Comparing Lombard Equipment and CRTE for GYS Collision Equipment
We both sell GYS. Here's how the two dealers line up on the things that matter after the sale: prices you can see, where we are, install, training, parts and trade-ins. Every fact about the other dealer is cited to where it was published and the date we saw it, and the last column says plainly how we do it.
At a glance
 | Lombard Equipment as published on their site and Google | The difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GYS machine prices | Published on our store. Example: GYS PTI NEO Request pricing · Build it out · See it | Call for price on new GYS machines in their online storelombardequipment.com, seen Oct 3 2026 | We're not trying to upsell you. Our prices are on the page, and once you're a member we walk you through every option on a capital purchase, in the open. A price you can't see until someone's in your shop is a foot in the door; so is a lowball number that grows on the quote. Ours is the number. |
| Lines | GYS, Hand Cannon, TEXA, Stanzani, Chisum | GYS, TEXA, Chisum, CAM Autolombardequipment.com, seen Sep 30 2026 | — |
| Locations | Headquarters: Pompton Plains, NJ | Bellingham, MA and Seminole, FL listings open. Richmond, VA listing shows Permanently closed on Google.Google Business listing, seen Oct 3 2026 | Nationwide reach through our distribution network, with service, support and training run from New Jersey. Have a look at how we cover your area and what we stand behind: whether it's through a partner near you or a rep or service technician here in NJ, a real person picks up, works it with you and keeps you moving. |
| Sales coverage by state | Nationwide, through sub-distributors in their territories and direct with CRTE in ours | Named reps for FL, AL, GA, NC, SC, TN, KY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH. Richmond, VA listing shows Permanently closed (above).lombardequipment.com sales rep locator and Google Business listings, seen Oct 3 2026 | Wherever you are, there's a name to call, and it doesn't change when an office does. |
| Parts and consumables online | More than 800 products priced online, with member pricing | 55 products in their online store; new GYS machines call for pricelombardequipment.com online store, seen Oct 3 2026 | The lowest published price on GYS parts, and a deep bench of consumables for other machines too. Find it lower somewhere? Tell us. There's usually a shortcut behind that price, and we'll show you what it is: we buy the competing part, cut it open, weigh it, and put the comparison on video. Best value with the quality intact, not a lookalike passed off as the maker's part. |
| Install and training | Install plus in-shop training when you're local, and the GYS Training Academy for every shop | "In-shop training included with every Lombard installation"lombardequipment.com, seen Oct 3 2026 | Anyone will sell you the welder, us included. The difference is what happens to your technicians afterward: crawl, walk, run. We're home to the GYS Training Academy: remote certification courses your techs take at their own pace, refreshers whenever they want them, and the shop's admin sees the full report, time in the videos, test scores, who's certified. Local shops are choosing it over an in-shop refresher. training.gys.us |
| Trade-ins | Trade toward new GYS or Hand Cannon · How it works · Refurbished equipment | Sells refurbished units in their online storelombardequipment.com online store, seen Oct 3 2026 | Every trade-in we sell goes through the whole machine: fully inspected, reconditioned and weld-tested before it leaves, fresh consumables throughout, and a video of that exact unit on YouTube. If a machine shouldn't go back out, it doesn't. Everything under Refurbished is in our building and buyable; sold units move to Recently Sold so you can see what's gone through here. |
Facts about Lombard Equipment are taken from lombardequipment.com and public Google Business listings on the dates shown; we keep dated captures of each. If anything has changed, tell us and we'll update it.
Same GYS machines, your choice of dealer
A GYS PTI welder is the same machine whoever sells it. What changes is the price you can see before you call, who installs it, who trains your techs, and how fast you get parts.
Prices on the page
Every GYS machine, arm and consumable on our store shows its price. No call needed to find out what it costs.
Installed and trained
We set the machine up in your shop, train your techs on it, and the GYS Training Academy keeps them current after we leave.
OEM approvals with sources
Which automakers approve or spec each GYS machine, with a link to each OEM's own document.
Parts and consumables
Tips, arms, electrodes and dent-pulling consumables, priced online at the lowest published price we can find.
Already bought from another dealer?
- We can quote parts and consumables for the GYS machine you already have.
- Trade in older equipment toward new GYS or Hand Cannon.
- Service and repair on GYS machines no matter where they were bought.
Questions shops ask
Does CRTE sell the same GYS machines Lombard Equipment sells?
Yes. Both of us sell GYS spot welders, MIG welders and dent pulling equipment. The difference is the dealer behind the machine: our machine prices are published on our store, and we install, train and service from Pompton Plains, NJ, with a distribution network across the country.
Can CRTE service a GYS machine I bought from another dealer?
Yes. We service and supply parts for GYS equipment no matter where it was bought.
Where is CRTE located?
Headquarters: 101 Alexander Ave, Suite 2, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444, with sub-distributors nationwide.
Where do the facts about Lombard Equipment on this page come from?
From Lombard Equipment's own website and its public Google Business listings, as we saw them on October 3, 2026. Each fact is cited with the date we saw it. If something has changed, tell us and we'll update the page.
Pricing a GYS machine?
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Lombard Equipment is a name of its owner, used here only to identify the company being compared. CRTE is not affiliated with Lombard Equipment. Facts about Lombard Equipment come from lombardequipment.com and Google Business listings as seen on the dates shown.
