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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Concrete Pump Repair (CPR) a Schwing company, has launched a new website at www.concretepumps.com. The 26-yearold company provides world-class repairs, rebuilds, retrucks and repainting of all brands of concrete pumps. CPR also carries an extensive inventory of used pumps that can be bought “as is” or refurbished with a warranty.
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 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, 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.
