Pit & Quarry, November 2018
JOHN ONEILL McCloskey Internationals acquisition this summer of Lippmann Milwaukee generated a number of headlines The development also created an opportunity for P Q to talk with John ONeill who offered exclusive perspective on the transaction and more How did McCloskeys acquisition of Lippmann Milwaukee come about The owner of our company Paschal Mc Closkey had worked with Lippmann since the start of McCloskey so he was always very aware of their position in the marketplace We used to install Lippmann feeders in our equipment that were custom built for customers so we were very familiar and there was a lot of respect for the company As McCloskey grew we still recognized the need for a larger product offering We saw an opportunity to maybe combine the two companies and we reached out to the Were still going to keep the two brands and two dealer networks in place Turner family It was a very simple transaction Will Lippmann Milwaukee equipment now be branded as McCloskey Well be taking some of Lippmanns legendary reputation in the large jobs big impactors stationary projects and expanding our offering to the McCloskey network Theyve typically been very strong in North America and McCloskey will help with expansion of the global reach Were still going to keep the two brands and two dealer networks in place there will be no major shakeups there I often tell our sales guys if you approach an organization with strengths and weaknesses try to maximize their strengths instead of focusing on their weaknesses and build upon that Vice President of Sales McCloskey International Lets talk about you and your career How long have you been in this industry and where did you get your start Out of college I worked in marketing for Pepsi in Northern Ireland Anyone thats worked in marketing knows its not all fancy advertisements but a lot of analysis and other things A friend told me a company called Finlay Hydrascreen was hiring so I went to work with them They sent me to Chicago to help with a dealer in 1997 so I worked there for three years and then moved to Ohio where I worked for Grayson a Finlay and McCloskey dealer I met Mr McCloskey in the summer of 2000 and moved to Canada to work as a sales guy for him Finish this sentence The aggregate industry in 2018 is Very buoyant Very optimistic The business here is very focused on the next couple of years The cycle of what we were in still has some legs to run Visit WWW PITANDQUARRY COM JOHNONEILL for our full conversation with McCloskey Internationals VP of sales FIVE THINGS BEST ADVICE RECEIVED Do what you say youre going to do FIRST JOB Burger King HOBBIES My wifes support has really enabled me to be successful I have four kids under 11 so my hobbies have been whatever they want to do BOOKS I read John Ringo books I also always try to read autobiographies every month The last one I read was the story of Walter Chrysler TRAVEL I really like South Carolina I like Albuquerque New Mexico Im becoming more impressed with Milwaukee the downtown is a great place with a lot going on Tokyo is a phenomenally interesting place and Santiago Chile too 82 PIT QUARRY November 2018 pitandquarry com LIPPMANN MILWAUKEE TOP ISTOCK COM SEAN PAVONE Tok yo Japan
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