Pit & Quarry, February 2010
Manufacturer briefs Challenged contractors Nearly 90 percent of contractors say there will be no recovery in 2010 as part of a new national construction hiring and business outlook forecast released by the Associated General Contractors of America As a result fewer contractors plan to purchase construction equipment and after a year of near record industry layoffs many doubt theyll be able to hire new staff this year New council members Kevin Kientz and David Johnson were elected to the Dealer Advisory Council for KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens the company announced Johnson is COO for Road Machinery Supplies Kientz is executive vice president with the G W Van Keppel Co They replace outgoing board members Bill Walker of G W Van Keppel and Tom Lamberg of American State Equipment Safety achievement KPI JCI said it focused on safety as the final days of 2009 came to a close With almost 600000 man hours worked not a single safety incident had been recorded A zero incident rate for the year was achieved by the end of December an accomplishment never before reached at the company New web sites CEAttachments said its new web site located at www ceattachments com has more information on the latest attachments that is easier to find Users can search the site for products part numbers keywords and more read news about new products events and product announcements find an equipment dealer and utilize resources such as videos spec sheets product photos brochures and forms Polydeck Screen Corp also revamped its web site www polydeckscreen com Presenting sponsor The Association of Equipment Manufacturers AEM and Volvo Construction Equipment signed an agreement that makes Volvo the presenting sponsor for AEMs annual Construction Challenge competition Contributions Komatsu America Corp as a subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd and on behalf of Komatsu Group donated 100000 to the American Red Cross which is assisting Haitis citizens in the wake of the earthquake devastation there Komatsu America Corp will also match dollar for dollar E Q U I P M E N T N E W S all contributions made by its employees to the American Red Cross Equipment donation JCB donated equipment worth 150000 to help the disaster relief effort in Haiti JCB Chairman Sir Anthony Bamford gave two 3CX backhoe loaders in response to an appeal from relief agencies for foreign aid Come see us at booth 2127 www pitandquarry com February 2010 PIT QUARRY 13
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