(Houston, TX, USA) – Following several years of strong sales growth in the Gulf South, T.F. Hudgins is now expanding its sales territory to include Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Customers in the region now have access to a broad range of products and services for engines, compressors and other machinery. Included are T.F. Hudgins Machinery Diagnostics and Training services, products and services for automatic lubrication systems, Spinner IIฎ oil-cleaning centrifuges and fluid filtration products, a wide range of compressor components from Cook Compression, compressor repair services, compressor control systems, emission control systems, and more.

To support marketing in the region, T.F. Hudgins also announced the addition of Jeremy Smith as Sales Representative. Smith has 14 years of experience in the air compression industry and served eight years with Ingersoll Rand prior to joining T.F. Hudgins. Smith will be based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and may be reached by calling 423-260-1066.

According to T.F. Hudgins Division Manager & Director of Sales Todd Carothers, “The expansion of our territory provides significant growth opportunities for T.F. Hudgins and our principals. It allows us to apply our traditional strengths in technical sales and applications engineering to a broader customer base. As a company with more than 60 years of service, we offer a wealth of experience to help customers improve the reliability, efficiency and productivity of their operations.

"The addition of Jeremy Smith certainly enhances that ability," continued Carothers. "His background and knowledge of both customers and their operations provides the added expertise we need to deliver responsive support for customers in this region.”