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Hoyt Wire Cloth promotes two
Hoyt Wire Cloth promoted C. Matthew Hurd to director of dealer development and support. Hurd will oversee Hoyt’s dealer network in his new position. He'll coordinate technical assistance and product training for dealer sales and service staff. He's a graduate… Keep Reading
LafargeHolcim executive committee formed
Lafarge and Holcim constructed a 10-member executive committee of the combined LafargeHolcim, Reuters reports. The companies confirmed that Holcim CFO Thomas Aebischer would be in charge of finance for the group. Saad Sebbar, who heads Lafarge Morocco, would lead the… Keep Reading
P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Paul Detwiler III
Producer positioned family-owned company for tremendous growth A high-volume aggregate producer doesn’t become a top U.S. producer overnight. A series of growth-related moves are usually made, and those moves are typically made over a period of years, even decades. New… Keep Reading
P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Neil Schmidgall
Superior founder’s willingness to team with customers revolutionized portable equipment. Neil Schmidgall didn’t invent the portable conveyor, but his customers and employees say he made significant advancements to perfect them in the 1990s. Schmidgall, founder of Superior Industries in Morris,… Keep Reading
Terex Washing Systems appoints global sales director
Terex Washing Systems (TWS) hired Iain Walker as its global sales director. Walker will lead the company’s sales team at its headquarters in Northern Ireland. In the new position, he will work closely with the sales, marketing, engineering and aftersales… Keep Reading
P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Glen Barton
Executive paved Caterpillar’s way into mining, spurred tremendous growth. Glen Barton was destined to “bleed yellow” since he was five years old, when his father purchased the first family tractor. “At six or seven, I could drive it and do… Keep Reading
P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Eli Whitney Blake
Inventor revolutionizes road-building industry with stone crusher. Two hundred years ago, building a two-mile macadam road was a daunting task. Today, it’s not a problem because of Eli Whitney Blake’s stone crusher. Born in 1795 in Westborough, Mass., Blake had… Keep Reading
Vulcan board of directors expands
Vulcan Materials Co. elected Elaine L. Chao and Thomas A. Fanning to its board of directors. Vulcan's board increases from 11 to 13 members with the additions. Six of the 13 joined the board in the last two years, the… Keep Reading
Former Vulcan Materials CEO to retire
Vulcan Materials Co. announced that Don James, executive chairman of its board of directors, plans to retire on Jan. 15. The company says that James will serve as a non-executive chairman now that he is no longer a Vulcan employee. James… Keep Reading
