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Adams Announces Successor at Putzmeister America, Inc.

Dave Adams, president and chief executive officer of Putzmeister America, Inc. since January 2000, has announced Peter Mendel as his successor. Adams’ career with Putzmeister spans 20 years, starting with the company as its vice president of engineering, and his past 16 years as president and CEO.

Mack Introduces Mobile App to Increase Uptime Efficiency

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 3, 2016) – Mack Trucks today announced a new Mack® ASIST mobile app that allows customers to manage service and unplanned events from wherever they may be located. Mack ASIST is a cloud-based service relationship management tool that keeps fleet customers, dealers and service providers, Mack field staff and Mack Uptime Center agents connected during service and repair events.

Mack Trucks Signs MOU with Geotab

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 3, 2016) – Mack Trucks announced today it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Geotab, a leading global provider of end-to-end telematics technology, enabling connectivity for older Mack vehicles not currently equipped with Mack® GuardDog® Connect, Mack’s integrated telematics solution. The addition of Geotab will help all Mack customers to benefit from telematics technology.

Mack Underscores Integration, Fuel Efficiency Benefits of 2017 Powertrain

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 3, 2016) – Emphasizing fuel efficiency, power and its pioneering tradition of integration, Mack Trucks today highlighted its 2017 Mack® powertrain, including its Mack MP® series engines, Mack mDRIVE HD 13- and 14-speed automated manual transmissions, ClearTech™ One single package Exhaust Aftertreatment System (EATS) and Mack Predictive Cruise.

Mack made the announcement at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada.

ASCC Presents 2016 Scholarships

ST. LOUIS, MO – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) Education, Research and Development Foundation has awarded a scholarship to Daniel Greene, a student in the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program at Middle Tennessee State University, Murpheesboro, TN. Greene received $5,000.

To qualify for the scholarship, a student must be enrolled full time in the CIM program and maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA.

The ASCC Foundation was created in 1989 to fund education and research that advances the quality and productivity of concrete construction.  

ASCC Safety Award Winners

ST. LOUIS, MO – Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records for 2015 were recognized by the Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., at the association’s Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN on September 15.

W. Burr Bennett Awards for Safety Excellence were given to specialty contractor

Concrete Polishing Council Added to ASCC

ST. LOUIS, MO – Bev Garnant, executive director of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, announced today that the Concrete Polishing Association of America, (CPAA) will merge with ASCC.  CPAA will become the Concrete Polishing Council, a specialty council of ASCC.  ASCC has three other councils: the Decorative Concrete Council, the Safety & Risk Management Council, and the Manufacturer’s Advisory Council.

Liebherr Announces Liebherr USA, Co.

Liebherr’s remarkable story began in 1949 with Hans Liebherr and the invention of the TK10, the first mobile tower crane. The company that once employed 110 people and recorded net sales of $1.27 million USD in 1950 is now one of the world’s largest and most successful manufacturers of construction machinery, employing more than 41,000 people in 50 countries with total sales of $10.3 billion USD in 2015.

Tony Inglese Joins NBIS as Program Manager

Tony joined the NBIS team as Program Manager for Concrete Pumping at NBIS in our Atlanta office on June 13, 2016. Tony will add another perspective to the NBIS team of experts, with over 13 years of experience in concrete pumping operations, safety/ regulatory management, leadership and product development.

Putzmeister America Welcomes John Roberts as Director of Engineering

Putzmeister America, Inc. has added John Roberts as director of engineering. In the role, he will manage the engineering functions for the design and manufacturing of products at Putzmeister facilities in the U.S., Brazil, and Mexico.

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