ESCO Corp. Acquires 100-Percent Ownership of ESCO Soldering
Portland, Ore.-based ESCO Corp. last week assumed 100-percent ownership of its ESCO Soldering joint venture. The ESCO Soldering business has about 450 employees and is located in Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil, home to several large mining operations. The business will continue to be known as ESCO Soldering....
Manitowoc Appoints Corporate Treasurer
The Manitowoc Co. last week announced that Dean Nolden has been elected treasurer by the company's board of directors. Nolden, who will also continue as Manitowoc’s vice president of finance, assumes his additional responsibilities immediately....
Generac Power Systems Earns Good Housekeeping Seal
Generac Power Systems, Waukesha, Wis., a leading manufacturer of standby and portable power generation equipment, last week announced it has earned the Good Housekeeping Seal....
Oshkosh Corp to Sell Geesink Norba Group to Platinum Equity
Oshkosh Corp. last week announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with the U.S.-based investment firm Platinum Equity to sell the Geesink Norba Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh based in Emmeloord, The Netherlands. Oshkosh will retain ownership of its Romanian facility that supplies fabrications to both Geesink Norba Group and JLG Industries. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
Toyota Tsusho and Takeuchi Forge Alliance for Construction Machinery
Toyota Tsusho Corp. and Takeuchi Mfg. Co. last week agreed to enter into a capital and business alliance agreement to further strengthen the cooperative relationship between the two companies....
Lincoln Electric Launches Welding Safety Campaign
Lincoln Electric last week launched its “Are You Ready?” awareness campaign to educate employers and the general welding community about the new Occupational Health & Safety Administration regulations, including the hexavalent chromium standards going into effect on May 31, 2010....
Doosan Promotes Brosick to Director of Global Product Strategy
Doosan Infracore International, a U.S.- based subsidiary of Doosan Infracore, a global manufacturer of construction equipment, last week promoted Stefan Brosick to director of global product strategy....
Kubota Names Iida President
Torrance, Calif.-based Kubota Corp. last week named Satoshi Iida as president of the company. Iida, who has a Ph.D. in mechanical and systems engineering, has been with the company for 29 years and has served in the engineering, utility tractor and construction equipment divisions. He was previously appointed to executive level management positions within Kubota, including his most recent appointment, prior to joining Kubota Tractor Corp., as president of Kubota Europe in France. Iida is a member of Kubota Corp.’s board of directors....
Caterpillar Announces Remanufacturing Supply Agreement with Eaton
Caterpillar Inc. last week announced that it recently reached an agreement with Eaton Corp. to have Eaton’s heavy duty transmission remanufacturing business done by Caterpillar’s Remanufacturing Division. The agreement calls for Caterpillar to remanufacture Eaton heavy duty transmissions at its Summerville, S.C., facility beginning in the third quarter 2009. The agreement brings together the Fuller Reman brand and the strong reputation of Caterpillar’s Remanufacturing Division....
Gorman-Rupp Board Announces Appointments
The board of directors of The Gorman-Rupp Co. last week elected Wayne Knabel to the positions of chief financial officer and treasurer effective May 1....
Skyjack Signs Dealer Agreement with Pinnacle Central for VR Telehandlers
Guelph, Ontario-based Skyjack last week added Pinnacle Central to its expanding network of VR Telehandler dealers. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., Pinnacle will cover central Florida, northeast Florida, as well as Camden and Charlton in southeastern Georgia. Pinnacle Central will carry the complete VR Telehandler product line ranging from 6,000 to 10,000 pounds capacity, with lifting heights up to 56 feet....
Volvo Group Further Reduces Personnel by 1,543
Volvo Group last week announced it is further reducing personnel within its Swedish operations as a result of the sharp decline on world markets for heavy vehicles. A total of 1,543 employees are affected by the new layoffs within Volvo Trucks, Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Penta and Volvo Powertrain divisions....
