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NSSGA seeks input for inspector trainees
NSSGA is asking for help in its efforts to improve the ways in which the MSHA inspectors evaluate conditions at aggregates workplaces. The MSHA-NSSGA Alliance’s Technical Task Force is developing a program whereby aggregates safety and production personnel will use… Keep Reading
Cemex makes executive-level changes
Cemex, whose CEO and chairman of the board died earlier this month, made several changes to its senior-level organization. According to a press release, Cemex's corporate functions will now be organized into six executive vice presidencies, reporting to new CEO… Keep Reading
Command Alkon offers mobile commerce solution
Command Alkon releases MobileCommerce, the first offering in its MobileConnect line that is geared to provide producers with mobile computing options. MobileCommerce gives construction materials producers and their customers a mobile toolset for submitting orders, monitoring deliveries, viewing account balances,… Keep Reading
Hydro-Clean demonstration
W.S. Tyler and Kemper Equipment held a joint demonstration of the Hydro-Clean material washing system at Mason-Dixon Sand & Gravel's Cecil Plant in Port Deposit, Md. The W.S. Tyler Hydro-Clean uses high-pressure jets in a drum to liberate silt and… Keep Reading
April construction advances 3 percent
New construction starts in April rose 3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $533.7 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. The increase maintained the upward movement established in March, which followed sluggish… Keep Reading
Wash plant providing sands for U.S. Open in showcase event
CDE Global is hosting a special event June 3-5 at GS Materials in Jackson Springs, N.C., to showcase a modular washing system that was installed and is producing sands that are being supplied to Pinehurst Resort for the upcoming U.S.… Keep Reading
Mack Trucks appoints National Accounts VP
Mack Trucks appointed Stan Mikalonis vice president of National Accounts. He will head up the company’s National Accounts team, which encompasses a range of Class 8 market segments. “Mack is pleased to welcome Stan to the team,” says Stephen Roy,… Keep Reading
New IMT distributor covering parts of three southern states
Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT) added Custom Vehicle Solutions to its distributor network. Custom Vehicle Solutions, headquartered in Denton, Texas, with additional operations in Houston, serves IMT customers from north Texas to south Arkansas, as well as those in… Keep Reading
Cemex names new CEO, chairman
Cemex announced CFO Fernando Gonzalez is the company's new CEO and Rogelio Zambrano Lozano is now chairman of the board. They replace Lorenzo Zambrano, who died May 12 of heart failure. The company had no succession plan in place, according… Keep Reading
