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Manifold to succeed Lee as CRH chief executive
Albert Manifold will assume the role of group chief executive at CRH on Jan. 1, 2014, following the retirement of Myles Lee, current chief executive. Lee spent 32 years with CRH. Manifold, 50, has been a board member and CRH… Keep Reading
Tool allows Kaydon customers to better search for bearings
Kaydon Bearings Division has added an interactive bearing selector to its website. According to Les Miller, Kaydon's vice president of engineering, the selector was created to allow engineers and designers to search its standard thin section bearing catalog by dimensions… Keep Reading
Main issues statement praising industry’s mine safety strides
Joe Main, assistant secretary of labor for MSHA, released a statement following recent visits with aggregate associations and operations in the Midwest and Southeast. Here's Main's full statement: One of my initiatives when I arrived at MSHA was to get… Keep Reading
Thompson Pump makes move in Mississippi
Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co. Inc. moved its southern Mississippi branch location from Pass Christian, Miss., to a larger facility in Biloxi, Miss. The new facility, with 4,000 sq. ft. situated on two acres near corridor I-10, is one of… Keep Reading
Liebherr names new president
Peter Mayr was appointed president of Liebherr Construction Equipment Co., effective July 1. Mayr took on a variety of roles within Liebherr over his 12 years, including his most recent position as managing director for Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd. (LGB) and… Keep Reading
Index slips despite new institutional building plans
The Dodge Momentum Index, a monthly measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, receded in June after six consecutive monthly increases. The index slipped 1.5 percent to 113.8, down from a revised May reading of 115.5.… Keep Reading
McLanahan expanding into India, surrounding markets
McLanahan Corp. formed an overseas joint venture with India-based Nawa Engineers and Consultants Private Ltd., providing intellectual property in an agreement in which Nawa will provide sales, manufacturing and procurement. The joint venture company, McLanahan Nawa Engineers Private Ltd., will… Keep Reading
Vulcan unloads Wisconsin quarries
Vulcan Materials Co. sold its final four quarries in Wisconsin as part of its strategic long-term plan, reports the Birmingham Business Journal. Three quarries – in the cities of Franklin, Dousman and Racine – were sold to Payne & Dolan Inc.… Keep Reading
Charlotte mayor named secretary of transportation
Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, N.C., was sworn in as the nation's 17th secretary of transportation during a private ceremony at the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) headquarters. Foxx was confirmed for the position in a unanimous U.S. Senate vote.… Keep Reading