Atlas Copco Opens Customer Center in Nigeria
Stockholm, Sweden-based Atlas Copco last week opened its first customer center in Nigeria to strengthen its offering to customers in one of Africa’s largest growth markets....
Cummins Moves into New Office in Indiana
Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc. last week began moving employees into its new office building in downtown Columbus. The four-story, 100,000-square-foot facility will eventually house more than 500 Cummins employees....
Terex Introduces New Customer Choice Program
Terex last week introduced its new Customer Choice Program, which allows customers to choose from an extensive menu of options the compact equipment and financing plan that best fits their specific business priorities. The Customer Choice Program includes a Rental Purchase Option program aimed at minimizing customers’ equipment investment risks with aggressive machine pricing and customizable payment plans. This program is now available through Terex compact equipment distributors in North America....
CNH Starts Tractor Production in Uzbekistan
Case New Holland, the largest western agricultural equipment company with production facilities in Uzbekistan, last week announced that following new agreements established with the local government, new production areas have recently been developed to further improve the company’s activity in Uzbekistan as a strategic position in the Central Asia countries....
Caterpillar Elects Former U.S. Trade Representative to Its Board
Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. last week announced that Ambassador Susan Schwab, U.S. trade representative from 2006 to 2009, has been elected to the company’s board of directors. Schwab will begin as a Caterpillar board member in June....
JLG Awarded Military Contracts for Telehandlers
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corp. company, last week announced that it has received a Foreign Military Sales order from the U.S. Army’s Tank-automotive Armaments Command (TACOM) for 54 JLG G6-23A telehandlers. Valued at $3.6 million with delivery scheduled to begin in August, this is the latest order under a 2006 contract with TACOM for JLG telehandlers. It brings the total value of the contract to $26 million and 386 units, all of which are working in the field for the Afghan and Iraqi governments....
Ridgid Launches 2009 Roadshow
In May, Ridgid will kick off its Reputation Roadshow. The events will feature new Ridgid tools and technologies in 20 cities throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America....
Case Backhoe Loaders Support U.S. Military Around The Globe
The U.S. Army is deploying a new fleet of Case construction equipment to support Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Southwest Asia and military installations around the globe. This continues Case Construction Equipment’s 150-year tradition of providing services for the U.S. Military....
DII Attachments Announces Changes to Customer Service Team
DII Attachments last week announced the relocation of the Tramac and Geith customer service teams, formerly located in Philadelphia, and Petersburg, Va., to a new state-of-the-art facility in Statesville, N.C. The new team combines the experience and knowledge of both Tramac and Geith, bringing a variety of industry knowledge....
Terex ASV Aids Flooded Communities in Red River Valley
When the Red River rose to unprecedented heights in the Fargo – Moorhead area of Northwestern Minnesota recently, a crew of four from the Terex ASV undercarriage production facility in Cohasset, Minn., headed out with a truckload of machines ready to help....
Case Supports Scholarship Foundation for Hispanic’s in Construction
Case Construction Equipment last week announced its sponsorship of the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association’s Scholarship Foundation. This non-profit organization provides financial support for high school seniors entering higher education and undergraduate students to complete construction-related degrees. Scholarship recipients will be honored at the HACIA Scholarship Foundation Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, May 12 in Chicago....
MGS Inc. Passes National Safety Compliance Inspection
Denver, Pa.-based MGS Inc. last week announced it has passed the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers’ safety compliance reinspection, part of NATM’s voluntary Compliance Program. NATM’s Compliance Program, including its inspection, is based on the NATM Guidelines for Recommended Minimum Manufacturing Practices for Light and Medium Duty Trailers. The Guidelines is a compilation of federal safety standards and regulations and industry best practices that govern trailer construction....
Allmand Bros. Names Northeast Regional Manager
Holdrege, Neb.-based Allmand Bros. recently named Kevin Vinroe as Northeast regional manager. In his new position, Vinroe’s responsibilities will include promoting Allmand products, working with manufacturer sales representatives and educating customers about equipment....
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