Takeuchi - Tue March 15, 2022
Takeuchi Names Luby Top Dealer of 2021
Takeuchi-US has named Luby Equipment as its 2021 North American Dealer of the Year. Luby Equipment received this honor based on various metrics Takeuchi uses to evaluate its dealers throughout the United States and Canada....
McCann Industries - Mon March 14, 2022
McCann Industries Promotes Steve Roggeman to President
McCann Industries Inc. announced Steve Roggeman has been promoted to president of McCann Industries Inc. Roggeman has been with the organization for nine years as its chief financial officer. Prior to joining McCann, Roggeman held multiple executive leadership positions with companies that supply products to, as well as performed construction services within, the construction industry....
CEG - Mon March 14, 2022
Amid Deepening Ukrainian Crisis, Cat Suspends Operations in Russia
Construction equipment giant Caterpillar has joined the mass exodus of businesses leaving Russia after that country's recent military invasion of Ukraine. The Deerfield, Ill.-based manufacturer announced in a press release March 9 that its operations in Russia have become "increasingly challenging, including supply chain disruptions and sanctions."Cat's decision to suspend operations in its Russian manufacturing facilities comes as a humanitarian crisis grows by the hour following Vladimir Putin's continuing and brutal attacks on his neighbor....
ROMCO Equipment Co. - Fri March 11, 2022
Belgium-Based SMT Acquires Texas-Based ROMCO Equipment Co.
SMT, a distributor and after-sales partner for the equipment and transport industry based in Brussels, Belgium, is expanding its network into the United States with the acquisition of ROMCO Equipment Co....
CEG - Thu March 10, 2022
John Deere Stops Shipping to Russia, Belarus Over Invasion of Ukraine
John Deere announced March 9 that it has suspended shipments of its machines to Russia and Belarus in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Moline, Ill.-based manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment noted in a news release that it stopped sending its machines to Russia immediately after news broke of the attacks on Ukraine....
John Deere - Thu March 10, 2022
John Deere Launches Innovation Hub in Austin, Texas
Deere & Company is expanding its U.S. footprint and technology operations with a new office in Austin, Texas. The new location enables Deere to further strengthen its technology capabilities and attract talent interested in solving some of the world's most pressing challenges — including feeding a growing population....
CEG - Thu March 10, 2022
Plasterer Equipment Takes On Bergmann Americas Line
Bergmann Americas has announced a new partnership with Plasterer Equipment, which allows the dealer to add a unique line of tracked and wheeled site dumper trucks to its fleet. The addition of this new product line expands Plasterer's customer offerings, making it a one-stop-shop dealership for many worksite needs and opens up opportunities with new customers, according to the company....
NTEA - Thu March 10, 2022
Tina Albright to Serve as 58th NTEA Board Chair
During Work Truck Week 2022, Tina Albright, vice president of HR and safety at Truck Bodies & Equipment International Inc. — TBEI (Lake Crystal, Minn.), a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation (Oak Brook, Ill.), was installed as 58th board chair of NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 10, 2022
Aspiration Begins to Slowly Meet Construction Jobs Demand
The first two months of 2022 saw a sizable increase in payroll numbers in the construction industry. The AGC reports employment rose by 60,000 jobs between January and February, and hourly pay jumped its highest in nearly 40 years....
John Deere - Wed March 09, 2022
John Deere Acquires Deere-Hitachi Factories, Begins New License, Supply Agreements With Hitachi
John Deere has acquired full ownership of three Deere-Hitachi joint venture factories and has begun new license and supply agreements with Hitachi Construction Machinery. Effective Feb. 28, the two companies have ended their joint venture manufacturing and marketing agreements....
