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Vulcan Materials releases second-quarter earnings summary
Vulcan Materials Co. shared its second-quarter earnings summary last week, announcing that its aggregates segment gross profit improved 9 percent due to increased productivity and cost-reduction initiatives. Vulcan’s aggregates shipments increased slightly on a same-store basis from the prior year… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta shares second-quarter results
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. released its second-quarter results today, noting that its heritage aggregates business-operating margin expanded 150 basis points and that the company’s specialty products group posted record second-quarter net sales. “Our second-quarter results once again reflect the powerful… Keep Reading
McLanahan introduces filter press line
McLanahan Corp. has launched its first line of filter presses, eliminating the need for slurry ponds and a full-time operator. McLanahan says the presses produce dry cakes and use fewer chemicals. The filter press technology treats the underflow of a… Keep Reading
International Equipment Solutions acquires CWS Industries
International Equipment Solutions LLC made its fourth acquisition since its formation last September in CWS Industries Corp., an attachment product manufacturer focused on tire manipulators, cable reelers, grapples buckets and a variety of excavator attachment products. IES was formed as… Keep Reading
Deister names exclusive equipment rep for three states
Deister Machine Co. Inc. has appointed Process Machinery Inc. as its exclusive equipment dealer and turnkey systems provider for Indiana, Kentucky and the Ohio region south of I-70. Among Process Machinery’s services are new and used equipment, parts and service… Keep Reading
Mine safety bill reportedly in the works
NSSGA reports Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is developing new mine safety legislation. An initial summary of the proposal, which has not yet been introduced, includes a number of items seen in previous mine safety bills. The items all target mine… Keep Reading
KPI-JCI hires product application specialist
Chad Renken has joined the KPI-JCI sales and marketing team as a product application specialist. In the position, Renken will provide support to both domestic and international sales personnel in reviewing aggregate processing opportunities and by proposing equipment solutions for… Keep Reading
Schenck AccuRate, Mac Process forming single company
Sister companies Schenck AccuRate and Mac Process are joining forces to form a single entity called Schenck Process North America Inc. Schenck AccuRate, a dry material feeder manufacturer and weighing technology specialist, and Mac Process, a supplier of design pneumatic… Keep Reading
WTS International names keynote speaker for 2013 conference
Gloria Steinem, a women's liberation movement leader in the late 1960s and 1970s, has been named the keynote speaker for next year’s WTS International annual conference. WTS International is an association that focuses on the professional advancement of women in… Keep Reading
