Also, the trade group has a new president: Michael J. Schneider, vice president of operations at Baker Concrete Construction Inc., Monroe, Ohio. He was elected at the group’s January board meeting. Paul A. Albanelli, Farmington Hills, Mich.; Clay Fischer, Jupiter, Fla.; Rocky Geans, Mishawaka, Ind.; and Donald Marks, Fort Lauderdale, […]
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CONCRETE CONTRACTORS Annual conference,CEO Forum coming up
The American Society of Concrete Contractors’ CEO Forum is scheduled for June 23 through June 25 in Kohler, Wis. The Forum gathers CEOs, presidents and other top managers of concrete contracting firms to explore business topics of immediate and longrange interest to their companies. The ASCC will hold its annual […]
Wildlife council names chair
The Wildlife Habitat Council board of directors has elected David W. Carroll as its new chairman. Carroll is vice president, environmental, at Lafarge North America Inc. He has been on the WHC board of directors since 2000 and served previously as secretary-treasurer on the executive committee. For more about the […]
Trade shows break records in 2005
More than 124,220 industry professionals from around the world attended the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2005 and IFPE 2005 trade expositions in March. This is a big improvement over the 2002 shows, which attracted about 108,770 attendees. The 2005 events, held in Las Vegas, occupied a record amount of exhibit space and attracted […]
Charity work earns MAPEI president kudos
Nick Di Tempora, president of MAPEI Americas, was named “2005 Man of the Year” by Boys’ Towns of Italy Inc., the oldest American charity in service abroad. The charity supports the efforts of Boys’ Towns of Italy to care for homeless, hungry children in that country. MAPEI supplies systems for […]
Blastrac selects distributors
Blastrac has named new specialized distributors for the Pacific Northwest and Florida. Kodiak Equipment, based in Kent, Wash., will serve Alaska, Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho and British Columbia, Canada. Standard Sand & Silica Co., with locations in Miami, Jacksonville and Haines City, Fla., will serve the state of Florida. Blastrac […]
New markets for Multiquip
Multiquip Inc. has begun marketing light and medium construction equipment to building professionals throughout the Middle East and in select Eastern European companies. Multiquip products are now available from Turkey, Syria and Saudi Arabia in the east to Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the west. European distribution includes such nations […]
Vic hires purchasing director
Vic International Corp., a global distributor of concrete polishing and stone and tile fabrication products, has named Johnny E. Blalock director of purchasing. Blalock was formerly a temporary buyer-planner with Sea Ray. For more about Vic, visit www.vicintl.com or call (800) 423-1634.
New faces at Degussa
Degussa Admixtures Inc. has added two new product line managers to its Technology Innovation and Sustainability Group. Dana Pasquali will manage Degussa’s Master Builders brand core products: water-reducing, accelerating and retarding admixtures, viscositymodifying admixtures and the Rheomac UW450 product line. She will also lead the company’s work in Liquid Sand […]
Colorado firm names president
Concrete contractor Colorado Hardscapes Inc. has named chief operating officer Andrew “A.J.” Fox as its new president. Fox, a former vice president of TruGreen Companies, has 20 years of green industry management experience. He is currently directing the implementation of a Western Slopes Branch of the company, which will serve […]