Mon August 22, 2011
NCCCO Elects Directors, Officers for 2011/2012
The board of directors of the National Commission for Directors of the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has announced the industry leaders who will serve the NCCCO Board during 2011-2012....
Fri June 03, 2011
Shawmut Equipment Becomes the Latest EnCORE Partner for the U.S.
Shawmut Equipment, a Manitowoc distributor based in New England, is the newest company in the Manitowoc Crane Care EnCORE Partner program network. As part of the program, Shawmut can now fully remanufacture Grove, Manitowoc, National Crane and Potain cranes to original Manitowoc specifications, including all product updates....
Fri April 22, 2011
Hoffman Equipment Holds Annual Equipment Drive-Thru
Hoffman Equipment held its annual open house and drive-thru equipment show April 8 at its Marlboro, N.Y., facility. Each year, this event has grown, attracting increasingly more highway superintendents and their crews along with area contractors and their employees....
Fri February 04, 2011
Distributors Elect Dennis Kruepke as 2011 Chairman of AED
North American construction equipment distributors have elected Dennis Kruepke to the position of 2011 chairman of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED). Kruepke is president and CEO of McCann Industries, Addison, Ill., the Case dealer serving the Chicago metro area....
Tue March 23, 2010
Hoffman Equipment Hosts Drive-Thru Equipment Show
Hoffman Equipment held its annual drive-thru equipment show and paving seminar March 12 at its facility on Route 9W in Marlboro, N.Y. James Harkins, LeeBoy factory representative, led the paving seminar....
Jennifer Hetrick - Thu April 09, 2009
Friends, Colleagues Remember Life of Geith’s Brendan English
Brendan English, 49, former president, Geith Inc., Petersburg, Va., died March 5 at his home in Chesterfield, Va. Originally from Salterstown, Dunleer, Ireland, Mr. English is credited with establishing Geith’s operations in North America....
Wed July 23, 2008
Hoffman Equipment Purchases R.C. Herman Company
Hoffman Equipment of Piscataway, N.J., purchased the R.C. Herman Company in Marlboro, N.Y., June 2. The new branch for Hoffman is located at 444 Route 9W in Marlboro, just 8 mi. north of Newburgh. The purchase presents Hoffman Equipment with an opportunity to bring its crane lines as well as Case construction equipment into the southern New York State market and continue to sell R.C....
Mon November 13, 2006
Hoffman Equipment Opens Facility in Williamstown, N.J.
Hoffman Equipment held an open house Nov. 3 to celebrate the grand opening of its newest location in Williamstown, N.J., which will serve the South Jersey, Philadelphia and Delaware markets. Equipment on hand at the open house included Doosan hydraulic excavators and wheel loaders, Grove cranes, Terex articulated trucks and JCB loaders and excavators....
Tue November 07, 2006
Doosan Celebrates Parts Departments at Race Weekend
Doosan Infracore America Corp. hosted more than 170 guests at its fifth annual Customer Appreciation and NASCAR Race Weekend Oct. 28 and 29 in Atlanta, Ga. This year, Doosan recognized the importance of parts managers in Doosan’s overall commitment to product support....
Fri October 06, 2006
HB 7000 Breaker Dives to Rocky Depths for Dredging
When thinking about maintenance, a shipping channel is not likely the first thing to come to mind. However, maritime professionals know that these waterways require periodic attention. As tides, currents and river flow cause sand, gravel and silt to build up over time, the depth of a channel is reduced....
