since 1992. His knowledge of the power equipment parts industry can't
be matched by many. In fact he has helped to design many programs
and online warranty services offered by many top of the line manufacturers.
Steve is OPE Certified, Stihl Gold certified, and has excellent knowledge
in and of the industry. Steve plays Bass guitar and is in several
bands. |
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Service manager position at Gano's Power Equipment
is open, and we will be looking to fill this position over the winter of
2025-2026. This position is at the sales and service counter and
has the responsibilty to help wait on customers at the counter, managing
the service shop mechanics daily work flow, filing for warranties on customers
equipment, repair estimates, and keeping the other day to day operations
of the service shop running smoothly. |
| Normis
in the parts department and has been with Gano's since 2009. Norm
has worked in the parts and equipment fields for many years. He takes
care of pulling parts for the mechanics, puts away the parts orders daily
when they come in, and will be the voice calling you to let you know your
parts are here. Norm has many years experience and will be happy
to help out with your parts needs. |
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Sue
is the office manager at Gano's Power Equipment and has been with us since
1995. Sue keeps all asppects of the office running smooth and efficiently.
She is very active in the community as a member of The Order of Eastern
Star as well as active in dog agility. |
Jim runs the
sales department at Gano's Power Equipment and has been with us since 2002.
He use to manage the rental department before moving to sales. Jim
is very knowledgable on all the different brands we carry and can help
you get the right equipment for your lawn, or any of your yard projects.
Jim is
an avid Nascar
racing fan.
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Dennis (Lumpy) is the
driver at Gano's Power Equipment and been with us since 2002. Lumpy
handles all of the road needs, such as picking up and bringing back machines
for shop repairs, bringing equipment out on demos, delivering and instructing
people on proper usage and running of rental equipment or in your yard
delivering any type of equipment you may need. |
| Ryan is a mechanic
at Gano's Power Equipment and has been with us since 2007. Ryan primarily
works on the commercial equipment, and does many other types of repairs
too. He is Kawasaki and Kohler factory trained, Scag certified Gold
level technician, and is a Fisher Master Technician (completing all levels
of training at Fisher). He installs and works on the Fisher plows
and sanders, and can fabricate and fix most anything. He is extremely
knowledgable in all levels of equipment repair and is known by many manufacturers
for his repair skills. |
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Spencer is a mechanic
at Gano's Power Equipment and has been with us since 2019. Spencer
primarily works on the commercial equipment, and does many other types
of repair too. He is Kawasaki and Kohler factory trained, Scag certified
Silver level technician, and is a Fisher Master Technician (completing
all levels of training at Fisher). He installs and works on the Fisher
plows and sanders, and can fabricate and fix most anything. He is
extremely knowledgable in all levels of equipment repair, enjoys
electrical repairs and finding problems many others can't find to repair
the machine. |
| Jason is the manager
of The Rental Center owned and operated by Gano's
Power Equipment and has been with us since 2011. Jason is a Marine
Corp Veteran and is very knowledgable to help you on your project rental
needs. He is the person to see for grass seed, fertilizer and other
lawn care products offered for sale at The Rental Center too. He
works on the rental equipment, and many other tasks at our shop. |
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Joe is the assembler
at Gano's Power Equipment and has been with us since 2016. Joe builds
all the new machines, tests them, to make sure they properly set up, adjusted
and ready for the customers to use. This is very important to make
sure the customer gets the machine right and can enjoy it for many years
to come. Joe is also the person to help you unload or load any repairs
brought to the store and can be found doing many other things around the
shop too. |
| Diane works in
the office with Sue and has been with Gano's Power Equipment since 2018.
She makes sure to register all the products purchased here for our customers
so they don't need to worry about it getting done. She does the fleet
and bid assistance programs and many other things to help Sue keep the
office running smoothly. |
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