Komatsu Equipment Co. announced plans to build a 189,000-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art Service Center on roughly 30 acres in Elko, Nev. “The new building offers an exciting opportunity to bring together local employees of two major Komatsu subsidiaries: KEC and Komatsu Mining Corp. (KMC), into one integrated organization,” said John Pfisterer, president, Komatsu Equipment Co. “Collaborating directly in a shared, state-of-the-art space,…
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CASE Announces 2018 Dealer Award Winners
CASE Construction Equipment named its 2018 “Diamond Dealer” and “Gold Dealer” award recipients as a part of its North American Construction Equipment Partnership Program. The awards recognize dealerships across the U.S. and Canada for excellence in five categories including sales performance, marketing and communications, product support, parts support and training. The 2018 Diamond Dealer award winners are: ASCO (Texas). Crawler…
Read MoreSeptember Construction Starts Settle Back 5 Percent
New construction starts in September fell 5 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $709.6 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The September downturn followed 9 percent declines in both July and August, as the pace of construction starts has now pulled back for the third month in a row after reaching the current year’s high in June.
Read MoreTelsmith Promotes Gray
Telsmith Inc. promoted Jeff Gray to vice president of sales and marketing. “Jeff has had great success developing the domestic market, and partnering with the sales staff, customers and dealers,” stated Matt Haven, president of Telsmith Inc. “His efforts continue to move Telsmith forward and position the brand as a leader in the mining and aggregates industry. We wish him…
Read MoreAggregates Shipments Spike Higher on St. Lawrence Seaway
Total cargo shipments via the St. Lawrence Seaway from March 29 to Sept. 30 reached 25.7 million metric tons, up 4.1 percent over the same time period in 2017.
Read MoreLooking Ahead With Caution
Oct. 16, 2018 – At the Intercem Americas conference in Miami, Colin Sutherland, president of SC Market Analytics, talked about infrastructure market dynamics that will impact both the cement and aggregates industries. Chief among these are a rising fed funds rate, full employment, super-stimulative fiscal policy, rising minimum wage, rising oil prices and tariff driven materials price increases. The industries may…
Read MoreProtect Against Cyber Attacks: Tips Any Company Can Use
By Mark S. Kuhar As companies introduce connected technologies into the workplace and on the jobsite, they increase the risk of cyber attacks. This includes aggregates operations and construction materials companies.
Read MoreAs Mine Safety Improves, MSHA Targets Remaining Causes of Fatalities
By David G. Zatezalo Mine safety in the United States has improved tremendously in the last few decades, thanks to the combined efforts of miners, mine operators, equipment manufacturers, and regulatory and enforcement agencies such as ours – the Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Read MoreNew Construction Starts in July Slide 9 Percent
Public Works Categories as a Group Were Up 1 Percent; Highway and Bridge Construction Grew 8 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreNSSGA Announces 2018 Environmental Excellence Awards
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the recipients of its 2018 Environmental Excellence Awards.
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