Schwing America recently recently passed its audit to remain a member in good standing with the Concrete Pump Manufacturers Association (CPMA). The audit is conducted every three years and is one requirement of membership in the association, which is dedicated to supplying equipment and accessories to the concrete pumping industry that meet or exceed the requirements contained in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B30.27 Safety Standard.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has announced the return of Jim Focareto as senior vice president of finance and CFO. In the role, he will be responsible for all financial, management information system and control matters.
Tony joins the NBIS team as Program Manager for Concrete Pumping at NBIS in our Atlanta office on June 13th, 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.
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 announced the website redesign of Pro-Tech, its certified pre-owned equipment line. The expanded new design includes a multitude of images, detailed information about each piece of equipment, a mobile-friendly format and more.
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.
Putzmeister America, Inc., has announced the addition of Dale Bone Jr. as the Northwest and Texas regional sales manager for the company’s large line equipment. He will be responsible for sales and servicing of Putzmeister’s boom pump, Telebelt®, placing boom, and BSA trailer pump customers in that region.
Putzmeister America, Inc., has promoted longtime employee Greg Giese to manager of pre-delivery quality assurance, responsible for day-to-day functions of the testing and predelivery inspection (PDI) departments, and ensuring Putzmeister continues to adhere to the stringent quality standards inherent in its brand.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has announced the 2016 schedule for its expanding service school program. This year, the company has added new classes and updated the curriculum to help meet customers’ ever-changing needs.
The 2016 Putzmeister Service School schedule includes the following courses:
Putzmeister America, Inc. recognized several of its domestic and international distributor partners with its annual “Distributor of the Year” awards at a VIP event in Las Vegas during the 2016 World of Concrete trade show in February.
Cole & Lambert, Inc. won Domestic Large Line Distributor of the Year; Thomas Concrete Machinery, Inc. won Domestic Thom-Katt® Distributor of the Year; Gary Carlson Equipment won Domestic Mortar Machine Distributor of the Year; and Advance Equipment Company won Domestic Spare Parts and Pipe System Distributor of the Year.