Industry News

The Truth About Concrete Pumping Companies and CSA Performance

By Rob Edwards, Product Line Manager, Concrete Pumping at NBIS

Putzmeister America, Inc. Opens New Facility in Houston to Better Serve Southern U.S. Market

Putzmeister America, Inc. has announced the opening of its Houston, Texas location— a 41,400-square-foot facility opened in March 2015 on six acres of property. The operations based there include the mounting center for concrete transit mixers, service center for concrete transit mixers, and Protech Pre-owned Service Center for concrete pumps and Telebelts®.

Schwing Adds Sales Administrator, Call Center Parts Specialist

With business activity increasing, Schwing has added a sales administrator and parts specialist to better serve customers. Carolyn Moncada, a seasoned professional in corporate sales, service and internal communications was most recently with Deluxe Corp., a Shoreview, Minnesota-based company providing services to small businesses. “Carolyn’s background with customer services aligns with Schwing’s mission that ‘Our customer is at the core of all we do’,” according to Brian Hazelton, Schwing America CEO.

Putzmeister America, Inc. Wins Six International Communicator Awards

Putzmeister America, Inc. has received six 2015 Communicator Awards in the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts’ (AIVA) 21st annual awards competition. With more than 6,000 entries received from across the U.S. and around the world, the Communicator Awards program is the largest and most competitive, honoring the creative excellence for communications professionals.

Schwing Adds Dates to 2015 Training Schedule

Due to the popularity of its factory service seminars, Schwing has announced additional dates to its 2015 service schedule to include an intermediate seminar on August 17-20 and advanced seminar August 24-27, both for Spanish-speaking customers. English versions of the same seminars will be offered September 28-October 1 (intermediate) and October 5-8 (advanced). The seminars are divided into different levels to appeal to a wide audience of concrete pumping professionals.

Putzmeister America, Inc. Announces Free Extended Warranty on All Mack Chassis

Putzmeister America, Inc. is offering a free extended warranty on all Mack chassis for domestic truck-mounted boom pumps or Telebelts®. In addition to the standard warranty on both 11-liter and 13-liter engines, the extended warranty offers additional coverage for a total of 60 months or 250,000 miles under unlimited hours of operation.

Putzmeister America, Inc. Adds New Personnel to Houston Facility

Putzmeister America, Inc. has announced a few key personnel additions to its new Houston, Texas location. Putzmeister has hired Mike Hall as a product manager and Scott Blaise as a parts sales manager.

Most recently working 25 years for Continental Mixers, Hall joins Putzmeister with more than 30 years of industry experience. In his new role, Hall will be responsible for customer service and relations; product design and performance improvements; improving the manufacturing process at the Monterrey, Mexico plant; and establishing an assembly process at the Houston facility.

DCC Volunteers Install Concrete for CO Vets Monument

ST. LOUIS, MO, July 2—Volunteer members of the Decorative Concrete Council (DCC), St. Louis, MO, traveled to Ken Caryl, CO (Southwest Denver) on May 28-29 to place and finish a decorative concrete slab for the Ken Caryl Veterans Monument. The monument is being built to commemorate veterans as well as those on active duty and in the reserves in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. The DCC is a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC).

CIM Students Place Wall for 347 Research

ST. LOUIS, MO, May 28, 2015 – Concrete Industry Management (CIM) students at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Murphysboro, TN, place concrete in a U-Shaped wall section formed the day before. The placement was part of a research project funded by the ASCC Education, Research and Development Foundation, St. Louis, MO, titled “Evaluation and Examination of ACI 347.3R ‘Guide to Formed Concrete Surfaces’.”

ASCC to Hold 14th Annual Conference in Dallas this Fall

ST. LOUIS, MO, May 14 – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, will hold its fourteenth Annual Conference September 24-27, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency – Dallas, TX.

Concrete contractors, manufacturers, designers and other industry professionals will gather for three days of educational events and networking.

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