Bomag Announces “Rollin’ With the Oldies” Contest
To celebrate 50 years of innovation, Bomag Americas is seeking the oldest operating Bomag roller in North America for its “Rollin’ with the Oldies” contest. The owner of the oldest roller will win a trip for two to Bomag’s world headquarters in scenic Boppard, Germany....
Schiller-Pfeiffer Sponsors NASCAR Camping World Series
Schiller-Pfeiffer, maker of outdoor lawn, turf care and gardening products, will sponsor Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Marc Davis in 15 NASCAR Camping World Series races in 2008. The Southampton, Pa.-based company will rotate its Little Wonder, Mantis as well as its affiliated Bob-Cat brands on Davis’ No. 18 Toyota Camry as the 17-year-old competes for a second season in the Camping World Series....
Hitachi Power Tools Partners with Yates Racing
Yates Racing last week announced that Hitachi Power Tools will sponsor the No. 28 entry with driver Travis Kvapil for a total of six races in the remaining NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. The primary sponsorship will debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27, and the race will mark the first time Hitachi Power Tools has been a primary sponsor in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series....
Terex AWP Appoints Vice Presidents
Terex Aerial Work Platforms, a business segment of the Terex Corp., last week announced that Siva Balakrishnan has been appointed to the new position of vice president and general manager of Global Services. Balakrishnan will report directly to Tim Ford, president of Terex AWP....
Doosan Infracore International Names Scott Nelson Named CEO
Scott Nelson has been named CEO of Doosan Infracore International, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Doosan Infracore, a global manufacturer of construction equipment. The appointment was made by Yongmaan Park, chairman of Doosan Infracore....
Correction
In the June 23 issue of RER Reports the incorrect link was used to announce Shawn Sweet’s replacement of Larry Silber as president of Doosan Infracore Portable Power. The correct link is: http://rermag.com/rerreports/supplyside/doosan-sweet-president/....
Bandit Industries Names Southwest U.S. Sales Representative
Bandit Industries last week named Chad Jones a new regional sales representative for the Southwest United States. Jones is the new large equipment representative for Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana....
Gehl Introduces New Solid Rubber Tire Option
Gehl Co. last week introduced a new solid rubber tire option available for Gehl DL Series and RS Series telescopic handlers. These single-aperture tires have many advantages over standard pneumatic and foam-filled tires. The solid rubber tire will never puncture, blow-out or go flat, thus reducing down-time and increasing productivity on the jobsite. Solid rubber tires last up to four-times as long as standard pneumatic and foam-filled tires, resulting in a long-lasting return on investment....
Stone Construction Equipment Announces Appointments
Honeoye, N.Y.-based Stone Construction Equipment recently appointed Rick Byers of Dallas, district sales manager, serving the needs of equipment dealers and rental companies in the state of Texas....
Hirschmann Names Ohio Dealer
Hirschmann Automation and Control has named Columbus Equipment Co. its premiere dealer for Ohio. Columbus Equipment carries Chambersburg, Pa.-based Hirschmann’s entire line of PAT, Krueger and Hirschmann-branded load moment indicators, indicating devices and sensors....
Wacker Neuson Opens New Climate Control Facility
Wacker Neuson Corp. has opened a 168,500-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center in Norton Shores, Mich. The facility, located just outside Muskegon and directly across Lake Michigan from Wacker Neuson’s Menomonee Falls, Wis., headquarters, will manufacture the climate-control product line and assembly of light towers and will also serve as the distribution hub for the company’s new compact equipment line. ...
John Deere Foundation Provides $1 Million for Midwest Flood Relief
The John Deere Foundation board of directors last week approved a $1 million grant to assist the American Red Cross in relief efforts for victims of flooding in the U.S. Midwest. The money was donated to the American Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund....
Case Dispatches Crawler Dozers to Help With Levee Fortification in Iowa
Case Construction Equipment recently arranged for use of the first of several of its crawler dozers to help fortify levees along the swollen Iowa and Mississippi rivers. The emergency request is a result of the record rainfall in the Midwest....
