Mon February 26, 2018
Northern Florida Company, Pipeline Contractors Inc., Thrives by Helping Meet Region's Growing Housing Demand
With a wife and infant son to support, Ron Denmark reached a crossroads in his professional life at just 28 years old. After working in the insurance industry for eight years, Ron, like many other independent agents in Florida, felt the effects of a liability crisis that was weighing down the industry....
Mon February 26, 2018
Komatsu Acquires Pine Bush Equipment
The PBE Group, consisting of Pine Bush Equipment Co. Inc. and East PBE Inc., entered into a purchase agreement Feb. 5, 2018, with Komatsu, through its subsidiary F and M Equipment Ltd., to purchase the assets of PBE group subject to a period of due diligence and final approval of Komatsu Ltd....
Mon February 19, 2018
Komatsu Introduces PC238USLC-11 Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu America Corp.'s PC238USLC-11 hydraulic excavator is equipped with an EPA Tier IV Final certified engine, a viscous fan clutch, lower engine parasitic loads, and up to 4 percent higher productivity, compared to the previous model....
Wed January 31, 2018
Komatsu to Acquire Quadco, Southstar Operations
On Jan. 26, Komatsu Ltd. signed an agreement to acquire from Prenbec Equipment Inc., a company based in Quebec, Canada, the Quadco and Southstar forestry attachment operations, excluding the forestry equipment businesses of Tanguay and Forespro delimbers....
Mon January 29, 2018
Komatsu Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Commercial Deployment of Autonomous Haulage System
Komatsu Ltd. announced the company is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the commercial deployment of its autonomous haulage system (AHS). More than 100 AHS trucks presently operate in Australia, North and South America....
Mon January 08, 2018
Fifty Years of Friendship Grows From Business Relationship
A five-decade friendship. A five-decade business relationship. In the case of Victor P. Zugibe Inc. and Pine Bush Equipment, the relationship is the same. Victor Zugibe already owned a gas station and a sporting goods store when he started a construction company in 1968....
Emily Buenzle - Thu December 14, 2017
Komatsu Partners with Tech Company to Develop Smart Worksites
Tech company Nvidia and Komatsu will be teaming up to integrate AI into industry worksites to boost both safety and efficiency, Tech Crunch reported. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the partnership Dec....
Tue November 21, 2017
Texas-Based Construction Company Grows With Equipment from Kirby-Smith
Growth happens quickly for new DFW-area underground contracting firmWhen Steve Hugdahl and Jose Guamancela teamed up to form Blue Star Utilities, LLC, one of the first things they did was approach some developers to let them know they were starting a new business for installing underground water, storm and sewer lines....
Tue November 14, 2017
Euro Auctions to Hold its First Timed Auction
Euro Auctions, worldwide auctioneers of industrial plant, construction equipment and agricultural machinery, has just announced its first ever 'Timed Auction' to be coordinated via its new Hong Kong operation, with the hammer day, to conclude all transactions, set for Thursday, Dec....
Thu October 26, 2017
One of New England's Oldest Construction Companies Still Going Strong in Boston
The northeast is known for its hard rock conditions and Boston is no exception. McCourt Construction Company, headquartered in Boston, has been building America since 1893. This 120-year-old construction firm, which has been intricately involved in the growth of eastern Massachusetts as well as projects around the world, has a unique advantage: as one of the oldest construction firms in New England, there is almost no situation that it has not seen and dealt with....
