Industry News

Putzmeister Concrete Pumps GmbH, Putzmeister America, Inc.’s parent company, headquartered in Germany, has been named its country’s “National Public Champion” in the prestigious European Business Awards. Selected from a highly esteemed group of competing German companies, Putzmeister will now move on to compete against 32 European companies to be named the “European Public Champion.”

Schwing America’s Monday night reception at World of Concrete 2016 for customers and industry leaders resulted in record attendance. “As our market share grows, so does the crowd at our annual social gathering,” reported CEO Brian Hazelton, who addressed the crowded ballroom. Hazelton took the opportunity to thank everyone in the room for their loyalty, and to introduce some new Schwing employees who were attending the show for the first time.

Registration for the American Society of Concrete Contractors’ (ASCC) Concrete Executive Leadership Forum (CELF) is now open. The 2016 CELF is July 14-17 at the Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California. “Executives from the nation’s leading concrete contracting and general contracting firms attend the Forum every year to bolster their leadership and management skills,” says Bev Garnant, executive director, ASCC.

Putzmeister America, Inc. has named Wayne Allen as south central parts sales manager, responsible for assisting existing and new customers in that region with parts support.

With 35 years of experience in the industry, and more than 20 of those as a Putzmeister regional sales manager in the same territory, Allen has extensive expertise serving the unique needs of the particular region.