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 […]

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 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 […]

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 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.

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 […]

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 […]

International Surface Preparation Corp. has spun off a cut-wire abrasives company, Abrasive Materials LLC. The Hillsdale, Mich., company has been a leader in cut-wire abrasives for 50 years, and was part of ISPC’s Industrial Distribution Group for the past five. The new LLC is owned by former Abrasive Materials manager […]

Fluid handling equipment manufacturer Graco Inc acquires Gusmer Corp. and also, in a related transaction, Gusmer Europe S.L. Gusmer is a leading designer and manufacturer of two-component dispense equipment systems. These two-component systems are designed for use with polyureas, polyurethanes and epoxies, among others. Graco Inc acquires Gusmer Corp. from […]