Industry News

Putzmeister America, Inc. has promoted Jim Bury to vice president— operations. In the new role, he will be responsible for personnel and policy decisions in engineering, production, documentation, quality, and test stand departments.

With 25 years of progressive responsibilities in diverse manufacturing environments and product lines, Bury has served in various roles within Putzmeister for more than 15 years. Most recently, he acted as director of engineering. In his current role, he will report to Dave Adams, Putzmeister’s president and CEO.

The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, has released its new Employee Safety Orientation DVD for concrete contractors. The training tool was developed by members of the ASCC’s Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC) and released at the World of Concrete 2014.

“This 40-minute presentation on the basics of concrete construction safety topics can be used by concrete contractors to educate new employees and as a refresher for seasoned workers,” says Janet Greco, SRMC chair.

Putzmeister America, Inc. has named Dan Martin national sales manager for small line equipment. In the role, he will manage sales of Thom-Katt® trailer pumps, BSA trailer pumps, and mortar machines throughout North America.

With more than 20 years of experience in the concrete placing business, Martin previously worked at Putzmeister for eight years in multiple sales roles, before serving as a district sales manager for MMD Equipment. In his new role, he will report to Bill Dwyer, vice president of sales and marketing for Putzmeister.

Putzmeister America, Inc. has promoted Jorge Reza to Latin America after sales parts and service manager, responsible for coordinating all aspects of parts sales, service, warranty, and training for Putzmeister’s Latin American and Central American distributors and customers.

In 1999, Reza started his career at Putzmeister in the paint department, transferring to the customer support group five years later. This year, he will celebrate 15 years at the company.