Wed June 04, 2003
Giles & Ransome Touts Cat Certified Operator Training
Today’s construction equipment has changed and Giles & Ransome is committed to offering its customers the benefit of training. Training can increase employee satisfaction while increasing safety and productivity.
Research and development have led to technological advancements in the design aspects of earthmoving equipment....
Wed April 30, 2003
Realty Landscaping Grows ’Green Thumb’ With G&R
The landscape business is not what it used to be. The construction and housing boom has created an increasingly competitive business environment where companies must find ways to differentiate their work from that of competitors.
Realty Landscaping Corp., located in Newtown, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia, is a landscape contractor that has successfully distinguished itself....
Wed March 26, 2003
Philly Expo Draws Record Crowd
It was everything a trade show should be. If you wanted one-on-one contact with hundreds of potential customers, if you wanted to hobnob with your peers in the industry, if you wanted an ideal setting to tout the virtues of your equipment line, if you needed to bolster your bottom line despite a sagging economy, and if you wanted to have a lot of fun in the process, then the Philadelphia Construction Expo was the place to be in 2003....
Wed March 26, 2003
William ’Bill’ Wallace Passes Away at Age 88
William B.“Bill” Wallace died on Jan. 25, 2003, at the age of 88, after a brief illness.
Early in his career, Mr. Wallace was a mechanic for the Philadelphia Gas Works. In 1939, after a new Caterpillar tractor was delivered to his employer, Mr....
Wed January 15, 2003
Caterpillar 257 Multi-Terrain Loader
Bill Zack, of Zack Excavating, likes to be first. It doesn’t matter if it is racing cars on the weekend, bidding a job, or buying equipment. He likes to be the first one to try anything new. Being first has become an equipment purchasing philosophy for Zack....
Craig Mongeau - Fri January 03, 2003
Geppert Bros. Razes Housing Project in West Philly
Just as the dust and debris were settling after the implosion of the Mill Creek Housing Project in West Philadelphia, so were the hopes rising for neighborhood residents that new housing would bring a better standard of living to the area of 46th St....
Wed November 06, 2002
Ace Golf Course Takes Shape in Suburban Philly
The Lafayette Hill area of Pennsylvania soon will be the home of a new championship caliber golf course. Construction began on the Ace Golf Course in August 2001 and is scheduled for completion this November....
Mark Hoffman - Thu August 01, 2002
Family, Friends Pay Tribute to Fulton Owensby Sr.
It was the first really hot beach weekend of 2002, but that didn’t stop the tide of people heading to the Concordville Inn, just north of the Delaware state line in Pennsylvania
It seemed as if most of Delaware’s, as well as some of Maryland’s, New Jersey’s and Pennsylvania’s, contractors had packed the banquet hall to pay homage to one of their own — Fulton Owensby Sr....
Wed March 27, 2002
PA’s Giles & Ransome Announces Personnel Promotions
Giles & Ransome, a Bensalem, PA-based Caterpillar dealer, recently announced two promotions.
John Cerkvenik has been promoted to the position of general manager, parts operations and product support. In this position, Cerkvenik will be responsible for managing all aspects of Giles & Ransome’s parts and product support segments of the business.
Prior to joining Giles & Ransome, Cerkvenik worked overseas for Caterpillar Inc....
James C. Van Horn - Wed January 30, 2002
Tractor-Scraper Combo Hastens Homesite Grading Job
With the help of a new tractor-scraper combination, Ken Beer & Sons of Perkasie, PA, is making fast work of a mid-size excavating and grading job combination.
In Hilltown, PA, Beer & Sons is moving approximately 100,000 cu....
