Patten Cat opens new facility in Wauconda

ELMHURST - Patten Cat, Caterpillar's authorized dealer in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, announced the opening of a new facility in Wauconda that is designed to expand the company's ability to better serve the Northwest part of the greater Chicago area.

The facility is located at 700 Patten Drive, at Rand and Ivanhoe roads.

When Patten Cat first broke ground in 2015, the goal was to make the location a "one stop" shop for contractors and industrial accounts with a mix of sales, rental and parts distribution. Available at the new location will be tractors, aerial lifts, power equipment, and a fully stocked genuine Caterpillar parts counter. Products that will be featured at the location will be new CAT earthmoving and excavation equipment in addition to general construction equipment including boom and scissor lifts, generators, welders, compressors plus much more.

"We decided to open our new facility in Wauconda to expand our company's footprint in the Northwest Suburbs and better serve our customers, specifically in North Cook, Lake and McHenry Counties," said Garrett Patten, president of Patten Industries, Inc., Once the facility is opened, Patten Cat will have six locations covering Northwest Indiana and Northern Illinois, far outpacing any of its competitors in the area.

The new facility will serve a number of industries, specifically heavy construction, commercial construction, industrial and landscaping. In addition to delivering superior customer service for equipment sales and rental, the facility will also offer a drive through Parts Pick-Up Window. The concept is a first for any Caterpillar dealership in North America.

The Wauconda facility will be run by Michael Wetter, a 12-year veteran in the rental industry who has been with Patten Cat for two years, previously in the Joliet location.