Ditch Witch Furloughs Hourly Employees to Trim Costs
Perry, Okla.-based Charles Machine Works Co., manufacturer of Ditch Witch underground construction equipment, last week announced the second one-week-long furlough of hourly employees in an effort to cut costs....
Laid Off Bobcat Workers Report Back to the Job
Nearly 2,000 employees are back to work at Bobcat Co. manufacturing plants in Gwinner, and Bismarck, N.D., after a six-week shutdown at the facilities there. The action was announced in November in response to current economic conditions, specifically the downturn in the housing market and crisis in the financial markets....
Caterpillar Extends 0% APR Financing Program on Compact Generator Sets
Caterpillar Inc. is offering 0-percent APR financing on all North American compact generator sets 600ekW and smaller. This program is designed to help customers meet their needs for standby and prime power applications while benefiting from below-market interest rates and is available only through Caterpillar dealers....
Godwin Pumps Adds Additional Staff Nationwide
Bridgeport, N.J.-based Godwin Pumps last week announced the appointments of new employees at its locations throughout the U.S....
JLG Training Introduces On-line Learning Management System
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corp. company, has developed an online Learning Management System to deliver training for JLG customers. In addition to taking online courses, customers can also maintain their training history for both online and classroom courses....
Husqvarna Acquires Concrete Saw Producer Meco
Husqvarna signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Meco, Masterpiece Engineering Co., based in Prescott, Ariz., the company announced at World of Concrete in Las Vegas. The deal closed at the end of April 2008....
Terex Unveils 50th Anniversary TX860B Elite Tractor Loader Backhoe at World of Concrete
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Terex Construction’s tractor loader backhoe line, Terex introduced the TX860B Elite tractor loader backhoe to the North American market this month at World of Concrete....
Atlas Copco Strengthens Focus on Chicago Pneumatic Brand
Atlas Copco’s Industrial Technique business area has decided to merge its Chicago Pneumatic Vehicle Service and Industrial divisions. Creating significant customer benefits, the reorganization follows other measures within the group to leverage the strength of the Chicago Pneumatic brand on a global scale....
Terex AWP Announces Service and Parts Manuals on DVD, Online
Terex Aerial Work Platforms, a business segment of the Terex Corp., last week announced that customers can now access service and parts manuals free of charge via DVD or the Genie website at www.genieindustries.com/manuals.asp....
Toro Announces Multiple Cost-Saving Measures in Response to Global Recession
The Toro Co. last week announced that it will reduce its worldwide salaried and office workforce by approximately 100 employees to better align the company’s cost structure with the current economic and business environment. The company will offer assistance to employees affected by the workforce reduction in the form of severance, extended insurance coverage, and counseling and outplacement services to help with their transition....
Caterpillar Offers Retirement Incentive to Eligible Production Employees
Caterpillar Inc. last week said it is offering a voluntary early retirement incentive package to approximately 2,000 production employees in Illinois Caterpillar facilities (Aurora, Decatur, Joliet, Pontiac and the Peoria area) as well as in Denver; Memphis, Tenn.; and York, Pa....
Nascent Design to Private Label Its Power Shifter Brand
Warwick, N.Y.-based Nascent Design last week announced it will private label and contract manufacture a complete line of machines under the Power Shifter brand beginning with those in highest demand for the rental industry....
Doosan Infracore Portable Power Announces Management Appointments
Statesville, N.C.-based Doosan Infracore Portable Power recently announced two management appointments. Rita Moore has been named director of sales and channel development, North America, and Joe Moses has been promoted to vice president of global engineering....
John Deere Announces Skid-Steer Smackdown Season Two
John Deere Construction & Forestry last week announced season two of its Skid-Steer Smackdown series where it takes to the road to visit jobsites, tradeshow lots and dealerships throughout the country to test the skills of real skid-steer operators in the second season of the in-your-face, yet irreverent customer website campaign....
Lincoln Electric Offers ‘Choose Your Reward’ Promotion
The Lincoln Electric Co. has launched its Choose Your Reward promotion, which for a limited time, offers customers their choice of gift card reward with the purchase of a qualifying MIG, TIG or engine-driven welding machine. The promotion is scheduled to run Feb.1 through April 30....
Case Marks 40 Years of Skid Steer Production
In 2009 Case Construction Equipment celebrates 40 years of manufacturing skid-steer loaders, a highly versatile type of construction equipment that has consistently grown in popularity since its inception. The company began producing skid steers under the Case name in 1969 after acquiring the Uni-Loader line from Universal Industries....
JLG’s LiftPod Wins NECA Show Stopper Award
JLG Industries, grand winner of RER’s Innovative Product Award for its LiftPod personal and portable lift, collected another accolade for the product last week when the LiftPod was awarded the Show Stopper Award at the National Electrical Contractors Association 2008 convention and trade show....
Doosan Portable Power Canada Relocates to New Facility
Doosan Portable Power Canada relocated to a new facility in Mississauga on Jan. 26. Along with the location move, the company’s main phone number and fax number have also changed....
Toyota Material Handling Adds Texas Dealer for Aichi Line
Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. last week selected Toyota Lift of South Texas as one of 15 certified dealers of the company’s line of Aichi lift equipment....
MEC Introduces Two Units at WOC
While leading aerial work platform manufacturers JLG Industries and the Genie division of Terex chose not to participate in the World of Concrete convention this year, MEC Aerial Work Platforms introduced two new aerial lift models: its 54-foot scissorlift and a 30-foot speed-level unit....
Cummins Offers Voluntary Retirement Package to Hourly Workers in Indiana
Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc. last week announced that it has offered a voluntary retirement package to hourly employees in southern Indiana who meet certain eligibility criteria....
Gary Vermeer, Founder of Vermeer Corp., Dies
Gary Vermeer, founder and chairman emeritus of Vermeer Corp. in Pella, Iowa, died Feb. 2, at the Comfort House of Pella. He was 90....
Fifth Annual Residential Design and Construction Show Returns to Boston April 1-2
Now in its fifth year, the Residential Design and Construction show 2009, a regional event dedicated to the residential design and construction industry, will return to Boston April 1-2. Developed and sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects/AIA, this convention and tradeshow offers workshops, special events, demonstrations, panel discussions and networking opportunities designed specifically for professionals in the residential design and construction community. ...
Atlas Copco CMT USA Renews Contract for Used Equipment Solutions Program
Denver-based Atlas Copco Construction Mining Technique USA, the U.S. sales company of the global provider of industrial productivity solutions, has renewed its used equipment solutions program with conversion-driven marketing agency 90octane....
Genesis Announces U.S. Distribution Rights for Airman and Sakai
Exton, Pa.-based Genesis Power Products last week announced it has signed contracts with Hokuetsu Industries Co. and Sakai Heavy Industries, both headquartered in Tokyo, for the exclusive North American distribution rights for Airman generators and air compressors, and Sakai light compaction products, respectively....
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