Gomaco News, Videos, and Information

Tue December 09, 2003

RED HORSE Squadron Paves Way in Omani Desert

The men and women in the RED HORSE Squadron of the United States Air Force are called upon to complete projects all over the globe. Often, they are the first unit in and will be the last one out. They are self-sufficient and have all they need when they travel, including carpenters, medics and cooks....

Wed November 26, 2003

With a Little Ingenuity, NC Firm Masters Sidewalk Job

Buchanan and Sons Inc. has been slipforming curb, gutter and sidewalk with its Gomaco GT-3600 since 1999. Chris, the youngest of the Buchanan sons, is the company’s vice president and GT-3600 operator....

Fri November 14, 2003

J.W. Burress Takes On Moxy Line of Articulated Trucks

In August, J.W. Burress Inc., headquarted in Roanoke, VA, took on the Moxy line of articulated trucks. “We were very impressed with the quality of the manufacturer and power of the truck,” said William Daly, J.W....

Fri October 31, 2003

TEC’s Stith Division Named Gomaco Concrete Paving Products Dealer for GA

Gomaco Corporation recently named Tractor & Equipment Company’s (TEC) Stith Division the manufacturer’s concrete paving products dealer for Georgia. “We are delighted that Gomaco has selected Tractor & Equipment Company’s Stith Division to distribute their products and support their customers in Georgia,” said Dan Stracener, TEC president....

Pete Sigmund - Tue October 07, 2003

Iron Exports Rise as Economy Recovers

The U.S. construction industry is engaged in a fierce worldwide competition for projects that will be valued at hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 50 years. As the industry emerges from recession along with the rest of the country, worldwide markets beckon for construction equipment. Will U.S....

Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Tue August 05, 2003

Ten Years, $230 Million Later, I-26 Crosses Finish Line

From the Tennessee border, south through Madison County, NC, to Buncombe County, NC, extensive work along a 14-mi. (22.5 km) stretch of Interstate 26 has been under way for the past 10 years. On any given day, there were between 50 and 275 workers at the job site, along with three contractors and 79 subcontractors, hired over the course of the project....

Tue July 15, 2003

Oakgrove Construction Pulls the Night Shift on NY’s I-90

Oakgrove Construction Inc., of Elma, NY, won a $62.5-million contract from the New York State Thruway Authority that would require rebuilding five bridges and rehabilitating three more. It has owned Gomaco C-450 bridge deck finishers since the early 1980s....

Wed July 02, 2003

Ballenger Battles Mountainous Terrain on NC’s I-26 Job

It’s all part of the process of trying to carve a six-lane concrete roadway out of the Appalachian mountain range. The future North Carolina section of I-26 will connect Tennessee at Sam’s Gap, NC, and provide a scenic route into the northern United States....

Fri June 27, 2003

JWB Acquisition Purchases Assets of J.W. Burress Inc.

JWB Acquisition Inc. has purchased the assets of J.W. Burress Inc., a large mid-Atlantic equipment distributor from American Equipment Company, a subsidiary of Fluor Corporation headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA....

Fri March 28, 2003

Buchanan & Sons Slipforms All Over North Carolina

Carl Buchanan started his contracting business in 1969 in Whittier, NC. He set up his business behind his house and he and his crew took on several unique construction projects. Carl and his wife, Alice, had three sons, Mark, Carl Jr....