AB Volvo Evaluates Possibility of Divesting Volvo Aero
As a step in further streamlining the Volvo Group towards commercial vehicles, AB Volvo last week said it has initiated a process aimed at divesting Volvo Aero....
Compressor Provider to Oil and Gas Industries Moves to Oklahoma City
Flogistix LP, an oil and natural gas services provider that manufactures a range of gas and electric engine-driven compressors and pump systems, while maintaining more than a thousand rental gas compressor units in eight oil-producing states, has moved its corporate offices to Oklahoma City....
Hilti Ranks High in International Employer Survey
Hilti last week announced it achieved a top ranking in the Great Place to Work Institute’s international best employer survey. The company previously achieved top rankings in both national and European employer surveys conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute....
Topcon California Appoints Pacific Islands Area Manager
Topcon California is expanding into the greater Pacific Islands with the addition of Keith Grittner as area manager – Pacific Islands. In his new position, Grittner will work with clients to define custom combinations of Topcon products and services to meet their specific precision positioning needs. He will be based on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, and will report to Andrew Evans, general manager....
Bandit Partners with Zenith Cutter on Chipper Knife Distribution and NASCAR Sponsorship
Bandit Industries has partnered with Illinois-based Zenith Cutter Co. to be the exclusive distributor for Zenith Cutter hand-fed and whole-tree chipper knives. Zenith Cutter’s full line of competitively priced chipper knives for Bandit, Morbark, Vermeer and Altec chippers will be available for purchase exclusively through Bandit’s global dealer network of more than 170 locations, parts and service outlets, or directly from Bandit....
Caterpillar Opens Winston-Salem Manufacturing Facility
Caterpillar Inc. this week held the grand opening of its Winston-Salem, N.C., facility that will produce axle assemblies for the largest Cat mining trucks. Operations at the 850,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility include machining, assembly, test and painting of axles to support Caterpillar’s increased capacity for expanding global mining operations....
Cummins to Expand Test Facilities
Cummins Inc. this week announced an investment of $24 million over three years to expand the research and development capabilities at its technical center in North Charleston, S.C....
Scaffolding & Access Industry Association Appoints Subcommittee Chairmen
The Scaffold & Access Industry Association A92 members recently voted and approved three new sub-committees in Las Vegas at their 2011 annual meeting....
Skyjack Names Battazza Latin America Sales Director
Linamar Corp. this week announced Adriano Battazza has joined Skyjack in the position of Latin America sales director. Batazza has been involved in the aerial and heavy equipment industries for more than 10 years and has been responsible for leading Latin American sales teams, and building dealer networks for the AWP and construction industries....
Atlas Copco Appoints Osvald General Counsel
Atlas Copco has appointed Håkan Osvald senior vice president general counsel and member of group management effective Jan. 1, 2012. He succeeds Hans Sandberg who is retiring....
Lift and Access Awards JLG’s 1500SJ Gold LLEAP Award
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corp. company and a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, this week announced that its 1500SJ boomlift was named a Gold winner among aerial lifts in Lift and Access magazine’s 2011 Leadership in Lifting Equipment and Aerial Platforms Awards competition....
Caterpillar to Offer to Acquire ERA Mining Machinery Ltd.
Caterpillar Inc. and ERA Mining Machinery last week jointly announced a pre-conditional voluntary offer by Caterpillar, through a wholly owned subsidiary, for all of the issued shares of ERA....
Cat Reman, Vestas Wind Systems Reach Agreement to Remanufacture Wind Turbine Components
Caterpillar Inc. and Vestas Wind Systems have reached a 10-year, global agreement to remanufacture wind turbine components. Vestas, of Aarhus, Denmark, is a leading wind turbine manufacturer with an installed base of 44,500 turbines....
Leica Donates Machine Control System to Northwest Iowa Community College
Leica Geosystems recently entered into a multifaceted partnership with Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, Iowa, in which the company donated a PowerGrade 3D machine control system for use in the NCC Heavy Equipment program....
Honda Engines TACS Training System Earns Dealers Choice Award
Honda Engines’ Training and Certification System received a 2011 Dealers Choice Award from Power Equipment Trade magazine at the GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky., last month. The TACS system was designated as the winner within the business services category, and was selected by Power Equipment Trade dealer readers and other qualified dealers via an online and in-person ballot system....
Husqvarna Names Steve Chamberlin President
Husqvarna Construction Products recently named Steve Chamberlin its new president. He will be responsible for leading the sales/marketing, product management, customer service/technical support, finance and human resource teams in North America....
Caterpillar to Add Parts Distribution Center in California
Caterpillar Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., this week announced plans to add a new parts distribution center in California. The site is located in the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center at the junction of Interstate 5 and Highway 99 in Central California. With excellent accessibility to major airports and highways, this location will ensure rapid delivery of Cat service parts to dealers and customers, the company said....
AEM Inducts Elton Long, Loader/Backhoe Creator, to Hall of Fame
Elton Long, best remembered for designing and manufacturing the first tractor loader/backhoe integrated from the factory and warranted by a single OEM, was inducted this month into the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ Construction Equipment Hall of Fame....
Vermeer Corp. Makes Equity Investment in McLaughlin Group
Vermeer Corp., along with Jeff Wage — a veteran professional of the underground construction industry — last week announced it has made a minority equity investment in McLaughlin Group Inc., a maker of low-maintenance trenchless construction equipment....
Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power Introduces Vanguard Power Code
Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power last week introduced Power Code quick response code to its Vanguard single-cylinder and V-twin engines. A Vanguard Power Code is a square barcode located on the engine that, after being scanned with a smart phone’s barcode reader, directs the user to an array of important information for that specific engine model. Most notably, the Vanguard Power Code will provide the equipment operator with troubleshooting information specially suited for in-field support....
AEM Elects 2012 Officers
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers last week announced new officers for 2012....
Cummins Names Vice President, Chief Manufacturing Officer
Cummins Inc. named Jim Lyons vice president – chief manufacturing officer. He will work on improving the company’s worldwide manufacturing performance with an emphasis on successful delivery, schedule stability and attainment, and waste reduction....
Case Honors Hubbard Construction, Donates $1,000 to March of Dimes
Case Construction Equipment last week announced Hubbard Construction as the most recent monthly winner of the Case Community Challenge. This program recognizes construction contractors who support their local communities with significant community service projects....
OHS Magazine Names LiftPod Fall Protection Product of the Year
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corp. company and leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, announced that the LiftPod FS60 was named a 2011 new product of the year by Occupational Health & Safety magazine....
Caterpillar Completes Acquisition of Alternative Engine Supplier MWM
Caterpillar announced this week it has finalized the purchase of MWM Holding GmbH from 3i and funds managed by 3i for €580 million (about $800 million). MWM is a global supplier of sustainable, natural gas and alternative-fuel engines....
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