Wirtgen News, Videos, and Information

Thu May 10, 2018

W.I. Clark Hosts Annual Paving Seminar

The W.I. Clark Company recently hosted its annual paving seminar at its headquarters in Wallingford, Conn. As always, this is an all-day event that is fully catered and hosted by the W.I. Clark Company....

Wed May 09, 2018

Customers Drive Growth of Employee-Owned Firm

Ten years ago, when Silver Star Construction Co. Inc. became employee-owned, it gave more than 200 people a stake in their own business and future. Although the structure of the company changed, the leadership at the top remained the same....

Tue April 24, 2018

CSA Approaches 80 Years of Growth, Customer Service

When a tire manufacturer wants a test track built, it doesn't hire just any paving company to do the job. The parameters and specifications are rigorous and exacting, and few contractors can complete the challenge once, let alone multiple times....

Mon March 12, 2018

Komatsu-Owned Dealers Phasing Out Sales of Wirtgen Products

Komatsu America Corp. announced March 12, an agreement with Wirtgen America to phase out the sale of Wirtgen products by Komatsu-owned dealers in the USA. Komatsu America and Wirtgen America decided this phase out is in the best interest of both companies....

Tue January 30, 2018

RDO Equipment Co. Becomes New Wirtgen Dealer for State of Arizona

RDO Equipment Co. announces the company has become a Wirtgen dealer in the state of Arizona. Effective immediately, Arizona joins RDO Equipment Co.'s existing Wirtgen territory that includes North Dakota and South Dakota....

Mon January 08, 2018

Wirtgen Offers 10 Different Models for Profitable Cold Asphalt Recycling

With 10 different models of plants and machines available, Wirtgen has the right equipment for productive and profitable asphalt and concrete construction materials recycling, ranging from wheeled and tracked cold recyclers and the new mobile cold recycling mixing plant KMA 220i, to ancillary equipment such as the new laboratory compactor WLV 1....

Emily Buenzle - Fri December 29, 2017

Acquisitions Abound Among Industry Giants in 2017

2017 yielded a flurry of activity for some of the biggest names in the construction industry. Mergers, acquisitions and partnership announcements made headlines at a steady pace throughout the year as businesses did their part to strengthen the brands so many rely on to get the job done....

Dick Rohland - Wed December 27, 2017

HCPA Students to See New Sports Dome, Classrooms in 2018

Progress clearly moved forward in dramatic fashion when crews recently raised a 89,000 sq. ft. air supported sports dome as part of a multi-year expansion program for the Hmong College Prep Academy (HCPA) in St....

Wirtgen - Mon September 25, 2017

Wirtgen Develops Next Generation of Slipform Pavers

Due to its versatility in inset and offset applications, the SP 60 series slipform paver is the new multi-talent for concrete paving. With its SP 61i, SP 62i and SP 64i models, Wirtgen has developed a new generation of slipform pavers that combines the diverse applications of the globally successful SP 500, with the modern technologies of the next larger SP 90 series....

Wirtgen - Mon August 28, 2017

Wirtgen Milling Machines Renew Roads

Wirtgen's large milling machines are the machines of choice for renewing large asphalt or concrete surfaces. With working widths of 4 ft. 11 in., (1.5 m) to 14 ft. 4 in. (4.4 m), these machines feature innovations that further optimize cost efficiency....