Company Info
Who We Are
Brentwood Power Equipment Center has been a family-owned business since 1986. Our shop is located on land that has been in the family since 1710.
We're proud to say that our employees tend to stay with the business for a very long time, resulting in very little turnover, giving us a great, dependable team to work with. Our technicians have over 120 years of accumulated experience with the equipment that we service and sell, and all of us regularly attend technical service schools and update seminars in order to keep up with the latest technology.
A Little History
The company was started in 1966 in Exeter, NH. At that time, it was known as Ralston Tree Service.
In 1986, Dave Flagg bought the business, and in 1997 he moved it to Brentwood.
In March of 1999, the business suffered a fire that destroyed the entire building and its contents. Before long Dave was rebuilt and back in business, doing what he loves to do.
Over the next 20 years, the business continued to grow. In 2008 Dave's son Nate returned from a four year enlistment in the Marine Corps, and joined his dad in the business. During this time, several additions were built onto the building, and in 2015, the largest one, a 40'x60' shop was added. Dave, Nate, and Nate's father-in-law Ed assembled the steel frame, which Dave had purchased from Craigslist and had originally been the theater at a summer camp. Over the course of the winter, they did all the interior work themselves, and by spring it was ready to put into commission, greatly increasing the size and efficiency of the service department.
In May of 2019, the business suffered another devastating fire, once again forcing them to start back at square one. But as he had done before, Dave didn't let this setback keep him down for long. An office trailer was brought in, and within days Nate was conducting sales again. Service work was conducted in Dave's garage at his house next door. A second trailer was brought in to use as a parts department. Although not at all efficient, work continued. In August, construction of a new building began, and on January 6, 2020, 8 months to the day from the date of the fire, they moved into the new facility. With a larger showroom, a better layout, and a rustic appearance, the new shop is everything Dave and Nate could have dreamed for it to be.