GREENSBORO, NC – Mack Trucks announced that Wayne McDonald will be the regional vice president for the Canadian region effective April 1, 2023. In this role, McDonald will direct the Canadian regional sales team to develop strategies to increase Mack Trucks profitability and market share throughout Canada. “I’m excited to welcome Wayne to our leadership team in Canada,” said Jonathan Randall, president of Mack Trucks North America. “Wayne is a longtime Mack employee with proven success in meeting our customers’ transportation needs.
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) Education, Research & Development Foundation has announced the launch of a website dedicated to the construction industry’s transformation from hard-hats-to-helmets (H2H). Over the past few years many companies have made the H2H switch, and the new website is aimed at bringing further awareness to this life-saving topic.
Kriete Truck Centers today announced that it has installed two charging stations at its Madison, Wisconsin location to serve the needs of electric truck customers and to assist the industry’s and Kriete’s brand partners' support of this key national initiative.
AUSTIN, Texas – On Feb. 28, more than 40 members of the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) visited with Texas legislators to discuss issues important to the aggregate, concrete and cement industries, including policy priorities and budget proposals before the 88th Texas State Legislature.
ORLANDO, Florida - In order to simplify and offer a more comprehensive bundled suite of services, Mack Trucks announced today it now offers Mack Premium Service Contracts. The announcement was made at the Technology and Maintenance Council’s Annual Meeting Feb. 27-March 2 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.
The Premium Service Contract helps to increase customer uptime, increase a customer’s return on investment and offers improved service for small- and medium-sized fleets.
Putzmeister America, Inc. is pleased to announce Jason Talbot as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In this role, he will work collaboratively with all departments throughout Canada, the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean. Jason comes to Putzmeister with a wealth of product management and engineering experience. He was most recently with a heavy equipment OEM, where he was vice president and general manager in the concrete processing division.
Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. (“CPH”), a leading provider of concrete pumping services and concrete waste management services in the U.S. and U.K., announced the acquisition of Coastal Carolina Pumping, Inc. (“Coastal”) on August 23, 2022.
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) is pleased to announce the hiring of Gordon Raymond Hefner as executive director. Hefner replaces Bev Garnant who led the association for over 20 years. Hefner possesses over 27 years of association management experience in the construction trades. He will be responsible for the administration of all ASCC programs and will oversee its office staff of eight.
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Missouri, in partnership with the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA), Mount Vernon, Iowa, held its second annual Safety Summit in Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 10–11.
Safety professionals from the concrete construction industry gathered for a safety program focused on safety and health issues impacting the industry. The program featured keynote speaker Mike Schneider, vice president, chief people person of Baker Concrete Construction, Monroe, Ohio.
Mark Young has been promoted to president of Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping. He previously held the title of general manager of Brundage-Bone, a position he held since 2018. Young brings over 15 years of construction industry experience to this role.
