Rob Hime Joins MEC Sales Staff
MEC Aerial Work Platforms last week announced Rob Hime as its newest addition to the MEC sales team. Hime has 25 years of construction-related equipment sales experience including 12 years in the aerial lift industry. Hime’s territory includes six states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky....
Genie Announces Price Increases
Genie Industries, the aerial division of Terex Corp., said it will raise its prices Sept. 1. The model-specific pricing will vary, but the global weighted average increase is 7.7 percent....
U.S. Construction Equipment Exports Rise 24 Percent in First Half
Exports of U.S.-made construction machinery gained 24 percent at mid-year 2008 compared to the first half of 2007, according to a study released by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. U.S. manufacturers have shipped more than $10 billion worth of equipment to global markets, AEM said....
Link-Belt Completes Lexington Plant Expansion
Link-Belt last week held ribbon-cutting ceremonies to celebrate the completion of the 90,000-square-foot expansion to its main production facilities in Lexington, Ky....
MEC Aerial Work Platforms Names New Product Development Director
Selma, Calif.-based MEC Aerial Work Platforms last week named Gary Crook as its director of new product development. Crook has extensive product development experience in the aerial lift industry, including more than 10 years with UpRight and three years with JLG. He is known in the industry for his technical skills, creativity and professionalism....
JCB Sells 75,000th Machine in India
JCB India last week made history by being the first construction equipment maker to sell 75,000 heavy earthmoving machines there....
Bobcat Company Names Great Road Tour Giveaway Winners
Two individuals have received $50,000 contractor’s packages from Bobcat Co. after being randomly selected in the Bobcat Great Road Tour Giveaway....
Yanmar Launches College Football Experts Club
Yanmar last week announced its College Football Experts Club Contest where participants can go head to head with other members of the Yanmar Football Experts Club to compete for valuable prizes....
Genie Starts Construction on New Washington Facility
Redmond, Wash.-based Genie Industries recently started working on a new facility in North Bend, Wash. The new facility will have two buildings, with a total of more than 190,000 square feet....
Bobcat Manufactures its 750,000th Skid-Steer Loader
West Fargo, N.D.-based Bobcat Co. last week announced it has manufactured its 750,000th skid-steer loader, reaching the milestone 50 years after the Melroe and Keller brothers partnered to introduce the Melroe self-propelled loader, later known as the Bobcat skid-steer loader. The 750,000th skid-steer loader was manufactured at the Bobcat facility in Gwinner, N.D....
Dri-Eaz Products Continues Support of Third-Party Verification Process
Burlington, Wash.-based Dri-Eaz Products continues its efforts in urging restoration equipment manufacturers to submit their dehumidifiers to third-party certification. Last week Dri-Eaz shipped another set of dehumidifiers to Intertek, an independent laboratory under contract with AHAM, for performance verification....
Original Genie Song Wins Silver Communicator Award
Redmond, Wash.-based Genie Industries, a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and part of Terex Corp.’s Aerial Work Platforms segment, last week announced that sales manager Scott Owyen has been awarded a Silver Communicator Award in the audio category of Inspirational Recording with special achievement noted for the Production of Original Music. Owyen was awarded the distinction by the International Academy of the Visual Arts for his original blues song “Genie Blue,” a reference to the company’s blue aerial lifts, which stand out on construction sites across the globe....
Champion Motor Graders Add to Management Team
Charlotte, N.C.-based Champion Motor Graders appointed Marvin (Woody) Ferrell as its new vice president sales and marketing for Champion Motor Graders. Ferrell assumed his new position on July 25....
Worldwide Superabrasives Names Regional Sales Manager
Worldwide Superabrasives, a global supplier of high-quality diamond and cBN grinding products, last week announced that Dan Herzog has joined the company as regional sales manager, taking responsibility for customers in the Midwest region....
Terex to Acquire Fantuzzi Industries’ Port Equipment Businesses
Terex Corp. last week announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the port equipment businesses of Fantuzzi Industries S.a.r.l. for total consideration of approximately €215 million (about U.S. $320.7 million)....
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Officially Launches New Facility
Doosan Infracore Portable Power has moved all manufacturing and administrative operations to its new Statesville, N.C., facility....
Cummins to Add Catalytic Reduction Aftertreatment to Heavy-Duty Products
Cummins Inc. last week announced that it will add Selective Catalytic Reduction aftertreatment to its heavy-duty products for 2010 to deliver improved fuel efficiency to its customers. ...
Deere Announces Plan to Enhance Parts Service Capabilities
Moline, Ill.-based Deere & Co. last week announced it will enhance its parts service capabilities in the U.S. and Canada by investing in capacity expansions at its primary parts distribution center in Milan, Ill., and three additional locations in the western U.S. and Canada....
Briggs & Stratton Elects President and Chief Operating Officer
The board of directors of Briggs & Stratton Corp. at its regular meeting last week, elected Todd Teske president and chief operating officer effective Sept. 1. Teske is also president of Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group. He previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer since September 2005, and as senior vice president and president - Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group from September 2003 until August 2005....
Manitowoc Names Hull Sales VP for Crawler and Mobile Cranes in North America
Manitowoc last week announced that David Hull is its new vice president of sales in North America for crawler cranes and mobile cranes....
Atlas Copco Companies Announces Promotions
Atlas Copco Companies last week announced Aleksandr Romanenko as a new marketing manager. Romanenko previously held positions as a marketing consultant and business operations analyst....
Diamond Products Promotes Lipscomb
Elyria, Ohio-based Diamond Products last week announced the promotion of Greg Lipscomb to the position of Southeastern regional sales manager by Diamond Products. The promotion takes effect in October....
The Lincoln Electric Welding School Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Schedule
The Lincoln Electric Welding School, which has instructed more than 100,000 students since its inception in 1917, last week announced its 2008 fourth-quarter schedule....
John Deere and Stihl Announce Marketing Agreement
John Deere’s Worldwide Commercial & Consumer Equipment Division last week announced Stihl Inc. and Stihl Ltd. as the preferred supplier of gas-powered and corded handheld power equipment in the United States and Canada. The announcement unites two premium brands within the outdoor power equipment industry and provides residential and commercial customers shopping at John Deere dealers the best of both worlds....
Trimble Acquires Second Engineering and Construction Accessories Company
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble last week announced it has acquired privately held SECO Manufacturing Co. of Redding, Calif., in an all-cash transaction. SECO is a manufacturer of accessories for the geomatics, surveying, mapping, and construction industries. Financial terms were not disclosed....
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