With over 22 years of concrete pumping experience, including 16 years as a dedicated sales professional, Steve Cieszlak has joined Sany America as regional sales manager. Steve will cover all sales-related activities in the Midwest / Northeastern U.S. and Canada.
“Steve is a big-time addition to the concrete pump sector at Sany America, Inc.”, says Roger Anderson, director of sales and marketing. “Simply stated— Steve knows the customer; he’s been in the business at all levels and his work ethic is second to none.”
Schwing has announced a new program to assist customers with financing options for new and used equipment purchases. Schwing Financial Services (SFS) will work with Schwing customers to enhance their financing options to conserve traditional bank/credit lines for operating and short-term financing needs in today’s ever-changing environment. SFS can also provide 100 percent financing to reduce initial investment and preserve cash flow by matching payments to the revenue stream/cost savings from Schwing equipment.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has announced the promotion of Alfonso Roa to regional sales manager in Lat i n America. He will be responsible for managing the sale of new and used Putzmeister, Allentown Shotcrete Technology and Putzmeister Mortar Machine equipment sales in Mexico, Central America, Venezuela and Colombia.
Cemstone, an Upper Midwest leader in ready mixed, engineered and architectural concrete, as well as aggregates, announced that Lars Anderson has joined the company as quality assurance/quality control manager. Anderson brings to Cemstone an impressive background in the quality field of the concrete and cement industry.
“We are excited to have Lars join the Cemstone team,” said Thor Becken, Cemstone president. “The breadth of his experience in the concrete and cement business, as well as his leadership ability, are valuable assets that will contribute to his success at Cemstone.”
Schwing remains #1 according to the readers of Concrete Construction Magazine in a recently completed survey. The official publication of the World of Concrete polls readers every three years regarding brand familiarity and brand use for 58 categories of concrete construction equipment. Schwing retained their #1 standing in two significant categories of concrete pumps.
Putzmeister America, Inc. is proud to announce the merger of its parent company Putzmeister Holding GmbH with Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., two of the construction industry’s leading companies.
“We are confident the Putzmeister and Sany merger will strengthen both brands,” says Dave Adams, president and CEO of Putzmeister America.
“World of Concrete 2012 officially put any pessimism in the rearview mirror for all of us at Schwing. When the show opened, the aisles were filled and the Schwing booth generated an energy that has been missing the last few years,” reported Schwing CEO Brian Hazelton. Schwing presented sales and achievement awards to those dealers in Canada, United States, Mexico, Central and South America who exhibited outstanding sales ability with the Schwing product line. First place for truck-mounted concrete pump with placing boom sales went to Repas, S.A., Argentina (no picture available.)
Putzmeister America, Inc. showcased several new engineering advancements at the World of Concrete trade show held in January in Las Vegas, including the unveiling of the brand new 42Z-meter truck-mounted concrete boom pump, introduction of the semi-trailer mounted Telebelt® TBS 130 and upgrades to the 40Z-meter truck-mounted concrete boom pump.
Newly-elected board members of the American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) include pumper-at-large directors: Patrick Reynolds, Reynolds Concrete Pumping, LLC, Bowling Green, Kentucky; Wayne Bylsma, Cherokee Pumping, Inc., Hampton, Georgia; Matt Kaminsky, ACI Concrete Placement, LLC, Olathe, Kansas and Scott Savage, Savage Concrete Pumping, Greensboro, North Carolina. Regional directors: Gary Brown, R.L. McCoy Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana and Jason Goff, Florida Concrete Unlimited Inc., Miami, Florida.
The Board of Directors of the American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) held their Executive Board Election immediately following the ACPA Annual Membership Meeting, January 24th, 2012. Elected were: president, Carl Walker, Central Concrete Pumping, Ft. Worth, TX; vice-president, Beth Langhauser, Midwest Ltd., Rock Island, IL; secretary, Matt Kaminsky, ACI Concrete Placement, Olathe, KS and treasurer, Scott Savage, Savage Concrete Pumping, Greensboro, NC. Dennis Andrews, Andrews Concrete Pumping, Jessup, MD, will serve as past-president. Executive board members are elected annually.
Experience and an exemplary safety record are valuable qualities that every employer hopes to gain in his concrete pump operators. But what sets an outstanding operator apart from all the others is not just in his ability to perform, but the ability to inspire and encourage others to perform at their best as well. That is why Steve Thomas of Southwest Concrete Pumping, Englewood, Colorado, was selected as this year’s ACPA Outstanding Operator of the Year.
Dennis Andrews of Andrews Concrete Pumping, Jessup, Maryland, received the coveted ACPA Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s ACPA Annual Membership Meeting held on January 24, 2012 at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.
The award was first presented in 1988 and is awarded to those individuals or companies who have fostered and advanced the use of concrete pumping, have improved the conditions under which concrete pumping is performed, shared their knowledge and experiences with others in the industry, and promoted and practiced safe concrete pumping.
The ACPA Pioneer Award is given each year to those outstanding individuals whose contributions have helped foster and advance the concrete pumping industry and whose willingness to share their knowledge has greatly enhanced the quality of our industry. This year the ACPA was pleased to honor three individuals with the award.
Dan Weatherton, former employee of Construction Forms, Inc. and son of “Big” Bob Weatherton, passed away suddenly on March 12, 2012.
Dan was born June 15, 1956 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and moved to California with his parents at a young age. Dan attended Condit School, Claremont High School and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of LaVerne. Dan worked in the construction machinery industry for many years and was preparing to move to a new position in the oil field industry in Houston, Texas.
Something extraordinary has happened in Washington. In the thick of a bruising election year, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate have come together in a bipartisan fashion to pass multiyear legislation to fund construction and maintenance on the nation’s highways and bridges.
Construction of the 24-story Holomua condominium project is getting off the ground due to a re-launched sales effort and an innovative construction technique.
