MEC Names White President of Manufacturing
David White last week was appointed president of California Manufacturing and Engineering Co., which manufactures MEC Aerial Work Platforms and Telescopic Handlers that are marketed worldwide by MEC Aerial Work Platform Sales Corp....
Oldcastle Materials Selects Case As Preferred Supplier
Case Construction Equipment last week announced that Oldcastle Materials, a leading vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready-mix concrete and paving services, selected Case as one of only three preferred suppliers of construction equipment to its $6 billion operation....
Bobcat Publishes Special-Edition Book to Mark 50th Anniversary
A recently released book details the 50-year history of North Dakota-based Bobcat Co. from the humble beginnings of the first compact loader to what has grown into a worldwide brand. Now, Bobcat is offering a special edition of the hardcover coffee table book that will not be sold in stores....
Caterpillar Announces Retirement of Shaheen, Management Changes
Caterpillar Inc. last week announced that group president Gerry Shaheen elected to retire effective Feb. 1, 2008. The company also announced that its board of directors appointed Rich Lavin and Ed Rapp as group presidents, joining the company’s executive office. Lavin and Rapp’s appointments will be effective Dec. 1....
Third-generation Vermeer Family Members Join Company
Pella, Iowa-based Vermeer Manufacturing Co., a leading manufacturer of industrial and agricultural equipment, last week announced that two members of the Vermeer family’s third generation recently joined the company....
Shark Names New Sales Manager
Shark Pressure Washers, a line engineered specifically for the rental industry, last week announced the appointment of Eric Loucks as its national sales channel manager. Loucks has more than eight years of sales and operations experience in the rental market. He will be responsible for directing the activities of Shark’s independent representative organization and working with all rental national accounts. ...
ICS Unveils New Corporate Logo
Portland, Ore.-based ICS, a global supplier of concrete chain saws and the creator of Diamond Chain Technology, last week unveiled a new corporate logo designed to signal a strong new start for the global company. Although the new mark retains the same color and typeface as the original logotype, the oval shape has evolved into a strong rectangle featuring a forward slash cutting through its right side. Complementing the corporate logo is a new product logo, a red diamond with the tip of a concrete chainsaw carving a perfectly square corner. Both logos sport a new tagline — Concrete. Stone. Masonry. Unstoppable — designed to highlight the versatility of ICS saws....
Case/JLG Team to Fulfill $78 Million U.S. Army Contract
Case Construction Equipment announced last week that it is supporting JLG Industries in fulfilling a four-year, $78 million contract with U.S. Army TACOM (Tank, Automotive and Armaments Command) to refurbish Army engineer equipment being used in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...
Tanaka Products Receive Increased Warranty Period
Nikko Tanaka Engineering U.S.A., Ltd. last week announced that Tanaka products retailed after Oct. 1, will carry a two-year commercial-use warranty and a three-year consumer-use warranty. The prior coverage for commercial use was one year (with the exception of select blower and drill models, which carried two-year coverage) and two years for consumer use....
Makita Sponsors Soccer Tournament for Dallas Contractors
Makita took the field with Copa Makita, a two-day soccer tournament and fiesta in Dallas featuring teams of local contractors competing for prizes and a chance have their team’s name etched on the Copa Makita Cup. The event took place on Oct. 6-7, at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster near Dallas....
Miller To Give Away the Ultimate Weldshop
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. last week announced it is giving away an Ultimate Weldshop, which is valued at more than $17,000. The Ultimate Weldshop Giveaway includes a welder/generator, welding and plasma-cutting power sources, auto-darkening helmet, safety gear, welding accessories and personalized expert training. ...
Genie S-125 Telescopic Boom Wins Readership Award
The Genie S-125 telescopic boom was recently recognized by a readership of more than 21,000 road and bridge construction and maintenance contractors for its significant contribution to their work. The S-125 received a Gold Contractor’s Choice Award (CCA) from Roads & Bridges magazine, the top honor in the Aerial Work Platforms category....
Wacker, Neuson Kramer Sign Merger Agreement
Wacker Construction Equipment AG, Neuson Kramer Baumaschinen AG and the main shareholders of NKB Austria signed an agreement Sept. 23 to merge the two companies. The merger is expected to close in October, creating a major global manufacturer of light and compact equipment with more than 160 sales and service stations....
AEM Joins Forces With International Construction Associations
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has joined its association counterparts in Europe, Japan, China and Korea in a formal partnership to advance the construction equipment industry worldwide....
Private Equity Firm 3i Completes Acquisition of Deutz Power Systems
Deutz Ag last week completed the sale of Deutz Power Systems, its gas engines and diesel engines business for decentralized power generation, to the private equity firm 3i for €360 million (about U.S. $509.2 million). ...
Manitowoc Crane Care Names Encore Product Marketing Head
Manitowoc, Wis.-based Manitowoc Co. last week named Tim Martin the new sales and marketing manager for the Encore product offered by Manitowoc Crane Care. Encore offers repair and rebuild services for both Manitowoc Crane Group products and aftermarket parts. ...
John Deere Awarded $125M U.S. Marines Contract
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded John Deere Construction & Forestry Co. an estimated $125 million contract to build up to 540 Medium Crawler Tractors (MCTs)....
Haulotte CEO Wins Entrepreneurial Award
Alexandre Saubot, CEO of the Haulotte Group was named 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Rhone-Alpes area in France. The award is the French version of a prize given in the United States, and is organized in France by Ernst & Young and L’Entrepreneur Magazine....
Case Announces Prizes for ICUEE Booth Visitors
Visitors to the Case display at ICUEE 2007 (the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exhibition) last week announced that visitors to its booth will be encouraged to try their hand at the Case Rodeo Series challenges for a chance to win prizes. ...
Sakai Appoints B-C Equipment Sales Authorized Dealer in Southern Texas
Adairsville, Ga.-based Sakai last week announced the appointment of B-C Equipment Sales as an authorized dealer in Southern Texas. ...
Material Handling Manufacturer Jescraft Names New President
Jescraft, a Bogota, N.J.-based manufacturer of material handling equipment and supplies, last week named Mike Brown president of the company. ...
Deere & Co. Announces Winners of Motor Grader Roadeo
Dale Frey of Colorado-based Summit County Road & Bridge went home with first place in the national Motor Grader Roadeo competition for snow plow operators, held Sept. 25, at the Western Snow & Ice Conference in Estes Park, Colo. ...
Makita Partners With Kicker Car Stereo in “Kick’n Tool Crib” Contest
Makita U.S.A., manufacturer of industrial power tools and accessories, has partnered with Kicker Car Stereo to give away a one-of-a-kind Makita Kick’n Tool Crib featuring a 2,000-watt Kicker Stereo System, $3,500 in Makita 18V Lithium-Ion Tools, a one-year supply of Monster Energy Drink, and more. The sweepstakes will also give five first-prize winners an Ogio 9800 Gear bag....
Manitowoc Expands Shady Grove Facility
The Manitowoc Crane Group has begun a multi-million-dollar expansion and renovation project on its manufacturing facility in Shady Grove, Pa....
CNH CEO Assumes Lead at New Holland Agricultural Equipment
CNH Global N.V. last week said Harold Boyanovsky, CEO, will expand his role by taking the lead at the company's New Holland Agricultural Equipment S.p.A., effective immediately. ...
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