POSTED: Wednesday, Mar. 03, 2010

Birch Equipment reps speak at Road Less Graveled class

Representatives from Birch Equipment Rental and Sales spoke to students attending the Road Less Graveled class offered by Bellingham Technical College. The six-week class helps women try out nontraditional skills and explore careers in trade and technical fields.

Birch employees talked about the company's history and what it takes to work both at Birch and within the equipment rental and sales industry.

Birch Equipment is ranked among the top 100 rental companies in the nation and is the leading, independently owned construction equipment and sales company in the Pacific Northwest and southeast Alaska. Birch is based in Bellingham and also has stores in Anacortes, Mount Vernon and Sitka, Alaska. For more information, visit birchequipment.com.