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Dealers

Business Roundup: 2016 construction spending, Volvo CE Q4 results, Cat HQ move, JLG closings, Atlas Copco spinoff

Year-end report: Construction spending dips slightly in December, shows 4.5 percent year-over-year gains in 2016 U.S. construction spending in December was 0.2 percent below the revised November estimate, yet still 4.2 percent over the December 2015 figures, according to numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Also releasing its year-end numbers, the Bureau places the […]

February 6, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: KCM 80Z7 wheel loader, Kubota KX033-4 compact excavator, John Deere 450K crawler dozer, Case SV340 skid steer, Fayat purchase of Dynapac

KCM intros Tier 4 Final version of 80Z7 wheel loader The Tier 4 Final version of the 80Z7 wheel loader has been released by KCM Corporation. Equipped with a 4.2 -cubic-yard general purpose bucket, the loader is powered by a 200-gross-horsepower Cummins QS86.7 engine. The machine has no diesel particulate filter (DPF), which eliminates the […]

January 31, 2017

Business

Atlas Copco board proposes spinoff company to focus on mining and civil engineering

Atlas Copco’s board of directors has proposed splitting Atlas Copco Group to create a separate company from its Mining and Rock Excavation Technique Business Area and Construction Tools division with the aim of being dedicated to mining and civil engineering customers. This new company would include 12,000 employees from these two business units and would […]

January 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Atlas Copco’s Dynapac Generation VI asphalt rollers feature 3-year telematics subscription

The new Atlas Copco Dynapac Generation VI articulated tandem rollers feature temperature sensors on the front and rear rollers so operators can better manage temperature drop while compacting. (Atlas Copco, while in the midst of selling its Dynapac road division to the Fayat Group, will be displaying its paving equipment at the company’s ConExpo Central […]

January 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Fayat to buy Atlas Copco road construction equipment division Dynapac

Fayat has agreed to purchase the road construction equipment division, known under the Dynapac brand, of Atlas Copco, just one week after the latter announced it was divesting the group that makes rollers, pavers and planers. The sale is expected to be completed by the second quarter of this year. “We are very happy and […]

January 19, 2017

Construction Equipment

Atlas Copco plans to sell Dynapac road equipment division

Dynapac, the road construction equipment division of Atlas Copco, will soon have a new owner. The Board of Directors at Atlas Copco has decided to sell it, saying in a brief announcement that they don’t believe the brand has the economies of scale necessary to become number one or two in that market. Dynapac manufactures pavers, planers, and roller compactors for […]

January 16, 2017

ConExpo-Con/Agg

What to See at ConExpo 2017: Atlas Copco, Thunder Creek Equipment, ESCO, and Bair in the Central Hall

The big show is fast approaching, and ConExpo exhibitors have given us a sneak peek into what they’ll have in store for those attending the March 7-11 massive exhibition. To view previous preview entries for ConExpo 2017 click here. Here’s the spotlight on three exhibitors in the Central Hall: Atlas Copco, booth C-31486 Atlas Copco will […]

December 29, 2016

Dealers

Atlas Copco adds N.A. regional general manager for specialty rental division

Atlas Copco has named Thierry Monart as regional general manager for North America for the company’s specialty rental division, which specializes in the industrial air compressor rental market. Monart will be responsible for Atlas Copco Rental US, Atlas Copco Rental Canada and Atlas Copco Rental Mexico, and will be based in La Porte, Texas. He […]

December 2, 2016

Dealers

New Georgia branch marks 77th H&E Equipment Services location

Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based H&E Equipment Services, founded in 1961, has opened a new branch in Suwanee, Georgia, marking the 77th location in its network and its third in Georgia. The 19,125-square-foot facility will serve the north Atlanta and northern Georgia market with rentals, new and used sales, in-shop and mobile service and training opportunities. The […]

November 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Carnell named president of Atlas Copco Construction U.S.

Scott Carnell, industry veteran and rental president for Atlas Copco in North America, has been named president of the company’s U.S. construction division. Carnell, who has been with Atlas Copco for the last 10 years of a more than three-decade career in the industry, will replace Erik Sparby. Sparby recently accepted the role of general manager for Atlas […]

August 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Atlas Copco adds efficiency system to Dynapac CA2500, CA3500 soil rollers

Atlas Copco has updated its Dynapac CA2500 and CA3500 soil rollers with the company’s Efficient Eccentrics and ECO Mode systems in an effort to help improve fuel consumption in the Tier 4 interim machines. “These new rollers have all the advanced features of our fifth generation of Dynapac CA single drum vibratory rollers, but with […]

May 30, 2016

Dealers

Dealer News: New Atlas Copco, Bobcat, Terramac locations, plus new VP for Southeastern Equipment

Atlas Copco names MECO Miami as Florida dealer Atlas Copco Construction has named MECO Miami as its dealer for the Pampano Beach, Florida, area. MECO is a 43-year-old firm that sells, rents and services a variety of new and used equipment for the road construction, agriculture, cranes, heavy lifting and mining industries. It will offer […]

May 20, 2016