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Vulcan recognized for hearing loss prevention program
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) awarded Vulcan Materials Co. their 2013 Safe-in-Sound Award for Excellence. Vulcan Materials was recognized for its implementation of a data-driven hearing loss prevention program. According to NIOSH and NHSCA, Vulcan Materials has embraced innovative and cost-effective noise measurement and control strategies, providing extensive noise measurement and control, as well as training for select employees to function as industrial hygiene support staff. In addition, Vulcan Materials is integrating technologies such as GPS and video into their noise measurement protocols. Keep Reading
Michelin Earthmover sets up repair accreditation program
Michelin Earthmover is launching a repair accreditation program with its dealers and Tech International. The program will provide earthmover tire repairs in Michelin's repair shops. Among the services dealers will get are training, technical support, inventory control systems, quality repair products and procedures, and traceability systems. Tech International will provide initial training, as well as biannual training on repair methods, product inventory procedures and quality and traceability systems. “We have found that there is a need in the industry for consistent, quality repairs, and we want to make it easier for end users to find them,” says Michael Reich, Michelin Earthmover services category manager. Keep Reading
Eriez names materials processing director
Jose Marin has been promoted to director of minerals and materials processing at Eriez. Marin will manage the company's minerals and materials processing product line. He will also coordinate with Eriez' worldwide affiliate operations on major mining projects. Marin joined Eriez in 1987, supporting the company's Latin American sales efforts. At one time, he became assistant manager of minerals and materials processing. For the past several years, he has served as director of the company's export team. Keep Reading
Report: January construction starts retreat by double digits
The value of new construction starts dropped 12 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $469.1 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. The decline follows a sharp 23 percent increase for total construction in December, bringing the level of contracting back to the average pace that was reported during 2012. According to McGraw-Hill Construction, much of January’s downturn was due to decreased activity for nonresidential building and housing, while the nonbuilding construction sector held close to its December volume. The January statistics lowered the Dodge Index to 99, down from December’s 112. The full-year reading for 2012 was also 99. “The pullback for construction starts in January was not surprising, given the up-and-down pattern that was present for much of 2012,” says Robert A. Murray, vice president of economic affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction. “The large increase in December followed two months of lackluster activity in October and November, and it’s likely that December benefitted from the start of projects that were earlier put on hold given the uncertain… Keep Reading
Kaman, WIC form strategic alliance
Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp. and Wajax Industrial Components (WIC) have formed an alliance to strengthen the services offered to customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. While Kaman and WIC will each remain separate and independent entities, they are joining together to compete for business-to-business and supply agreements with customers in multiple jurisdictions, providing an alternative to country-based supply agreements. The alliance will operate under the name Sourcepoint Industrial. “Historically, customers looking for a [North American] supplier of power transmission and motion control products have had a limited choice” says Steve Smidler, Kaman’s President. “This alliance gives customers an alternative, and an opportunity to benefit from both companies’ value propositions.” Under the alliance, North American customers can expect access to a large portfolio of products, services and technical expertise. “We’re expecting more and more customers to make purchasing decisions on a global or international basis,” says Mark Foote, Wajax Corp.'s president and CEO. “Whereas Wajax is very good at satisfying a customer’s Canadian needs, and Kaman is… Keep Reading
Belt Tech Industrial named Major Wire dealer
Major Wire Industries named Belt Tech Industrial as its new screen media dealer for aggregate operations in northern Alabama, northern Mississippi and western Tennessee. The dealership will offer all of Major Wire’s screen media products and services. Keep Reading
Screen manufacturer names vice president
Smico and Symons Screens recently named Alan Odgers vice president. Odgers has experience with global distribution of construction-related equipment and managing sales, marketing, manufacturing and retail distribution through dealers or direct sales. Odgers began his career with Charles Machine Works in 1987 and rose through a variety of management roles at Timberjack, Vermeer, Astec Underground and JW Jones Co. before joining Smico and Symons Screens. Keep Reading
Hall of Fame inaugural class announced
Pit & Quarry's inaugural class of Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at a black-tie induction ceremony and dinner Sunday, March 17, at 7 p.m. CDT. The event follows the NSSGA Chairman's Reception at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio, during AGG1. The seven inductees, detailed below in alphabetical order, were selected by a group of peers from a pool of nominees submitted by industry experts and you, our readers. For more information on tickets to the black-tie induction ceremony and dinner in the Lone Star AB ballroom, click here. Emil Deister, Deister Machine Co. Emil Deister, the founder of Deister Machine Co., served as the company's president and general manager from 1912 until his death in 1961. Under Deister's leadership, the company began manufacturing vibrating screens in 1926 for the separation of materials according to particle size. Seven years later, Deister introduced a special screen for sizing the aggregate used in hot-mix asphalt plants, and the company subsequently added vibrating feeders and foundry equipment. LeRoy Hagenbuch, Philippi-Hagenbuch LeRoy Hagenbuch,… Keep Reading
Tar Heel Machinery named dealer for Sany America
Sany America has named Tar Heel Machinery its excavator dealer in North Carolina. Penn McMichael and Scott Woody founded Tar Heel Machinery in 2005. The dealer has locations in Charlotte, Raleigh and Reidsville, N.C., renting and servicing heavy equipment such as excavators, articulated haulers, crawler carriers, wheel loaders and crawler dozers. Sany America’s excavator offerings include the 7.5-ton Sy75c, the 13.5-ton Sy135c, the 21.5-ton Sy215c and the 23.5-ton Sy235c. The company says additional models will be introduced in North America in the coming year. Keep Reading
