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NSSGA to debut AGG1 webinar series
NSSGA is launching a webinar series to make some of its most popular AGG1 Academy classes available online, as well as offer brand-new sessions to the industry. The first AGG1 online webinar, on performance optimization and measurement, will take place… Keep Reading
Deere adds mobile website to expedite parts ordering
John Deere launched a mobile version of its parts website to help customers manage their operations more efficiently. The site, which utilizes smart phone technology at jdparts.deere.com, allows customers to access equipment parts information with their handheld devices, from nearly any… Keep Reading
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
