CASE Construction Equipment is launching the second leg of its Groundbreaker Roadshow celebrating the launch of the CASE Minotaur DL550 compact dozer loader – a first-of-its-kind machine and an all-new equipment category launched in 2022. The tour attracted crowds last Fall and put a huge exclamation point on one of the largest and most dynamic product launches of the year.…
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Command Alkon Announces Senior Leadership Changes
Integrated software and technology solutions provider Command Alkon announced that John Pumpelly has been added to the executive leadership team as chief financial officer. “John is a proven CFO with a superior track record of delivering results and creating value,” said Martin Willoughby, chief executive officer at Command Alkon. “He is an experienced and extremely well-rounded leader in global finance…
Read MoreDoosan Infracore North America Announces New Chief Executive Officer
Chris Jeong was recently named the new chief executive officer (CEO) at Doosan Infracore North America. He succeeds Edward Song, the previous CEO, who was promoted to global sales head of Hyundai Doosan Infracore in Korea.
Read MoreRitchie Bros. Acquires Controlling Stake in VeriTread
Ritchie Bros. has acquired a controlling stake in VeriTread, a leading transportation technology and services company. This acquisition will accelerate Ritchie Bros.’ marketplace strategy, which brings services, insights and transaction solutions together to improve the overall customer experience. VeriTread, founded in 2013, brings a legacy of experience in building heavy haul transportation platforms and solutions for industrial equipment, vehicles, and…
Read MoreRulmeca Promotes Vrablic to President
Rulmeca Corp. promoted Brian Vrablic to president of the company, effective Jan. 1. Vrablic joined the company in 2013, most recently serving as director of sales & marketing.
Read MoreAstec Names New Company President
Astec Industries Inc. announced that Barry Ruffalo has stepped down as president and chief executive officer and as a member of the board of directors, effective immediately.
Read MoreTrimble Acquires Ryvit
Trimble has acquired Ryvit, an integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) provider for the construction industry. Launched in 2016, Ryvit builds connections between commonly used applications and data sources, enabling information sharing both within and across organizations so that project teams can use the right information to make the right decisions at the right time.
Read MoreCanpotex Acquires 1,300 Railcars From National Steel Car
Canpotex Limited acquired 1,300 custom railcars from National Steel Car (NSC) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. These new custom railcars from NSC will be added to Canpotex’s fleet of existing railcars, increasing the total fleet to 8,000 cars by June 2023. The railcars will be used to help transport potash to overseas customers by delivering potash from land-locked Saskatchewan to three…
Read MoreEpiroc, Orica Fire World-First Semi-Automated, Wireless Development Blast
Epiroc and Orica, in partnership with Agnico Eagle, have successfully commenced live blasting with Avatel – the world’s first semi-automated wireless underground development charging solution at Agnico Eagle Mines’ Kittilä mine in Finland. The milestone brings to life an industry-driven concept to dramatically improve safety at the face during the charging cycle, which is one of the highest risk activities…
Read MoreKomatsu Will Acquire GHH Group GmbH
Komatsu has entered into an agreement to acquire GHH Group GmbH (GHH), a manufacturer of underground mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering equipment headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Founded in the 1960s and currently part of the German-owned Schmidt Kranz Group, GHH offers a wide range of equipment focused on loaders (LHDs) and articulated dump trucks in the mid-seam mass mining,…
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