Wed March 31, 2004
Briggs Equipment Takes Home Top Hamm Products Distributor Award
At the recent Wirtgen Group dealer meeting held in conjunction with World of Asphalt at Wirtgen’s North American Headquarters in Nashville, TN, John Van Ruitenbeek (C), president of Briggs Equipment, Charlotte, NC, was presented with the award for being the top distributor of Hamm compaction products in North America....
Wed November 05, 2003
Philadelphia Eagles’ Cheerleaders Help Giles & Ransome Open New Ransome CAT Facility in Hammon
Hundreds of area contractors were on hand to help Giles & Ransome Inc., Bensalem, PA, celebrate the grand opening of its new facility, Ransome CAT. Located in Hammonton, NJ, the new building encompasses 27,500 sq....
Wed June 18, 2003
Minorities Promised Share of Work on Muhammad Ali Center
Minority-run companies will be awarded a ”significant share’ of construction work on the Muhammad Ali Center, center officials said. A management team overseeing construction includes three minority-owned companies....
Craig Mongeau - Fri October 11, 2002
Sewer Plant Neighbors Rejoice Over Allied Hammer
How do you quadruple the capacity of a sewage treatment plant that’s nestled in the midst of high-priced suburban Philadelphia homes? Very quietly.
Montgomery Township, in Montgomery County, outside of Philadelphia, has experienced meteoric development over the past 10 years and the need to expand its sewage treatment facility has become vital....
Thu June 20, 2002
OSHA Names Stewart Burkhammer as Director of Construction Servicesv
Stewart Burkhammer, a long-time construction industry executive, is now heading OSHA’s Office of Construction Services. Burkhammer comes to OSHA after having served as principal vice president & manager for corporate environmental, safety and health services, at Bechtel Group of companies for the past 10 years.
"I am pleased to welcome Stew Burkhammer as Director of Construction Services," said OSHA Administrator John Henshaw....
Richard Miller - Tue April 30, 2002
Hamm Digs Big on $37.5M Highway 169 Widening Project in Kansas
In 1999, the Kansas legislature passed a highway plan resulting in increased funding for highway improvements. Included in this legislation was funding to widen U.S. 169 in Miami County. The funding for this project did not come soon enough....
Wed June 07, 2000
Northeast Dealers Take on Hamm Line
Bruce Monical, marketing manager for Hamm Compactors, has announced the appointments of American Contractors Equipment Company and CC&T as Hamm dealers. American Contractors is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and will cover Western Pennsylvania....
Wed February 14, 2001
Hamm Brings European Design to HD Compactor Series
Hamm Compactors of Irving, TX, recently announced four new double-drum, articulated, vibratory rollers for highway and heavy construction contractors. The HD Series is comprised of the HD 70, HD 75, HD 90 and HD 110 models.
These machines were designed on Hamm technology used in Europe for decades to compact mix designs such as Stone Matrix Asphalt and Open Friction Course, and will prove useful in meeting the Superpave specs here in the United States....
Wed January 31, 2001
Team of Tramac V55 Hammers Reaches for the Sky
It takes a lot to make New Yorkers stand up and take notice. They’ve seen it all. But on a hot Saturday in July, with 54th Street (as much “mid-town” as you can get) closed to traffic, Manhattanites watched in amazement as more than 22 pieces of heavy equipment were hauled to the top (28th floor) of the Dorset Hotel, adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)....
Tue September 26, 2000
Triple Blade & Steel Hammers Out the Powersledge
Triple Blade & Steel (TB&S) of Forney, TX, is working with Universal Impact Technologies Inc. (UIT) of Cumming, GA, to make the Powersledge available to work sites throughout the Southwest.
UIT manufactures the Powersledge non-hydraulic concrete and demolition breaker to fit skid steers, mini-excavators, backhoes and large excavators up to 30 tons (27 t) in size....
