New Holland Construction Announces 2011 Extreme Dream Contest Winner
New Holland Construction and Turf magazine named Brandon Vaughan, Toms Creek Nursery and Landscaping, Denton, N.C., as the winner of the “2011 Extreme Dream contest.” The grand prize — a New Holland L218 skid-steer loader worth more than U.S. $35,000 — was last week presented to Vaughan during an award ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville, Ky., in conjunction with the 2011 GIE+EXPO....
Topcon Names Painter Global Senior Manager of 3D Road Construction
Topcon Positioning Systems named Bill Painter as global senior manager of 3D road construction....
Move Over DiCaprio: Volvo CE Wins Cannes Film Festival Award in Corporate Films
It may not have been directed by Martin Scorcese or starring Leonardo DiCaprio, but Volvo Construction Equipment’s new history film, “The Master Builder”, impressed judges at the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards. The film won a silver dolphin in the Corporate Film category at Cannes. Volvo was competing against 410 entries from 27 countries....
Topcon Hires National Sales Manager for Scanning Products
Topcon Positioning Systems has hired Brad Burgess as national sales manager for scanning products in the Topcon Emerging Business Unit....
Caterpillar Hails Passage of Export-Boosting Free Trade Agreements
Caterpillar Inc. last week praised members of Congress and President Obama for the bipartisan support that produced three new Free Trade Agreements for the United States. Caterpillar chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman was among a select group who attended a ceremony at the White House, where President Obama signed into law FTAs with Colombia, Panama and South Korea....
Sany America to Add R&D Center
Sany Heavy Industry, based in China, is planning to build a research and development center at its North America facility in Peachtree City, Ga., the Atlanta Journal is reporting. The company will invest $25 million in the expansion and plans to hire 300 mechanical and hydraulic engineers within the next three to five years....
Schiller Grounds Care to Debut New Equipment at 2011 GIE+EXPO
Schiller Grounds Care, manufacturer of BOB-CAT, Classen, Little Wonder, Mantis, Ryan and Steiner brand gardening, landscaping, and grounds care equipment, will debut several new products at this week’s GIE+EXPO, including the new 2011 Little Wonder Optimax blower line, a new BRC-24 hydro brush cutter by Little Wonder, and Classen’s new spring tine turf rake....
Wacker Neuson Announces 2012 World of Concrete Trowel Challenge
Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Wacker Neuson will again host its annual trowel challenge competition at World of Concrete, Jan. 24-27, 2012 in Las Vegas. The company’s booth will be a show destination for concrete finishers and spectators wishing to participate in the fourth annual Wacker Neuson Trowel Challenge competition. The grand prize, awarded to the fastest finisher, is a customized Wacker Neuson CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel and a trip for two to the Caribbean....
Doosan Portable Power Offers Pink Machines to Support Breast Cancer Cure
Doosan Portable Power has joined the mission to find a cure for breast cancer by making three pink products available to its North American dealers. A newly branded P185 air compressor, G25 mobile generator and LightSource Compact light tower have been painted pink to raise breast cancer awareness within the industry and support the Charlotte Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the United State’s leading breast cancer awareness and research organization....
Caterpillar Announces Officer Appointments, Retirement
Caterpillar Inc. last week announced that Chris Schena will retire following more than 39 years of service to the company. Schena has been a Caterpillar vice president since 2002 and is currently vice president with responsibility for Europe and South America Operations....
JLG Names New Global Vice President of Marketing
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corp. company and a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, this week announced Brad Nelson has joined the executive team as global vice president of marketing....
Sandvik Completes Acquisition of Chinese Crushing and Screening Equipment Maker
Sandviken, Sweden-based Sandvik completed its acquisition of 80 percent of the equity interest in Shanghai Jianshe Luqiao Machinery Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of crushing and screening equipment with the established trademark SHANBAO....
Honda Names AIMCO MRO Supplier of the Year
AIMCO recently announced it received the "Supplier of the Year Award" from Honda for its excellence in providing services for Honda plants in Ohio and Indiana....
Caterpillar Opens Expanded Facility in North Carolina
Caterpillar last week celebrated the grand opening of its expanded Compact Construction Equipment operations in Sanford, N.C. The addition of the 270,000-square-foot building allows for increased logistics and fabrications capacity required to meet growing global demand for the skid steer, compact track and multi-terrain loaders currently produced in Sanford....
Atlas Copco Acquires German Adhesive and Sealant Manufacturer
Atlas Copco has completed its acquisition of German adhesive and sealant equipment manufacturer SCA Schucker, a fast-growing niche segment. The market is expanding fast because of the increasing use of lightweight materials in the automotive and other industries....
Atlas Copco Acquires Provider of Advanced Drilling Solutions for Aerospace
Atlas Copco-owned ETS Georges Renault S.A.S., France, has agreed to acquire Seti-Tec S.A.S., a French manufacturer of advanced drilling equipment and solutions for the aerospace industry....
Bridgestone Americas to Build Off-Road Radial Tire Plant in South Carolina
Bridgestone Americas, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corp., this week announced the construction of a new 1.5-million-square-foot off-road radial tire manufacturing facility on a Greenfield site in Aiken County, South Carolina. Bridgestone also announced an additional 474,000-square-foot expansion of its existing passenger and light truck tire plant in Aiken County. When fully completed, the total $1.2 billion investment in the projects will increase Bridgestone’s local workforce by more than 850 full-time and contractor positions, the company said....
Elliott Equipment Now Offers Lifetime Structural Warranty on HiReach and BoomTruck Products
Elliott Equipment Co. is now offering a lifetime structural warranty on all HiReach aerial work platform and BoomTruck crane products. The new warranty extends the term beyond the five-year warranty previously offered....
Morbark Hosts Annual Demo Days
Morbark Inc. last week demonstrated several new products for the forestry and recycling markets at the company’s annual Demo Days event in Winn, Mich....
Kioti Assesses Success in Mid-Year Business Meeting
Kioti Tractor recently held an internal business meeting to review its performance in a number of areas including sales, marketing and customer service during the first half of 2011. The company reported a 15.98-percent increase in sales revenue relative to the first half of 2010 and added more than 30 new dealership locations throughout North America....
World of Concrete Announces “Crews That Rock” Competition
World of Concrete this week announced its “Crews That Rock!” competition, sponsored by BASF, to honor the hard-working crews in the construction and masonry industries. WOC’s mission is to spotlight the great things crews of the commercial construction and masonry industries have accomplished in 2011....
Bandit Highlights Hybrid Technology at 2011 Dealer Meeting
Equipment seminars, model updates and new machines were showcased for a worldwide audience of dealers at the Bandit Industries 2011 Dealer Meeting, held August 23-26 at the company’s headquarters in Remus, Mich. Bandit hosted 155 attendees from 19 countries, making it the largest dealer meeting in the company’s 28-year history....
Atlas Copco Names Redfern Capital Equipment Manager
Atlas Copco has named Andrew Redfern capital equipment manager at Atlas Copco Construction Mining Technique USA, based in Commerce City, Colo. Redfern will report directly to Torbjorn Redaelli, president and general manager of Atlas Coco CMT....
Terex Names Scott Wine to Board of Directors
Terex Corp. this week announced that Scott Wine will be appointed to its board of directors effective Oct. 10....
Caterpillar Vice President John Heller to Retire
Caterpillar Inc. this week announced that John Heller, 57, will retire following more than 38 years of service to the company. Heller has been a Caterpillar vice president since 2004, and is currently chief information officer and vice president with responsibility for the Global Information Services Division. Heller’s retirement will be effective Feb. 1, 2012. A replacement for Heller will be named prior to the end of 2011....
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