Parsons hires Sam Elters as road, highway leader

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 13, 2012

Parsons has hired Sam Elters as regional transportation director in Arizona and Nevada. In this position, he will be responsible for all road and highway projects in this region, and he will serve as the lead for major pursuits, including public-private ...

Michelin adds new Earthmover tire plant

Marcia Gruver Doyle - Apr 13, 2012

Michelin is breaking ground next week on a new Earthmover tire manufacturing plant in Anderson County, S.C. The company is also expanding its existing Earthmover tire facility in Lexington, S.C.The two projects represent a $750 million investment and will create ...

Major Wire selects new territory manager

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 13, 2012

Major Wire named Jerry Teague as its new territory manager for the south central United States and Puerto Rico.Teague will work directly with Major Wire authorized dealers and aggregate, mining and recycle customers in Arkansas, southern Illinois, eastern Kansas, Louisiana, ...

Volvo Rents opens new location in Denver area

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 20, 2012

A worldwide provider of small-to-medium sized construction equipment, Volvo Rents recently opened a new company-owned rental center in the greater Denver area at 1200 W. Dartmouth Ave in Englewood, Colo. “Despite the weakened economy, the construction equipment rental ...

Volvo Rents expands to Canada

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 16, 2011

In 2011, Volvo Rents acquired more than 50 companies in the United States. Recently, however, the brand announced its first acquisition north of the border with the recent signing of the Centreline Group of Rental Companies, a ...

Volvo Rents acquires Excel Rentals of California

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 01, 2011

Construction equipment rental company Volvo Rents on Dec. 1 announced its acquisition of Excel Rentals, a two-location construction equipment rental company based in California with stores in Temecula and San Jacinto. The centers are located at 28115-A Del Rio Road ...

RoadWorks

Better Roads Staff - Oct 04, 2011

New Holland To Offer Compact Equipment Only In an attempt to “refocus” on its strengths in the industrial product space, specifically compact construction, landscaping and utility equipment, New Holland will shed its North American offering of full-sized construction machines starting in ...

New Holland Construction refocusing on compact products line

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Sep 15, 2011

New Holland Construction plans to refocus in North America on what its says are its "strengths" – the compact product lines for the landscaping, utility, residential construction, and agriculture industries, among others, the company announced Sept. 15. Starting in 2012, New ...