The supervisory board of Putzmeister, a world-leading manufacturer of concrete pumps, mortar machines, mining equipment and thick matter pumps, hereby announces the termination of the contract with Dr. Karch by mutual consent. Following almost nine years as managing director of Putzmeister, Dr. Karch sees his task as fulfilled, after he assumed the role of CEO in 2013 at a time when the company was in a difficult economic situation.
July 20–23, 2017 found Schwing interfacing with customers and industry leaders at two major concrete related events: the Concrete Foundation Association (CFA) held its summer convention in Nashville, Tennessee, while the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) presented its annual Concrete Executive Leadership Forum in Bluffton, South Carolina.
Putzmeister America, Inc., has promoted Edgar Guidos to parts sales representative at its West Coast Customer Support Center. Previously, Edgar worked in the branch’s warehouse as a clerk handling receiving, warehousing and shipping.
More than three years ago, Edgar began working for Putzmeister when he started as a clerk in the warehouse.
“Edgar’s experience with parts and SAP is making his transition to sales a smooth one,” said Jorge Reza, West Coast branch manager. “Plus, he’s already a familiar face to our local customers.”
Schwing has promoted long-term employee Lisa Polanski-Dickerman to the position of Sales Administration Manager. She has been with the company for 11 years serving in various capacities. Her prior experience was with long-time Schwing customer and dealer, Cross Concrete Pumping in Melvindale, Michigan. “Lisa has filled many of the support roles in our sales department, and is superbly qualified with her understanding of our product line and organization skills,” states Tom O’Malley, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Recent changes within the market have led to unique growth opportunities for Construction Forms. Inc. As an organization, it is poised for significant growth in the next two to three years. To help achieve these goals, the company has announced the addition of Pat Bartling as chief operating officer. Pat brings over 25 years of experience in manufacturing operations leadership within a variety of industries, with responsibilities around the globe. His experience in continuous improvement is a natural fit to support the ongoing initiatives put in place by Mark Troyer.
Putzmeister Holding GmbH has appointed Christian Danninger, Ph.D., as its new CFO. Danninger succeeds Renate Neumann-Schäfer, Ph.D., who has worked with the company since 2009.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has promoted Cole Richards to regional sales representative to work with Boom Pump and Telebelt® customers throughout Texas.
Cole came to Putzmeister from Caterpillar Inc., in Athens, Georgia, where he worked as a welder of booms in the company’s fabrication department. In December of 2016, Cole joined Putzmeister as a parts sales representative.
“We’re happy that we were able to move Cole to our large line,” said Bill Dwyer, Putzmeister vice president of sales and marketing. “His experience will benefit our customers in Texas.”
The pumper must take the offense in his or her approach. Designing strategies to retain existing customers and winning those that need to work with us should be a constant drive. An assertive pumper always works to create new business.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has hired Steve Bell as national sales manager for Putzmeister Industrial Technology (PIT) - North America.
In his new role, Steve is responsible for leading the profitable sales and growth of products and systems for the PIT business, determining its strategic direction, verifying market position and opportunities in municipal and industrial applications, developing business plans and setting goals aligned with the overall strategy of the parent company, Putzmeister Solid Pumps GmbH.
A new video from Schwing uses simple graphics and narration to explain the advantages of choosing quality equipment based on the total cost of ownership (TCO).Inspired by Schwing customers who have shared their TCO experience, the video uses hand drawn illustrations rendered on-screen as an entertaining course in TCO—which discusses every expense of owning and operating a concrete pump. The net result is a better return on a concrete pump investment.
