In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement of its finalization of the new Particulate Matter 2.5 standard under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) — representing America’s cement manufacturers — released the following statement.
SCHWING America is excited to announce the appointment of Justin Moore as business development manager. As a key member of the leadership team, Moore will strengthen SCHWING’s business strategy and encourage new market development.
Rapid Applications Group, the leading ERP and dispatch software solution for the heavy equipment services industry, announced that it is renaming the company to RapidWorks.
SCHWING America was honored to present several industry leaders with the “SCHWING America / Tom Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award” during World of Concrete in Las Vegas. This is the company’s top award, acknowledging a person’s outstanding contributions to SCHWING and the concrete pumping industry.
This year’s recipients were Bob Haight from Opportunity Equipment, Roy Thompson from Champion Concrete Pumping and Jim Toothaker from Independent Concrete Pumping.
Kriete Truck Centers, headquartered in Milwaukee with ten locations across Wisconsin, recently unveiled a video tribute via social media, honoring the diligent individuals of its home state.
DY Concrete Pumps has continued to add staff and promote from within in order to continue the impressive growth seen over the past five years. Ryan Malowney has rejoined the DY regional sales team to cover Canada and California. Ryan’s vast knowledge of concrete pumps will be a great fit in his new role with DY. Ryan can be contacted directly at (213-633)9132 or via email at ryan[at]dyconcretepumps[dot]com.
SCHWING America is excited to announce several changes within its knowledgeable and customer-focused sales team.
Mark Berggren has been promoted to director of aftermarket parts. In his past 26 years at SCHWING, he has made important contributions as part of the publications, training and marketing departments. In his new position, Berggren will be responsible for sales of genuine SCHWING parts for the company’s complete line of truck-mounted concrete pumps, stationary pumps and truck-mounted conveyors.
Cemstone was recently recognized nationally for its commitment to environmental excellence. The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) presented the Commitment to Environmental Excellence — Central Region award to Cemstone for its Worthington, Minnesota ready mixed concrete plant. This marks the eleventh time since 2011, and ninth year in a row that a Cemstone plant has been recognized with this award.
The Emerging Leaders Committee of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) presented its sixth Gaining Strength Award to Leo Zhang, virtual construction manager for The Conco Companies, Fontana, California, at the 2023 ASCC Annual Conference in September. The award was established to acknowledge up-and-coming individuals aged forty and under from member companies who go above and beyond to promote and professionally represent the concrete industry. Candidates are judged based on letters of recommendation from industry organizations.
