Tag: Charles Machine Works

Construction Equipment

The Top Construction Equipment Stories of 2019

1. Diesel technician shortage a perfect storm gathering for decades Today’s market heights have put an exclamation point on the construction equipment technician shortage, one that’s having a direct impact on contractors. Contractors can’t find the people they used to hire to take care of the equipment to the level they did in the past. […]

December 27, 2019

Construction Equipment

Subsite intros UtiliGuard 2 locator with data logging, GPS positioning

With GPS positioning and simpler graphics, the UtiliGuard 2 offers operators and supervisors with improved activity reporting and faster data interpretation.

October 16, 2019

Construction Equipment

Toro underlines multiple brand approach at ICUEE

As Toro continues its integration of Charles Machine Works after its acquisition earlier this year, Rick Rodier, Toro group vice president, construction businesses, is enthusiastic about the future. “The cultures of the two companies are so close that the transition has been phenomenal,” Rodier said, speaking during the first day of ICUEE. You can see […]

October 1, 2019

Construction Equipment

Toro’s Charles Machine Works acquisition leads to 27.9% sales boost in 3Q

Toro reports a 27.9 percent increase in net sales for the third quarter, with this year’s acquisition of Charles Machine Works driving much of that rise. Toro completed its acquisition of Charles Machine Works, parent company of such brands as Ditch Witch, American Auger and Trencor, on April 1 for $700 million. The big jump […]

August 26, 2019

Construction Equipment

Toro-brand directional drills, riding trenchers discontinued as Toro realigns after Charles Machine Works buy

As expected, Toro is discontinuing its line of Toro-branded large horizontal directional drills and riding trenchers, following its acquisition of Charles Machine Works this year. The phased-out units include Toro’s DD226 and DD4050 directional drills and RT600 and RT1200 riding trenchers. Toro plans to continue producing all of its walk-behind trenchers, as well as its […]

August 19, 2019

Construction Equipment

Toro Dingo TXL 2000, once a show-stopping prototype, now in production

Toro’s Dingo TXL 2000 compact utility loader made the progression from last year’s prototype to this year’s production machine during two consecutive American Rental Association Shows. The distinct feature of the TXL 2000, one that made it the talk at last year’s rental show, is its telescoping loader arms. Fully extended, the  boom has a […]

March 11, 2019

Construction Equipment

Toro, Charles Machine Works discuss how the deal for the Ditch Witch brand went down

Toro and Charles Machine Works recently discussed the details of how the Ditch Witch deal came about. Learn more about the detail here on Equipment World.

February 19, 2019

Construction Equipment

Toro acquires Ditch Witch parent company Charles Machine Works

Toro has reached an agreement to acquire Charles Machine Works. Get more details on the acquisition and other heavy equipment industry news on Equipment World.

February 15, 2019

Dealers

RST pipeline inspection tech products rebranded to Subsite

The R.S. Technical Services (RST) brand of pipeline inspections technologies has been changed to Subsite. Subsite Electronics bought RST last July. Along with changing the brand name, the RST colors will match the Subsite brand. Subsite says everything else will remain the same. Current RST dealers will continue to carry the products. Those products include […]

February 13, 2018

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Ed Malzahn, creator of iconic Ditch Witch brand, dies

Ed Malzahn, founder of The Charles Machine Works and its iconic Ditch Witch brand, has passed away at the age of 94. Armed with a mechanical engineering degree, in the late 1940s Malzahn began investigating a better way to install residential utility services, which then involved slow pick-and-shovel labor. Both he and his father Charles […]

December 14, 2015

Business

Charles Machine Works veteran Kevin Smith tapped as next president of HammerHead Trenchless

A longtime veteran at parent company Charles Machine Works (CMW), Kevin Smith has been named the new president of HammerHead Trenchless. Smith assumes leadership of HammerHead after serving as president of MTI Equipment, also a CMW-owned company. HammerHead primarily offers solutions for the installation, replacement, and maintenance of underground utility pipe and cable, but the […]

October 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: Preview the new equipment and tech to be shown at ICUEE 2015

The International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition is coming up and the Equipment World team will be on the ground to cover all the news and announcements from the show. But before everything kicks off on September 29 in Louisville, Kentucky, we decided to put together a bit of a sneak peek at some of the […]

September 11, 2015