U.S. Armed Forces Orders 85 Bobcat S330 Loaders and Attachment Packages
The Bobcat government sales department in West Fargo has secured an order with the U.S. Armed Forces Contracting Division for 85 Bobcat S330 skid-steer loaders and attachment packages. The order was handled through a strategic partnership with Kipper Tool....
Wacker Neuson Visits 2,700 Contractor Sites in Five Days
In a planned effort to showcase its new name, new product lines and predominant field support, Wacker Neuson’s field sales force was out knocking on jobsite trailers recently and the results are already showing up in business activity for Wacker Neuson’s extensive dealer base....
New Holland Construction Holds Spring Sales Training Events in Dallas
Carol Stream, Ill.-based New Holland Construction recently held its annual Spring Sales Training Events at the Southfork Ranch in Texas that was home to the popular TV series Dallas. Eight training sessions, held over a two-week period, were attended by 74 dealers and salespeople from across the United States and Canada....
Yanmar Increases Warranty on Excavators, Loaders and Backhoes
The construction equipment division of Yanmar North America recently increased the warranty to 3 years or 3,000 hours on its line of excavators, loaders and backhoes. This warranty covers all elements of the machinery. ...
Red Dot Adds 24 Distributor Locations in Eastern U.S.
Seattle-based Red Dot Corp., a leader in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and replacement parts for commercial trucks and a wide range of off-highway vehicles, has strengthened its aftermarket network with the addition of three distributors totaling 24 separate locations in the eastern United States....
IronPlanet Appoints Governmental Sales Manager, Launches French Translation of Website
Pleasanton, Calif.-based IronPlanet, an online auction company for used construction and agricultural equipment, recently appointed Greg Forke governmental sales manager. Forke will be responsible for IronPlanet’s continued expansion in the governmental / municipal equipment market....
Kobelco Invests $10.5 Million Calhoun, Ga., Plant Expansion
Kobelco Construction Machinery America Llc, a manufacturer of compact, mid-size and full-size excavators, last week announced that it is investing approximately $10.5 million in its Calhoun, Ga., operations. Five million dollars has been appropriated for production expansion into a new 52,000-square-foot building while an additional $1.5 million will be used to develop a new training center. A $4-million upgrade in production machinery is also just being completed at the existing Calhoun location....
Alamo Group Acquires Rivard
Alamo Group last week completed the acquisition of Rivard Developpement, a leading French manufacturer of vacuum trucks, high-pressure cleaning systems and trenchers. The purchase price was €14.5 million (about US $22.5 million) plus the assumption of certain liabilities. The majority of the purchase price was funded utilizing the company’s cash reserves in Europe, with the balance from bank credit facilities. Rivard’s sales in 2007 were €40 million, (about US $62 million) and the company has 275 full-time employees. Rivard is located in Daumeray, France, and was founded in 1952....
Tony Satterthwaite Named President of Cummins Power Generation
Cummins Inc. last week announced that Tony Satterthwaite has been promoted to president of Cummins Power Generation effective immediately, succeeding Tom Linebarger, who was named president and chief operating officer of Cummins Inc. last week. Satterthwaite has been vice president of the Generator Set Business since 2003....
Topcon Names Global Senior Vice President for Engineering
Topcon Positioning Systems last week named Ivan Di Federico senior vice president of global engineering....
Atlas Copco Acquires Two U.S. Distributors
Stockholm, Sweden-based Atlas Copco Compressors, USA, has purchased Gulf Atlantic Equipment Co., Jacksonville, Fla., and Compressed Air Products, Peachtree City, Ga. Both companies have been successful Atlas Copco compressor distributors for many years....
SkyJack Says Layoffs Are Temporary
Canadian aerial work platform manufacturer SkyJack Inc. recently laid off 105 workers at its Guelph, Ontario, Canada, headquarters. The layoffs, which company officials said were temporary, included office workers as well as production employees on the company’s rough-terrain scissorlift product line....
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