Terex AWP Names Director of Customer Services
Terex Aerial Work Platforms, a business segment of Terex Corp. appointed Marty Olberding director, customer services. In this role, Olberding will assume responsibility for the Americas’ field service, customer care, international and domestic inside sales operations and used equipment teams....
Caterpillar Introduces Tier 4 Equipment Protection Plan
Caterpillar this week announced a no-cost, three-year/5,000-hour powertrain protection plan for nearly 40 machine models equipped with Cat emissions-control systems. The new Equipment Protection Plan allows Cat machine owners to reduce risk, control costs and, ultimately, to ensure long-term value for their equipment....
Volvo Hauls in Prestigious “Red Dot” Design Award for A40F Articulated Hauler
The A40F articulated hauler from Volvo Construction Equipment received the highest accolade from the largest design competition in the world, the “red dot: best of the best” product design award, selected from a field of thousands of international products. ...
Allen Engineering Appoints Sales Representatives
Allen Engineering Corp., recently appointed Direct Sales LLC to represent the Allen Engineering product line in the Northwest U.S. Direct Sales LLC is an independent sales representative agency made up of an experienced team of equipment salesmen....
Caterpillar Japan CEO Announces Retirement
Caterpillar Inc. last week announced that after more than 32 years of service with the company, Ali Bahaj, Caterpillar vice president, and chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Japan Ltd. has elected to retire....
Pirtek Opens Franchise in San Francisco
Jim Hart today opens a new Pirtek franchise in South San Francisco, Calif., to bring hose and fitting replacement services directly to customer jobsites....
Kohler Acquires Brazilian Generator Company
Kohler Power Systems, a manufacturer and marketer of generators, automatic transfer switches and switchgear, has acquired Maquigeral, a Brazil-based generator company based in Sao Paulo. Maquigeral brings a 50-year history, established sales channels and a product line from 30 to 750 kVA, plus uninterrupted power supply services to Kohler products....
Caterpillar to Expand Sumter, S.C., Manufacturing Facility
Caterpillar Inc. this week announced plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Sumter, S.C., that will nearly triple the square footage. The facility currently produces small hydraulic cylinders used in a variety of Cat products. The additional capacity will bring the production of large hydraulic cylinders from the company’s Joliet, Ill., facility to Sumter. Once the expansion is completed, the Sumter facility will be the primary source for small and large hydraulic cylinders for North and South America. The expansion in Sumter will allow the Joliet facility to focus on increasing production for other components currently produced in Joliet....
Schiller Grounds Care Achieves Safety Milestone
Schiller Grounds Care, manufacturer of BOB-CAT, Bunton, Classen, Little Wonder, Mantis, Ryan and Steiner brand outdoor power equipment, recently achieved a workplace safety milestone in its Johnson Creek, Wis., facility, reaching 4 million man-hours without a lost time injury. The feat, which took just under 12 years to accomplish, earned the company the Liberty Mutual Group’s Silver Safety Excellence Award for safety excellence in the workplace....
New Holland Sponsors Student Career Days and Loader Backhoe Competition
New Holland Construction this week announced its sponsorship of the Professional Landcare Network’s (PLANET’s) 36th Annual Student Career Days....
Stens Provides Storm Relief in Indiana
In response to the series of tornadoes that hit southern Indiana on March 2, Stens Corp. sent a Relief Team to Scottsburg and Henryville, Ind., with a Franzen Chain Sharpening Machine in tow, allowing them to offer free chain sharpening to anyone needing the service in devastated areas....
Lincoln Electric Acquires Welding Consumables Producer
Lincoln Electric Holdings this week acquired Weartech International, a privately held producer of cobalt-based hard facing and wear-resistant welding consumables. Based in Anaheim, Calif., with manufacturing plants in Anaheim and Port Talbot, Wales, Weartech has annual sales of about $40 million and employs 140 people combined at both locations....
