Manitowoc Promotes Key Asia Executives
T.R. Badarinarayan was named president of the new Potain India, the company said last week. Badarinarayan was chief executive of Shirke Construction Equipment, which was acquired earlier this month by the Manitowoc Co. The new business will operate as Potain India Pvt. Ltd....
Atlas Copco Acquires Mafi-Trench, Expands in Oil and Gas Markets
Atlas Copco has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Mafi-Trench Corp., a leading U.S.-based supplier of turboexpanders for the oil and gas industry. Mafi-Trench provides machinery including expander compressors and expander generators, which treat gases at cryogenic temperatures. Applications are mainly for the hydrocarbon markets, including natural gas processing, petrochemicals and power generation. The company had sales in 2006 of approximately SEK 360 million (about U.S. $54 million) and more than 120 employees. ...
Blastrac Announces End-of-year SPARC Dates
Blastrac Global will hold the next round of Surface Preparation Academic Resource Center classes Sept. 18-20, Oct. 23-25 and Nov. 27-29....
Volvo CE Acquires Canadian Forestry Products Manufacturer
Volvo CE has acquired certain assets of Canadian forestry machinery manufacturer Technologies Direct, the Sweden-based manufacturer said last week. ...
Wacker to Build Ground Heaters Factory
The members of the executive board and supervisory board of Wacker Construction Equipment AG last week approved the construction of a new manufacturing facility for Ground Heaters Inc., which the company acquired in 2006....
United Rentals Buys 80 UpRight Personnel Lifts
United Rentals has purchased a fleet of UpRight TM12 personnel lifts, the high-reach manufacturer said. ...
Pearlman Acquires Stone Tool Supply
Pearlman Industries, a Harbour Group company and parent of Pearl Abrasive Co. and Keystone Tools, last week completed the acquisition of Stone Tool Supply, Harbour CEO Jeff Fox said last week....
New Holland Construction Receives AE50 Award for L185 Skid Steer
New Holland Construction earlier this month received the Top 10 AE50 award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for the On-the-Go Two-Speed Shift feature that gives operators of the Super Boom L185 skid-steer loader the ability to shift from high to low range at the touch of a fingertip....
Haulotte Group Competes in the Moto GP World Championship
Competing in another major sporting event, the Haulotte Group sponsors the Repsol Honda team for the 125cc and 250cc classes in the Moto GP World Championship....
Volvo Construction Equipment Names Vice President of Customer Support
Ken Silverman has been appointed vice president, Customer Support, for Volvo Construction Equipment North America, which is the sales, market and product support subsidiary of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE). ...
Atlas Copco Acquires Remaining Shares in Chinese Drill Bit Maker
Stockholm, Sweden-based Atlas Copco has acquired the remaining 40 percent of shares in Wuxi-Hobic Diamond Bit Co Ltd, China, from its current joint venture partner, after receiving approval from the Chinese authorities....
John Deere Sponsors Student Construction Challenge
John Deere Construction & Forestry Co. last week announced its sponsorship of a team of high school students in the Construction Challenge, an event designed to attract the best young people into the construction industry in professions ranging from manufacturing to in-the-field careers....
Atlas Copco to Divest Parts of Alup Kompressoren
Atlas Copco has agreed to divest parts of its Alup Kompressoren GmbH subsidiary in Germany, to comply with conditions set by anti-trust authorities for the acquisition of the Industrial Division of the ABAC Group....
CNH Enters Agreement With ALD Vacuum Technologies on Berlin Site
Lake Forest, Ill.-based CNH Global N.V. said one of its subsidiaries entered into an agreement under which ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH, a part of private investment fund Safeguard International, acquires the CNH plant in Spandau. Terms were not disclosed. ...
Southern California to Participate in Leaf Blower Exchange
Stihl last week announced its participation in this year’s leaf blower exchange program sponsored by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD). For the second year in a row, more than 1,500 old, highly polluting backpack leaf blowers will be exchanged for emissions-friendly, quieter models manufactured by Stihl. The program is designed to help protect residents’ and gardeners’ health by reducing harmful emissions....
Generac OHVI Engine Speeds Dixie Chopper Across Country
Matt Land, national sales manager for Dixie Chopper, recently made the 17-day journey from Indiana to California along Route 66 on a lawnmower to show the power of propane. ...
United Coatings Hires Director of Business Development
United Coatings, a manufacturer of protective coatings for the construction industry, last week appointed Mike DeBenedetto to the position of director of business development. In this position, DeBenedetto is responsible for the steadfast growth of outside sales and promoting United Coatings products through business owners, developers, property management companies and contractors....
Volvo Participates in Joint Environmental Program with U.S. and Swedish Governments
The Volvo Group announced last week it will be participating as a cooperation partner in a joint environmental program between the United States and Swedish governments. The program is aimed at reducing consumption of fossil fuel by focusing on projects within the areas of energy and vehicle development. For Volvo, it would involve producing powertrains based on alternative fuels suitable for heavy vehicles....
Brunner & Lay Celebrates its 125th Anniversary
In 2007, Brunner & Lay is celebrating 125 years of continuous operations under the ownership and control of the founding family. The original products manufactured by this enterprise were those used in the sculpturing of stone, production of monuments, building stones, and “objects d’art”. ...
JCB Loadalls Serve at the Track, Then Iraq
Several pieces of JCB equipment used in the United States Grand Prix to lift and move disabled Formula One cars will soon be on their way to the Middle East for use by the U.S. military....
Doosan Announces 48-Hour Parts Guarantee
Doosan Infracore America last week announced its new 48-hour parts guarantee for its wheel loader and excavator customers. The program guarantees that Doosan heavy equipment machine owners will receive their “machine debilitating” replacement part, in hand, within two business days or Doosan will pay for a replacement machine rental. ...
JLG Appoints National Service Manager in Australia
Access equipment specialist JLG last week announced it has begun a major upgrade of its customer support activities by making a key appointment to the role of national service manager. ...
SafeWorks Hires Product Manager
SafeWorks LLC recently hired Dereck Moore as product manager responsible for SafeWorks’ safety, training and service product lines. ...
Marshall Joins Thompson Pump Team
Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co., a full-service manufacturer and provider of pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise, hired Gary Marshall as a sales representative for the public works department....
Indycar Series Names Hitachi its Official Power Tool
Atlanta-based Hitachi Koki U.S.A., Ltd Hitachi Power Tools, last week announced it has been named the official power tool of the IndyCar Series....
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