MALVESE EQUIP CO

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The Malvese Equipment Company as it is known today began as a vehicle repair shop in 1912, with two employees located in Central Park, now known as Bethpage, New York, as a combination of gas, service and general repair center which established a reputation for the dependability still associated with the Malvese name today. Horse drawn wagons were giving way to trucks in those days; and as mechanization increased, Malvese’s garage business prospered. During the 1914-1917 period, the Malvese garage moved into a rented facility in Garden City Park, while their new building was being erected in the same town. The new building was to include a blacksmith shop, inside storage areas, equipment repair bays with overhead cranes, parts departments, and an industrial hardware department. At the time the Family still lived over the Hardware Store, which meant they were literally available to parts or service “round the clock”.