Pit & Quarry, November 2017
UPtoSPEED PRODUCERS Fisher Industries celebrates milestones F isher Industries marked the 65th year in business for Fisher Sand Gravel Co this summer as well as the 50th year for General Steel Supply Co Fisher Industries commemorated the golden anniversary of its manufacturing division in Dickinson North Dakota with four days of celebration The celebration included open houses for dealers vendors and customers Fisher Industries also held another open house for the general public As part of the occasion a local radio station did a live broadcast that consisted of on air interviews with key personnel and management including company president Tommy Fisher Guests of this open house were given tours of Fisher Industries manufacturing facilities In addition they were able to see and learn about some of the companys finished equipment pieces Three generations of Fisher Industries leadership are pictured from left Tommy Fisher president Ryan Fisher Sheila Fisher past president and Grant Fisher MANUFACTURER BRIEFS Superior Industries names components territory manager Superior Industries Inc manufacturer of bulk material processing and handling systems has hired Terry OHearn as its new conveyor components territory manager for the south central United States OHearn will work with distributors in the region to market and sell conveyor components OHearn in Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas Active in the industry since 1981 OHearn has 36 years of experience working with conveyor belting and components Before starting at Superior he worked for Texas Bearing helping the company open a new branch in Dallas Allu Transforming adds new US facility Allu Transforming Inc opened a new facility in East Brunswick New Jersey to aid with an increase in demand According to the company the facility will increase warehouse capacity for aftermarket parts and increase factory space for a growing product inventory Also the facility will help the companys North American subsidiary offer remanufacture and re certification of pre owned buckets providing customers and end users with more choices and flexibility DroneView Technologies names mapping production manager DroneView Technologies an aerial mapping and geospatial services company added Prince Tetteh as its mapping production manager Tetteh will be the first to serve in this newly created position Prior to this position Tetteh spent 17 years at Rowe Professional Services Co Air Land Surveys where he was responsible for photogrammetric processing project management and aerial mapping MANUFACTURERS DUREX IS BACK Durex Products Inc purchased Weir Slurry Groups wire cloth screen media assets and manufacturing facility in Luck Wisconsin According to Durex the company plans to apply product development and customer service concepts in supplying screen media and screening accessories to the mining aggregate and recycling industries The companys current products now include wide screens perforated plates vibrating screen accessories wedge wire screens modular wedge wire panels and modular wire cloth panels We look forward to reinforcing the principles long held at Durex and are anxious to reconnect with some of our valued customers who may have lost sight of us in the last few years of changes says Chad Hackett vice president and general manager at Durex PHOTOS COURTESY OF FISHER INDUSTRIES TOP DUREX PRODUCTS BOTTOM BREAKING NEWS ONLINE FOR NEWS AS IT HAPPENS GO TO PITANDQUARRY COM pitandquarry com November 2017 PIT QUARRY 9
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