The story
Buggies Unlimited was founded in 1997. CEO Bart Mahan started the company as a golf cart dealership, opening a small showroom in Lexington, Kentucky and creating a basic informational website. Buggies Unlimited expanded in 1999 by adding another location in Beckley, West Virginia.
In 2000 and 2001, the company experienced tough times as the economy struggled through the dot-com crash and the September 11 attacks. In order to keep the business running, Mahan closed the West Virginia location and scaled back his employees from 16 to 5.
In 2002, the company switched focus from a traditional golf cart dealership to a supplier of golf cart parts and accessories. The shift to a niche market worked, and after launching a catalog and e-commerce website to sell its products, Buggies Unlimited grew and relocated to larger warehouses twice before settling on its current 108,000-square-foot (10,000 m2) location in Richmond, Kentucky. Due to a rapid increase in demand in recent years, a retail showroom and golf cart service center was opened in 2007 in Winchester, Kentucky.
In 2008, the company was bought by Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Co.
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