Pit & Quarry, May 2014

THE LATEST ON EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY McLanahan names CEO promotes two others M cLanahan Corp named Sean McLanahan CEO and the company announced it is restructuring into three main areas corporate shared services sales and business development and business operations According to a press release three different executive vice presidents will manage these three respective areas One of those executive vice presidents is Jay Nartatez He was promoted to executive vice president of corporate shared services and he will also serve as McLanahans CFO Also Ken Kirsch was promoted to executive vice president of business operations Kirsch now directly oversees technical services innovation materials management manufacturing and human resources The company is currently recruiting for the executive vice president position that will oversee sales and business development This new global organization chart not only provides new positions for 2014 but also insight into where we will be in 2020 says Sean McLanahan Segmenting the corporation into three main areas allows employees to focus on their areas of expertise while supporting our customers and the global marketplace McLanahan Case taps Leica Geosystems for machine control technologies Case Construction Equipment formed a pact with Leica Geosystems to provide machine control technologies both factory installed and aftermarket for its construction equipment The agreement part of a global alliance between Leica Geosystems and Cases parent company CNH Industrial also includes a commitment to shared product development Leica Geosystems solutions and other machine control opportunities from the factory will be fully integrated on Case equipment In addition customers will receive greater access to and support for these technologies through the Case dealer network the company says Case will retain the ability to work with all major machine control providers through factory options Cases 321F compact wheel loader Manufacturer briefs Astec Industries finalizes Telestack purchase Astec Industries Inc completed the 36 million purchase of Telestack Ltd which was established in 1999 and is located in Omagh Northern Ireland Bridgestone plants earn safety health awards Bridgestone Americas received four awards from the Rubber Manufacturers Associations Safety and Health Improvement Program for safety performance of plants Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations operates Dreducation class open to the industry DSC Dredge LLC is hosting its 10th annual Dreducation Class taught by Charles Johnson on June 13 The class will take place from 8 a m to 5 p m at the Omni Royal Orleans in New Orleans The class will cover several topics including how centrifugal pumps work how to read a theoretical pump curve and dredge pump efficiency and how it affects HP requirements Contact Linda DeFoe at lldefoe@ dscdredge com or 985 479 8032 to register W S Tyler appoints service manager W S Tyler named Douglas Lima as a service manager According to a press release Lima has 34 years of industry experience Hes spent the last 16 years as a service technician with W S Tyler Superior expands territory for dealer Superior Industries Inc expanded the territory of McCourt Sons Equipment Inc into Arkansas and Oklahoma In addition Superior named Kevin Krieger territory sales manager throughout the Mountain and Northwest regions of the United States Cat among five to form alliance BNSF Caterpillar Dow Chemical Honeywell and UPS launched an alliance to further the effort toward the passage of a long term well funded surface transportation bill before the expiration of MAP 21 in September Atlas Copco names distributor Atlas Copco Construction Equipment named Stewart Stevenson a distributor for its generators portable air compressors boosters and associated equipment throughout various territories in the United States 14 PIT QUARRY May 2014 www pitandquarry com