ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017, the largest international gathering in the Western Hemisphere for the construction industries, revealed an exciting line-up of featured speakers for its Tech Talks forum.
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Superior Announces Construmac as Crushing and Screening Dealer
Superior Industries Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, announced Construmac as a new dealer of Superior crushing and screening equipment in Mexico. Construmac will market, sell and service Superior’s line of crushers and screens including the Liberty Jaw Crusher, Patriot Cone Crusher, Valor Vertical Shaft Impactor, Guardian Horizontal Screen, Anthem Inclined Screen…
Read MoreCensus Bureau: Construction Spending Up 4.5 Percent in 2016
The U.S. Census Bureau announced construction-spending statistics for full year 2016, as well as December 2016. The value of construction in 2016 was $1,162.4 billion, 4.5 percent (±1.0 percent) above the $1,112.4 billion spent in 2015.
Read MoreVulcan Materials Touts Aggregates Shipments, Price Improvements
Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2016. The company’s fourth quarter results reflect solid price growth in aggregates and higher gross profits in the company’s Asphalt and Concrete segments, partially offsetting the earnings effect from a 3.5 percent decline in aggregates shipments.
Read MoreConExpo-Con/Agg Spotlight: BKT
From March 7-11, BKT will be on the international stage at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017 in Las Vegas to display the top-of-the-range tires of its Earthmax lineup for construction, mining and earthmoving vehicles at Booth C22020. Attendees will have the opportunity to take a closer look at some outstanding members of the Earthmax product family, which has been growing more and more…
Read MoreDodge Momentum Index Moves Higher
The Dodge Momentum Index rose 3.9 percent in January to 142.6 (2000=100) from its revised December reading of 137.3. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.
Read MoreMucha to Receive James M. Christie Award
Randall J. “Randy” Mucha, corporate director of health and safety for Lehigh Hanson, will receive the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) James M. Christie Safety and Health Professional of the Year Award. The award recognizes an individual for substantial contributions and commitment to safe and healthy practices within his or her company and the industry.
Read MoreNSSGA Announces Community Relations Excellence Awards
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the Gold Award winners of the Community Relations Excellence Awards.
Read MoreA Message from Josh Swank of Philippi-Hagenbuch
“The Best Professional Experience of my Life” A couple of years out of college and freshly married, my career trajectory was not set on one within the aggregates industry, but as with many of us, fate intervened. I found myself in the land of full-sized Tonka trucks and boulders larger than my car, but I was young, new and excited…
Read MoreMack Dealer Named 2017 ATD Truck Dealer of the Year
Robert (Bob) W. Nuss of Nuss Truck Group, one of Mack Trucks’ largest dealers in the Midwest, was recently named the 2017 American Truck Dealers (ATD) Truck Dealer of the Year. The award was presented during the 2017 ATD Convention & Expo in New Orleans. ATD is a division of the National Automobile Dealers Association. “The ATD Dealer of the…
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