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Briggs & Stratton appoints vice president

Briggs & Stratton has promoted Ann Roche to vice president of commercial engines. She joined the company in 1994 as a business development manager in charge of new ventures. Before that, Roche held marketing, new product development and project management positions at W.H. Brady and Johnson Controls Battery Group.

September 19, 2005

United Rentals appoints interim CFO

United Rentals has named Martin Welch interim chief financial officer. Welch has spent more than three decades in financial management for public and private companies. United Rentals said Welch will serve in this interim capacity while it fills the position left vacant by the termination of its president and chief financial officer, John Milne, in […]

September 19, 2005

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Freightliner to sell American LaFrance

Freightliner said Sept. 7 it intends to divest its American LaFrance fire and emergency services manufacturing unit. Freightliner acquired ALF, based in Ladson, S.C., in 1995 as part of a corporate expansion. The country’s fifth largest fire and emergency services vehicle producer, ALF operates six manufacturing facilities and five dealer locations and has approximately 1,200 […]

September 19, 2005

CIT Construction president retires, replacement named

Roy Keller, president of CIT Construction, will retire Aug. 31 after working for CIT Group for 27 years. The company has appointed Ron Riecks to succeed him. Keller joined CIT in 1978 as a district sales manager. Over the years, his responsibilities have included overseeing all sales, credit and service activities for manufacturers, distributors and […]

September 6, 2005

Insituform names VP of sales, marketing

Insituform Technologies, a provider of technologies and services for rehabilitating sewer, water and other underground piping systems without digging and disruption, has named Alex Buehler vice president of sales and marketing. Buehler joined the company in 2004 as special assistant to the chief executive and handled business and financial analysis and strategic planning initiatives before […]

September 6, 2005

OSHA recognizes JCB’s safety program

JCB has earned membership in OSHA’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, which the agency created to provide incentives and support to employers that implement and continuously improve effective safety and health management systems at their worksites. Upon receiving SHARP recognition, worksites are exempt from OSHA programmed inspections for one year. “When you have been […]

September 6, 2005

Freightliner redesigns website

Freightliner has launched a redesigned website with expanded content to address the needs of investors, business and political groups, dealers, customers, employees and media. New features include an interactive timeline, an enhanced media room and a Flash collage on the homepage. Design firm Pop Art, based in Portland, Ore., created the site.

August 28, 2005

Caterpillar, Chinese industrial park developer sign agreements

Caterpillar subsidiaries in China have signed three memorandums of understanding with a Shanghai-government-affiliated company that is developing the world’s largest industrial park. Shanghai Lingang Economic Development and Caterpillar reaffirmed commitments to the success of Caterpillar’s distribution center in the Lingang industrial area and to the establishment of a regulatory system that facilitates trade and investment […]

August 28, 2005

Maintainer upgrades status in truck equipment association

Maintainer, a manufacturer of service truck bodies and truck cranes, is one of the first companies to achieve National Truck Equipment Association Member Verification Program status, which requires meeting four out of five business process requirements and certain government criteria. NTEA introduced the MVP program in May, and 86 of its members had received MVP […]

August 22, 2005

Mack offering clinics on 2007 emission regs

Mack Trucks is holding customer clinics to provide information about its strategy for meeting 2007 engine emissions regulations. At the clinics, Mack representatives provide information about the advanced cooled exhaust gas recirculation system Mack will use to meet more stringent EPA standards that take effect in 2007. The North American Institute – Mack’s distributor and […]

August 21, 2005

Bush to sign highway bill at Caterpillar plant

President Bush will sign the $286.5 billion transportation bill Aug. 10 at a Caterpillar plant in Montgomery, Ill., where most of the company’s wheel loaders and excavators are manufactured. White House officials selected the plant Aug. 5 as the location where the president will sign the legislation. Allen Abney, a White House spokesman, told the […]

August 14, 2005

Construction spending declines in June

Overall construction spending dropped 0.3 percent in June compared to May, marking a fourth consecutive month of decreased activity. The U.S. Department of Commerce estimated total spending for the month at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.093 trillion. Still, the figure is 7.9 percent higher than the total for June 2004. During the first […]

August 9, 2005

U.S. company makes bid for Leica Geosystems

Danaher Corp., a U.S.-based maker of industrial implements and tools, offered June 26 to buy Switzerland’s Leica Geosystems after that company rejected an offer from Hexagon AB of Sweden. Danaher pledged to pay $386 per share, for a total price of $950 million. The company also expects to assume $80 million in debt. After discussions […]

August 8, 2005

International names VP, government relations

International Truck and Engine has named Patrick Charbonneau vice president of government relations. Charbonneau has held a variety of roles at International, including director of purchasing, vice president of engine engineering and vice president of regulatory and technology affairs. He joined International in 1976 as an engine design engineer. “As our company grows to the […]

August 1, 2005

AGC economist asks Congress to simplify contractors’ taxes

Too many changes to too many tax rules are frustrating owners of small construction companies and forcing them to focus on becoming tax experts rather than on “building a strong economy,” an economist for a national contractors’ association told a Senate committee July 21. Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, […]

July 28, 2005

Modine to spin off aftermarket business

Modine Manufacturing will spin off its aftermarket business and merge it with Transpro July 21, creating a new public company called Proliance International. After the debt-free, tax-free transaction is completed, Modine shareholders will own approximately 52 percent of Proliance’s common stock, having received 0.24 shares of Proliance stock for every one share they hold of […]

July 25, 2005

American Society of Concrete Contractors conference Sept. 9-11

The third-annual American Society of Concrete Contractors conference will be held September 9-11in St. Louis, Mo. Demonstrators will cover topics from “Reading a Construction Financial Statement” to “Getting a Decorative Concrete Business Off the Ground.” Round table discussions on a variety of topics will also be held, giving company owners, contractors and equipment managers an […]

July 21, 2005

World of Concrete — Feb. 17-20

World of Concrete 2004 will be held in Orlando Feb. 17-20. More than 1,500 exhibitors are expected at the event. An extensive seminar program will be offered, with 96 sessions including 26 new seminars. Session topics include decorative concrete, business management, rental, residential and the basics and repair of concrete. Participants who attend four seminars […]

July 21, 2005

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Yellow excavator demolishing abandoned concrete building under stormy sky

KOBELCO Releases Two New Straight Boom Excavators for Demolition

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Orange and black Landcros articulated dump truck with six wheels and roof rack, shown in three-quarter view

Hitachi, Bell to Launch First Landcros Articulated Trucks for North America

Purple and gold John Deere compact track loader on display at an indoor equipment exhibition with visitors

Deere Debuts Its First Stand-on Mini Track Loaders: The New 10 G-Tier and 12 G-Tier

Heavy construction equipment displayed at a work site with text asking what machines are most popular, featuring a bulldozer, wheel loader, and compact track loader

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