The supervisory board of Putzmeister, a world-leading manufacturer of concrete pumps, mortar machines, mining equipment and thick matter pumps, hereby announces the termination of the contract with Dr. Karch by mutual consent. Following almost nine years as managing director of Putzmeister, Dr. Karch sees his task as fulfilled, after he assumed the role of CEO in 2013 at a time when the company was in a difficult economic situation.
July 20–23, 2017 found Schwing interfacing with customers and industry leaders at two major concrete related events: the Concrete Foundation Association (CFA) held its summer convention in Nashville, Tennessee, while the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) presented its annual Concrete Executive Leadership Forum in Bluffton, South Carolina.
Putzmeister America, Inc., has promoted Edgar Guidos to parts sales representative at its West Coast Customer Support Center. Previously, Edgar worked in the branch’s warehouse as a clerk handling receiving, warehousing and shipping.
More than three years ago, Edgar began working for Putzmeister when he started as a clerk in the warehouse.
“Edgar’s experience with parts and SAP is making his transition to sales a smooth one,” said Jorge Reza, West Coast branch manager. “Plus, he’s already a familiar face to our local customers.”
Schwing has promoted long-term employee Lisa Polanski-Dickerman to the position of Sales Administration Manager. She has been with the company for 11 years serving in various capacities. Her prior experience was with long-time Schwing customer and dealer, Cross Concrete Pumping in Melvindale, Michigan. “Lisa has filled many of the support roles in our sales department, and is superbly qualified with her understanding of our product line and organization skills,” states Tom O’Malley, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Alliance Concrete Pumps Inc. has announced the promotion of Clayton White to president and CEO. Clayton has been with Alliance since its inception in 2002, and has worked in every department, managing sales, parts, service and production at some point in his career. In 2006, Clayton moved to Philadelphia to open the Alliance USA branch, returning to the head office in Aldergrove, British Columbia in 2010 as general manager.
In early May, Putzmeister America, Inc. hosted an open house at its recently refreshed West Coast Customer Support Center located in Santa Fe Springs, California.
Guests were invited to tour the facility, meet the new onsite staff and see the expanded parts inventory. Tours included a visit to the Putzmeister service school classroom, where area operators can stay current by attending ACPA certification seminars and Putzmeister service school classes.
Putzmeister America, Inc. recognized its top performing domestic and international distributor partners with its annual “Distributor of the Year” awards at the 2017 World of Concrete and ConExpo-CON/AGG trade shows.
Recent changes within the market have led to unique growth opportunities for Construction Forms. Inc. As an organization, it is poised for significant growth in the next two to three years. To help achieve these goals, the company has announced the addition of Pat Bartling as chief operating officer. Pat brings over 25 years of experience in manufacturing operations leadership within a variety of industries, with responsibilities around the globe. His experience in continuous improvement is a natural fit to support the ongoing initiatives put in place by Mark Troyer.
Putzmeister Holding GmbH has appointed Christian Danninger, Ph.D., as its new CFO. Danninger succeeds Renate Neumann-Schäfer, Ph.D., who has worked with the company since 2009.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has promoted Cole Richards to regional sales representative to work with Boom Pump and Telebelt® customers throughout Texas.
Cole came to Putzmeister from Caterpillar Inc., in Athens, Georgia, where he worked as a welder of booms in the company’s fabrication department. In December of 2016, Cole joined Putzmeister as a parts sales representative.
“We’re happy that we were able to move Cole to our large line,” said Bill Dwyer, Putzmeister vice president of sales and marketing. “His experience will benefit our customers in Texas.”
