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Belt Tech opens new branch in Kentucky
Belt Tech Industrial opened a fourth office in Madisonville, Ky. The branch plans to serve industrial customers in the Madisonville and Hopkins County area, including mining operations, power plants and aggregate stone producers. “There’s a huge potential to serve customers… Keep Reading
Major Wire names new VP of international sales
Major Wire named Alain Durand as vice president of international sales. Durand has worked as a global market development consultant at the company since May 2013. Durand previously worked at Rio Tinto and Xstrata, where he was involved with strategic… Keep Reading
Vulcan acquires operations from Martin Marietta
Vulcan Materials Co. has completed the acquisition of one quarry in southern Oklahoma and two distribution yards in Dallas from Martin Marietta Materials, says a press release. According to an additional press release, Martin Marietta was required to sell the… Keep Reading
Terex appoints compact equipment distributor for Manitoba
Terex named AgCon Equipment an authorized distributor of its compact construction equipment line in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The company will offer sales, rental, service, parts and financing for Terex compact track loaders, skid steer loaders, compact excavators, compact… Keep Reading
McLanahan Corp. achieves safety milestone
McLanahan Corp. says it achieved one million man hours without a lost work-time accident last month. Safety is not just a set of rules and regulations to be followed, but a promise that the corporation makes to its employees, according to… Keep Reading
National Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue contest winners named
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the winners of the 2014 National Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue contest, a four-day event held Aug. 4-7 in Lexington, Ky., that featured 41 teams from 18 states. The Central Kentucky Mine Rescue Association,… Keep Reading
IRock adds dealer in Northeast
IRock Crushers named Construction & Industrial Equipment Corp., Lodi, N.J., to its dealer network. In addition to Lodi, Construction & Industrial Equipment has two other locations in Ramsey and Ringwood, N.J. The dealer is expected to sell IRock screeners. Keep Reading
McLanahan fills aggregate processing leadership role
McLanahan Corp. hired industry veteran Mark Krause as general manager of its aggregate processing division. Krause will be based in McLanahan’s office in Gallatin, Tenn., overseeing sales, customer service and engineering personnel at locations throughout the United States. Krause most… Keep Reading
Masaba adds regional sales manager
Masaba hired Bob Brewer as its western region sales manager. According to Masaba, Brewer has more than 35 years of experience in the construction and aggregate industries. Keep Reading
