DICA - Wed March 27, 2024
DICA Expands Ground Protection Portfolio With EnviroMat, XtremeMat From Ground Guards USA
DICA will now distribute EnviroMat and XtremeMat ground protection products, in addition to MaxiTrack, from Ground Guards USA. EnviroMat is a reliable and lightweight choice for quickly creating temporary access and vehicle roadways....
DICA - Mon November 13, 2023
DICA Releases New Resource for Determining Soil Bearing Capacity
DICA has released a new resource on its website to help users better assess and understand ultimate soil strengths and allowable ground bearing pressures. Before setting up a crane or other equipment with outriggers, it's essential to evaluate the ground conditions to properly position the equipment and to use appropriate pads (area, strength and stiffness) to keep the equipment upright....
DICA - Mon September 11, 2023
Ingo Schiller Joins DICA as Strategic Advisor
DICA announced that Ingo Schiller, a crane industry veteran with executive experience in sales, distribution, new product development, and marketing, has joined the DICA team as a strategic advisor. He will be responsible for helping DICA expand its distribution programs, advising the sales team and expanding previously established DICA-OEM partnerships....
DICA - Thu July 13, 2023
DICA Remembers Founder Dick Koberg
DICA and the Koberg family announce the loss of company founder Dick Koberg, who died on June 27, 2023. Known affectionately as DK, Richard "Dick" Koberg, 82, and his wife Carolyn founded DICA using the first two letters of their first names....
DICA - Tue December 27, 2022
DICA FiberMax Crane Pads Arrive at IUOE's Training Center
DICA has announced that the International Union of Operating Engineers' (IUOE) Training Center in Crosby, Texas, has received a set of FiberMax Crane Pads to use with its two new all-terrain cranes. As one of the IUOE's equipment partners, these FiberMax 6x4x6 crane pads join other DICA products already in use at the training center....
DICA - Thu July 21, 2022
DICA Announces Move to New Manufacturing Headquarters
DICA announced its move to a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Urbandale, Iowa. This will double the company's manufacturing capabilities for both standard and custom products. "A consolidation from multiple facilities in rural Iowa to a large, single manufacturing and office space enables us to provide an even higher level of customer service," said Kris Koberg, CEO of DICA....
DICA - Tue August 17, 2021
DICA Outrigger, Crane Pads Now Used Worldwide
DICA recently closed a historic sale in Antarctica to the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). With this purchase, DICA's outrigger pads and crane pads are now in use on all seven continents and in more than 50 countries around the world....
DICA - Wed September 02, 2020
DICA Announces LiftGuard Magnetic Sling Protectors
DICA announced a brand name change for its acquired Linton Rigging Gear line of products to "LiftGuard magnetic sling protectors. "LiftGuard joined the DICA family of engineered products following the company's acquisition of Linton Rigging Gear earlier this year....
DICA - Thu May 07, 2020
DICA's Kris Koberg Named to SC&RA's Safety Education & Training Committee
Kris Koberg, CEO of DICA, was recently named to serve a three-year term on the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association's (SC&RA) Crane & Rigging Group Safety Education & Training Committee....
DICA - Wed October 24, 2018
DICA Partners with IUOE to Provide Crane Setup Products at New Training Center
When the International Union of Operating Engineers opened its new International Training Center on 237 acres in Crosby, Texas, earlier this year, it was designed to feature the latest equipment and product technology, according to Chris Treml, IUOE director of construction training....
