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Putzmeister America, Inc. Recognizes Top Distributors at 2015 World of Concrete Trade Show

Putzmeister America, Inc. recognized eight of its domestic and international distributor partners with its annual “Distributor of the Year” awards at a VIP event in Las Vegas during the 2015 World of Concrete trade show.

Thomas Concrete Machinery, Inc. won Domestic Spare Parts and Pipe System Distributor of the Year and Domestic Thom-Katt® Distributor of the Year; Walker Equipment Company won Domestic Mortar Machine Distributor of the Year; and Hite Concrete Equipment won Domestic Large Line Distributor of the Year.

He's Back!

Join us in welcoming back Shaun Nelson to Schwing America. This consummate sales professional and all around nice guy is the new West Central Regional Manager. Nelson formerly filled the same position from 2000-2008 for Schwing. His region includes his home state of Texas as well as Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana.

Double-Digit Growth at World of Concrete 2015

Dallas, Texas – February 10, 2015 – Celebrating 41 years of industry excellence, World of Concrete 2015  exceeded expectations across the board. The signature event for the concrete industry drew 55,779  registered professionals, up from just over 48,000 in 2014, and featured more than 1,459 companies exhibiting across more than 675,000 net square feet of space, an increase of more than 100,000 net square feet from 2014 .

Mack to Offer GuardDog® Connect Uptime Support for Concrete Pumpers

GREENSBORO, NC (Jan. 26, 2015) – In an effort to simplify service needs for customers in the highly demanding concrete pumper application, Mack Trucks now offers specialized Uptime support. Mack® GuardDog® Connect, its integrated telematics solution, will be standard on Mack TerraPro® concrete pumper models ordered as of April, making it the first such proactive support service available in the trucking industry for pumper applications.

Mack Announces Booth Lineup for World of Concrete 2015

LAS VEGAS (Jan. 22, 2015) – The spotlight will shine brightly on Mack Trucks’ famous Bulldog at World of Concrete 2015, Feb. 3-6 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Each of the five trucks featured in Mack booth C-5203 proudly wears a gold Bulldog, indicating a fully integrated Mack® Pedigree powertrain.

            Mack truck models featured in the booth will be:

Putzmeister America, Inc. Names Rico Heinz Director of Production

Putzmeister America, Inc. has named Rico Heinz director of production, responsible for restructuring the company’s manufacturing process to improve efficiency on all of its production lines. As a result of Putzmeister’s production increasing dramatically over the past few years, the company is looking to Heinz to help ensure it continues to meet customer demands efficiently without compromising the proven quality of its products.

Putzmeister America, Inc. Launches Service Locator Tool on Website

Putzmeister America, Inc. now offers its website users a new search tool that allows them to locate qualified service technicians and local distributors nearest them.

“Using this new tool, our customers can even more easily connect with service technicians in their area,” said Doug Brunet, director of customer support for Putzmeister. “They can identify their exact service needs and be matched with a certified provider specifically qualified to solve their challenge.”

Retiring Executive Director to Be Honored at Winter Tilt-Up Jubilee

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association will be honoring Ed Sauter, the association’s longstanding executive director, at their Winter Tilt-Up Jubilee during World of Concrete February 4, 2015.

Sauter will enter part-time retirement at the end of this year and step down as TCA executive director. He began his tenure at the association in 1992, when—attending a meeting also held at WOC—he agreed to take over as interim director. He continued in the position for 23 years, bringing passion, commitment and leadership to the organization.

First Putzmeister Mexico Concrete Mixer Rolls off the Assembly Line

Putzmeister Mexico, a division of Putzmeister America, Inc., reached a milestone and has begun producing concrete ready mix trucks for the U.S. and Latin American markets. The first manufactured unit was displayed at the recent Mexican Ready Mix Association Convention held in Cancun, Mexico. The Monterrey, Mexicobased plant, which is the primary concrete mixer manufacturing facility for the Americas, will be manufacturing at full capacity by spring 2015.

Putzmeister America, Inc. Promotes Eric Zimmermann to Director of Parts Sales and Pipe Technology

Putzmeister America, Inc. has promoted Eric Zimmermann to director of parts sales and pipe technology. In his new role, Zimmermann will be responsible for overseeing Putzmeister’s new parts sales customer support group, while continuing his leadership role managing Putzmeister Pipe Technology.

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