The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) today announced the launch of its new podcast, TACA Talks, which will highlight industry news, best practices and candid discussions about the aggregate, concrete, cement and other associated industries in Texas.
GREENSBORO, NC – Mack Trucks’ new PartsASIST platform makes ordering Mack® truck parts and components online faster and simpler than ever.
Available now, the one-stop online solution gives Mack truck owners a more efficient service and support option to help improve uptime. Registering for PartsASIST and transitioning from the current Mack SELECT Part Store will allow for quick and confident parts selection from the Mack Trucks dealer network in the U.S. and Canada as dealers join the program throughout 2021.
Putzmeister America, Inc. announces Bob Bartholomew as president and CEO for Putzmeister America. Bob, who has served for over five months as interim CEO, provided strong leadership to the Putzmeister team and delivered excellent results during a challenging time.
A visionary leader, dedicated team player and action-oriented manager, Bob will lead the Putzmeister America business into a bright future by successfully navigating the challenges and opportunities of the current economic climate.
Schwing has created a new title of marketing/publications manager and appointed long-term employee Mark Berggren to the position. Berggren has worked for more than 23 years in Schwing’s publications and training departments. In his roles, he has created manuals, presentations and graphics for the company. He will continue with these responsibilities, as well as managing trade shows, interfacing with media and advertising agencies, managing the company’s website and social media, and overseeing product literature.
Concrete Pump Repair (CPR) will be relocated to White Bear Lake, Minnesota to share a campus with Schwing America, Inc., its parent company.
Previously located in North Branch, Minnesota, Concrete Pump Repair specializes in the repair and rehabilitation of pre-owned concrete pumps. The move gives CPR access to a much larger facility boasting a 30 percent increase in dedicated indoor space.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has promoted Scott Polachek to East Coast territory representative. Polachek previously worked in Putzmeister’s small-line pumps and aftermarket sales.
“I look forward to expanding my knowledge of the industry to include Putzmeister’s full line of equipment and to strengthening my relationships with the customers in the region,” said Polachek. “My goal is to ensure that we continue to provide industry-leading support to existing Putzmeister customers while introducing new customers to our full line of solutions.”
As we all know, our world is responding to shifts in how we live and work resulting from the global coronavirus pandemic. Throughout the majority of this year, there’s been one challenge after another as companies have scrambled to adjust to a world where stay-at-home orders and social distancing initially brought business operations to a halt or reduced pace. Now they are forced to consider how to execute even the most routine of workplace tasks in the future.
Among the highlights of 2020 for the American Concrete Pumping Association was awarding the first Bob Weatherton Scholarships to two inspiring students. The scholarship is named in honor of the late “Big Bob” Weatherton of The Concrete Pump Store in California, who passed in 2016. Bob served on the ACPA Board of Directors for more than 40 years and is remembered as one of the industry’s most avid champions.
As we prepare to leave 2020, the view in the rearview mirror is cloudy. By all measures, this has been a tough year. The upheaval to our way of life caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic—particularly the heavy cost to hundreds of thousands American families who lost loved ones—will continue through 2021. The medical community’s predictions of increasing infections and deaths are coming true. Dr. Fauci now says we may reach 500,000 COVID-19 related deaths by March 2021. Mitigation measures needed to limit the virus’s spread will continue to disrupt the economy. While it is hard to foresee recovery when still facing such hard times, the remarkable success seen in developing and approving a number of vaccines is a true bright spot. While it will take months to vaccinate enough Americans to create effective herd immunity and allow our society to start the recovery process, we can see the end from here.
If you’ve been in business for any length of time, you’ve likely heard about—or learned—one of the most important lessons there is to learn in the concrete pumping industry: If you have a claim, contract language can be the deciding factor in initiating complete risk transfer and suffering a policy limits loss.
