supplier announcements
Boart Longyear receives award for safety
Boart Longyear is the recipient of this year’s David Barr Award from the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC). The company, a provider of drilling services, drilling equipment, and performance tooling for mining and drilling companies, was recognized… Keep Reading
Michelin opens manufacturing plant in South Carolina
Michelin opened a manufacturing facility to produce large tires for earthmoving equipment in Lexington, S.C. Dignitaries from across South Carolina joined Michelin executives and employees to celebrate the opening. The project, completed 17 months after ground was broken, enables Michelin… Keep Reading
Joy Global adds board member
Joy Global Inc., a provider of mining equipment and services for surface and underground mining, elected to its board of directors Ted L. Doheny II, the company’s executive vice president and CEO Mike Sutherlin’s successor when he retires. “His experience… Keep Reading
Aggregates USA names CEO
The board of directors at Alabama-based Aggregates USA LLC unanimously elected Bill Niketas as the company's CEO earlier this year. Niketas previously served as Aggregates USA's CFO. He succeeds J. Stuart Ryan, who served the company for two years as… Keep Reading
Sandvik, Dyno Nobel draw record number to Quarry Academy
Sandvik Construction and Dyno Nobel hosted Quarry Academy 2013, their seventh annual event, in San Antonio from Nov. 12-14. Quarry employees and those who serve the industry participated in the three-day technical course. Their experience included a visit to Martin… Keep Reading
New location for Thompson Pump in Mid-Atlantic
Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Co. Inc. recently moved its Jessup, Md., branch serving the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area into Baltimore. The new branch location is situated on 4.6 acres. According to Thompson Pump, the location includes sufficient office space for its… Keep Reading
W.S. Tyler names Thompson president
W.S. Tyler appointed Karen Thompson as its new president. She replaces Florian Festge, who assumed the managing director position of the Machinery Division for W.S. Tyler’s parent company, Haver & Tyler. Thompson spent the last 16 years working in various… Keep Reading
Boart Longyear names North America sales director
Boart Longyear appointed Vince Trotta as its director of North American product sales. Trotta was most recently the director of global product management and marketing communications for Boart Longyear. He has seven years of sales experience in global mining heavy… Keep Reading
Eriez names market manager for aggregates
Eriez promoted Bill Dudenhoefer to market manager of heavy industry. Dudenhoefer will oversee the company's equipment and orders for heavy industries, including aggregates. He will supervise a team of three and report to Dave Heubel, director of North American sales.… Keep Reading