JLG to Showcase LiftPod and Compact Crawler Boom at NFMT
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corp. company will showcase its LiftPod personal portable lifts and its X550AJ compact crawler boom at the National Facilities Management & Technology Conference & Expo, March 13-15, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore....
Genie Introduces New Scissorlift to Aviation Industry
Designed to specifically meet the demanding needs of the aviation industry, Genie introduces its new Genie GS-2646 AV scissorlift this week at the Cygnus Aviation Expo in Las Vegas....
McCullough to Retire as President of CNH Construction Equipment
CNH Global this week announced that Mario Gasparri, CNH International general manager will become president of CNH Construction Equipment replacing James McCullough, who will retire at the end of this month. Franco Fusignani, CEO of CNH International SA, will assume the general management of Gasparri’s business activities....
Deere to Add Production Capacity at Iowa Plant
Deere will invest $70 million to expand manufacturing capacity at its facility in Waterloo, Iowa, that makes large farm tractors. The expansion will increase the number of tractors Deere can build in Waterloo by more than 10 percent over the next 18 months because of strong demand....
John Deere Announces Final Tier 4/Stage IV Engine Technology Path
John Deere last week announced continuation of its planned building-block approach to meet United States Final Tier 4 and European Union Stage IV emissions regulations. Final Tier 4/Stage IV regulations for off-highway diesel engines begin as early as 2013 for engines 55 kW (74 hp) and below. Regulatory dates for engines 56 kW (75 hp) and above will be implemented in stages starting in 2014 and 2015, and require particulate matter levels established by Interim Tier 4/Stage III B regulations to be maintained while requiring an additional 80 percent reduction in nitrogen oxides from previous regulations....
John Deere Announces Alliance with Topcon
Deere & Co.’s Worldwide Construction & Forestry division this week announced a strategic alliance with Topcon Positioning Systems, a manufacturer of positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, civil engineering and mobile control markets. The alliance allows John Deere to sell, support, and factory-install Topcon’s 3D-MC2 grade-control solutions on John Deere dozers and motor graders....
Cummins Emission Solutions Celebrates 10 Years in Business
Cummins Emission Solutions is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a subsidiary of Cummins Inc. As a leading aftertreatment system provider, the business serves both global on-highway commercial vehicle and off-highway equipment markets. Its purpose is to help customers reliably meet emissions regulations without sacrificing performance....
Cummins Announces Joint Venture Partnership in Central America
Cummins Inc. and Grupo Laeisz last week announced a joint-venture partnership to distribute and service Cummins engines, generators and parts in a region that includes Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras. The new partnership, to be called Cummins Centroamérica, will be an 80/20 joint venture....
QR Codes Bring Interactive Experience to Bandit Wood Chippers
Bandit Industries is now incorporating QR codes into its printed product literature and advertisements. This new interactive experience allows potential customers to see Bandit equipment in action by scanning the QR code with a smartphone or similar electronic device, ushering in the next phase of Bandit’s move towards a more hands-on approach to customer relations....
Zoomlion to Invest in Environmental and Sanitation Machinery
Chinese construction equipment manufacturer Zoomlion Heavy Industry said this week that it will invest 2.1 billion yuan (about U.S. $333 million) to advance development of its environmental and sanitation machinery business....
JLG Wins U.S. Army Contract to Build ATLAS II Forklifts
JLG Industries this week announced it has received a delivery order from the U.S. Army to build a total of 116 All-Terrain Lifter Army System (ATLAS II) telescopic forklifts. Valued at approximately $20.6 million, these vehicles will be delivered to U.S. Army facilities around the globe....
Ditch Witch Offers Orange Armor Maintenance Program
The Charles Machine Works, manufacturer of Ditch Witch underground construction equipment, now offers a flexible planned maintenance program designed to help customers protect their investment in Ditch Witch equipment....
Kohler Power Systems Names Vice President of Sales
David Brown was recently promoted to Kohler Co.’s vice president of sales for the company’s Kohler Power Systems Americas division....
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