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Hilti buys Diamond B
Hilti has purchased U.S.-based Diamond B, a diamond consumables manufacturer. Floor and wall saw blades will be manufactured at the U.S.-based production facility while drilling and sawing equipment will be manufactured in Liechtenstein. The former owner and president of Diamond B, Webb Burnett, will retire from the business once the transition is complete. Andrew Hunt, […]
July 7, 2009
Business
Grote receives Diamond Supplier award
Navistar presented Grote Industries with the 2008 Diamond Supplier Award. The award is the company’s highest honor for suppliers. It is given each year to a Navistar supplier that shows exceptional performance in quality, delivery and cost control. Grote, a family-owned business that manufactures and markets vehicle safety systems products, has earned the award three […]
June 30, 2009
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Navistar names Gulyas to board of directors
Navistar International named Diane H. Gulyas to its board of directors, effective June 16. Gulyas is a group vice president at E.I. DuPont de Nemours and the group executive responsible for DuPont’s performance materials. Gulyas graduated from the University of Notre Dame and joined DuPont in 1978. She served as vice president and general manager […]
June 22, 2009
Business
AEM webinars focus on product safety and compliance
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is offering live webinars of three of its top-rated presentations on product safety and compliance. Webinars will allow the experience of an AEM seminar for those who cannot attend during conferences. “AEM webinars allow more industry professionals to benefit from the knowledge sharing and practical, ready-to-use information found in […]
June 18, 2009
Business
Navistar’s second quarter earnings dip
Navistar International has reported weak second quarter profits of $12 million, equal to $0.16 per diluted share, on $2.8 billion in net sales and revenues, in what the company calls historically weak market conditions not seen since 1962. In the second quarter a year ago, Navistar reported net income of $211 million, equal to $2.88 […]
June 10, 2009
Business
Contractor Of The Year Finalist
Building decks and pushing a wheelbarrow isn’t the kind of work one would expect to take on after earning an electrical engineering degree. But fresh out of college, Bill Pierce knew he wanted to build things, including his own company, even if it meant starting from scratch and building with sweat equity. Pierce worked on […]
June 1, 2009
Business
Sponsored Information: Annual attachments supplement
Trees Unlimited in suburban Chicago employs a diverse array of skid steers and attachments to achieve a common land clearing goal. Whether they are performing selective thinning and beautification for a private landowner, trail development and maintenance for park projects, or clear-cutting for a commercial endeavor, the skid steers work in tandem to get the […]
May 28, 2009
Business
Product Report: In the cut
After an 11-year absence, Ingersoll Rand is once again in the milling machine business. “Our road customers have asked us to do this,” says Gary Michel, Ingersoll Rand road development president. “We also feel this is a product we need to offer in order to be competitive in the paving business.” The company places the […]
May 28, 2009
Business
Product Report: Rock solid
Caterpillar’s 770 and 772 and F-Series off-highway trucks incorporate several new features such as engines, radiators, enhanced transmission and brake systems and a redesigned cab for better access. These models are also designed for lower fuel consumption and provide better pass matches with loading machines such as the 385C excavator, or the 980 or 992 […]
May 28, 2009
Business
Compact Focus: Utility vehicles
In the time that contractor Ricky Weand has owned his Bobcat 2300 utility vehicle, he has come to appreciate its usefulness. “I was looking for a lightweight vehicle for my excavation and construction business that had the attachments in the front,” he says. “This vehicle is more maneuverable than a pickup. We work in areas […]
May 28, 2009
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Brad Allen
His great-great grandfather, great grandfather, grandfather and father all did it. So it was a pretty sure bet that Brad Allen was destined to get into construction. In 1989 Brad graduated from high school and after years of working summers and part time, began working for his dad’s homebuilding company full time. “We did everything,” […]
May 28, 2009
Business
On Record: Perhaps this is our chance?
If some graduate engineering student is looking for a research topic, I’d advise him or her to check out D’Iberville, Mississippi, during the next five years. Not that D’Iberville is experiencing anything different than other towns struggling to rebuild across the Gulf Coast. But Mayor Rusty Quave and other city leaders made headlines earlier this […]
May 28, 2009
Business
Business Matters: Choosing a corporate structure
In the enthusiasm and excitement of starting up your own construction company, the decision as to what type of corporation you should establish may not seem like a task worth wasting much time on. And for the first few months it probably won’t make much difference at all whether your business structure is a sole […]
May 28, 2009
Business
Productivity Guide: Pickup this
You expect lots of promises from pickup truck manufacturers as they announce their offerings for the upcoming year. There’s usually a long list of new items both under the hood and inside the cab. This year, in addition to power train enhancements and design changes, there are some optional extras that just might make your […]
May 28, 2009
Business
Maintenance/Management: Light equipment maintenance
For a general contractor who fields dozens of big machines every day, finding the time or personnel to maintain light equipment can be a challenge. The other option, finding a service center to work on your light equipment, isn’t any easier. Consolidation of the big rental chains and the low margins dealers get on repairs […]
May 28, 2009
Business
Compact Focus: Compact track loaders
Compact track loaders and skid steers share many attributes. Both are used for landscaping, site prep, utility applications and residential construction. But the compact track loader can work in ground conditions that would hamper or stop a skid steer. Compact track loaders under 2,701 pounds of operating load are considered mid-sized machines. They cost roughly […]
May 28, 2009
Business
First Word: Behind the headlines
The business section of a newspaper recently offered two stories about construction-related manufacturers in direct contrast to each other. One headline read, “Profits jump 57 percent at Astec,” and the other said, “$5.8 billion loss slaps Ford.” There is much these two articles did not say – facts perhaps not deemed newsworthy. But there’s no […]
May 28, 2009
Business
On Record: Meanwhile, in the dirt
It’s the time of year for the parade of the prognosticators. With housing making the long-expected turn downward after such a prolonged boom – the Portland Cement Association says it expects housing starts to dip to 1.76 million next year, down from this year’s anticipated 1.9 million – the question quickly becomes, “how will 2007 […]
May 28, 2009
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