The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of a new invaluable publication for concrete industry designers, suppliers, and contractors—Legal Issues in Concrete Construction, Second Edition, authored by by Jeffrey W. Coleman, P.E., FACI, attorney at law.
The author provides interpretations of the courts’ findings and contrasts the decisions with other results where possible. This second edition of Legal Issues in Concrete Construction contains over 150 cases—more than three times the number of cases as the first edition— and it assembles the cases into 23 chapters.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has partnered with Advanced Emissions Control Solutions (AECS) to create a system to help control emissions from vessels at berth, following stricter government regulations at California ports.
“It’s hard to find anyone who hasn’t had a friend or relative that has been affected by breast cancer,” says Mike Salmon, manager of Gordy’s Concrete Pumping, Milwaukee. So when they purchased a refurbished Schwing S 61 SX from Concrete Pump Repair (CPR), they decided it was time to make a statement about the issue. “It was something we had been thinking about for several years,” Salmon adds, regarding Gordy’s owner, Jim Walters, and the rest of 20-pump company’s team. “We figured if we were going to go pink, we would do it on a large scale with the 61,” Salmon says.
Schwing has announced its 2015 service seminar schedule, which has been divided into different levels to appeal to a wide audience of concrete pumping professionals. The four-day seminars are held at Schwing’s dedicated training facility in White Bear, Minnesota, and include multi-media training aids and hands-on troubleshooting. Students also receive a training manual on CD-ROM, along with a printed copy.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has reorganized its customer support group into two divisions: Putzmeister service and technical support (PSS), which will be headed by Doug Brunet, and Putzmeister parts sales (PPS), which will be headed by Eric Zimmermann.
The reorganization is a result of an expanding spare parts business, as well as Putzmeister’s commitment to providing outstanding service to its customers, helping to extend the life of their equipment and providing for ease of operation.
