Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 18, 2021
Illinois Equipment Distributors Celebrates 70 Years as Eyes, Ears of Construction Equipment Dealers Industry
Industry associations exist to benefit association members — and the pooled energy of its members is what makes an association work. This synergy has worked for Illinois Equipment Distributors for 70 years....
CEG - Thu August 12, 2021
Father Knows Best: Biz Founder Takes Iron Advice From Dad
In 2005, Jason Simmons was just a few years into building his entrepreneurial dream, D&S Landscaping of CNY. At this early state of his company's development, he was primarily focused on lawn care and property management....
CEG - Wed June 23, 2021
Alta Equipment Company Hosts Its 2nd Annual Golf Outing
Alta Equipment Company welcomed 152 representatives of manufacturers, local construction companies and its own team members for its second annual golf outing on June 10 at the Prairie Landing Golf Club in West Chicago....
Terramac - Tue May 25, 2021
Terramac Expands Dealer Network With New Partnerships
Terramac, a manufacturer of rubber track crawler carriers, continues to expand representation in the North American market by adding Rish Equipment, Alta Equipment Company in the Northeast and Romco Equipment Co....
CEG - Thu May 20, 2021
Construction Industry Veteran Dudley Sutton Dies at 80
Dudley Sutton, 80, of Clay, N.Y., died peacefully at his home on April 25, 2021. Mr. Sutton worked almost his entire career in the construction equipment industry. He started in the 1970s with The Dow Company, an International Harvester and Lorain Crane distributor in western New York State....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Wed May 05, 2021
Volvo Construction Equipment Names 2020 Dealer of the Year, Uptime Dealer of the Year
Volvo Construction Equipment has named Alta Equipment Company its 2020 Dealer of the Year in North America. It also recognized Ascendum Machinery as its 2020 Uptime Dealer of the Year. The Dealer of the Year award recognizes the North American dealership that best promotes the Volvo brand and the company's core strategies: to provide the highest uptime in the industry, offer unique customer solutions and ensure the best value at any stage in a machine's lifecycle....
Alta - Mon May 03, 2021
Alta Announces Full Integration
As of June 1, 2021, The Alta Industrial Group is officially migrating its various businesses in the materials handling industry into Alta Material Handling — one brand with the focus of "delivering tomorrow's promise, today." Alta is looking forward to working with all its current customers and moving forward with new ones with the hope of fostering customers for life....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed April 28, 2021
VIDEO: Taylor Excavating Chooses Volvo for Stanley's Demolition
In mid-March, on the north side of Chicago, four Volvo excavators — owned by Tommy Taylor, president and owner of Taylor Excavating and Wrecking — began munching away at the former Stanley's Grocery Store....
CEG - Thu April 08, 2021
VIDEO: Landscaping Biz 'Changes Status Quo'
When Ryan Thrasher left the Army, he started a landscaping business in San Antonio, Texas. Five years later, he packed up his family and moved from San Antonio to Maine, where his business, Canyon Springs Landscaping, has matured and diversified....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed March 03, 2021
Volvo, Werk-Brau Help 'Break Thru' Tricky Demolition
Break Thru Enterprises Inc. of Lombard, Ill., was presented with an opportunity to work on a rather challenging project. The job, located in Bannockburn, Ill., required a mix of demolition practices — office gut, selective structural removal and total building removal....
