Industry News

The National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program — a business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in concrete industry management — is thrilled to announce it raised more than $1.75 million in gross revenue at its annual auction, held in conjunction with the World of Concrete, on Wednesday, January 24.

RapidWords (formerly Rapid Applications Group), the leading ERP software solution for heavy equipment construction subcontractors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Curran as chief executive officer, along with four highly experienced construction technology leaders to its executive team.

SCHWING America is excited to announce the appointment of Justin Moore as business development manager. As a key member of the leadership team, Moore will strengthen SCHWING’s business strategy and encourage new market development.

SCHWING America was honored to present several industry leaders with the “SCHWING America / Tom Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award” during World of Concrete in Las Vegas. This is the company’s top award, acknowledging a person’s outstanding contributions to SCHWING and the concrete pumping industry.

This year’s recipients were Bob Haight from Opportunity Equipment, Roy Thompson from Champion Concrete Pumping and Jim Toothaker from Independent Concrete Pumping.