Pit & Quarry, December 2013
RoundTaBlE ConfEREnCE we see a lot more rental than purchases from our customers general construction customers and even aggregates People are being cautious before they make an investment and thats still continuing today very much People are trying to grow their business in a good way and replace older stuff but they dont want to make a long term commitment if they can avoid it CONSTANTINO Do you think a multiyear highway bill would help that NUS Yes absolutely EARL For Kolberg Pioneer Johnson Crushers Astec Mobile the last couple of years have been record years for us A lot of that has been with the oil and gas boom Oil is still going strong For us tracked and portable equipment and the rental market are certainly an opportunity but also a challenge from financing with our distribution But were certainly enjoying a couple of good years and expect next year to be pretty solid EBERLE Polydeck is cautiously optimistic also It seems the states that handle the budgets well like Texas and Ohio have done very well It seems like the aggregate business has done very Blake well in those states The states that havent handled their budgets well dont have the money to match federal funds and theyre struggling We sell product across the United States so it has a leveling effect and were cautiously optimistic for next year BLAKE We at Mellott Co have had to redefine ourselves In 2007 we were one of the companies that divested of our aggregates our heritage and our ready mix businesses We then redeployed those assets into our distribution business and went from a regional mid Atlantic size company to an Eastern Seaboard company to more of an international business Much of our business today is based in different areas outside of the Continental United States and we really looked at it as an opportunity to invest and expand into other markets which has helped us In 2008 and 2009 we were challenged with the economy and you could use that as an excuse But once we got into 2010 and 11 and 12 our ownership wouldnt allow us to use that as an excuse We had to really figure out how to manage ourselves moving forward towards growth and we Eberle RAPID SUPPORT TO THE MOST REMOTE JOBSITES SMART PROVEN POWER W olvo Pent wherever whenever 20 PIT QUARRY December 2013 www pitandquarry com
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