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Sun October 28, 2007

Wirtgen University Plans Its Winter Training Schedule

Make plans now to attend one of the Wirtgen America Inc. Technical Service Schools this winter. Most are offered at no charge for qualified attendees. By fully training service technicians, companies can optimize machine uptime and availability, better please customers and enhance the bottom line....

Tue November 06, 2007

Power Equipment Readies Staff for Wirtgen America Line

The deal has been made, the training has started and the staff of Power Equipment is ready to bring on a new line. On Jan. 1, Wirtgen America equipment will officially be available at Power’s branches in Tennessee, although customers already are able to order the machines....

Mon October 01, 2007

Wirtgen America Names James McEvoy New President/CEO

James McEvoy has been named president and CEO of Wirtgen America Inc., effective Sept. 1, 2007. It was announced by current president/CEO Stuart W. Murray. Effective Sept. 1, Murray took on a new responsibility as president and chairman of Wirtgen Inc., a holding company for all Wirtgen businesses in North America....

Mon September 24, 2007

Wirtgen Cold Mills Widen, Rebuild Christian County Road in Illinois

In the fall 2006, on a county road in south-central Illinois, Wirtgen cold mills played the role of a road widener by taking millings from the center of a thick hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavement and placing them in a 10-in....

Tue August 21, 2007

Binder Machinery Company to Offer Wirtgen, ASV Lines

Binder Machinery Company (BMC) added two manufacturers, The Wirtgen Group and ASV, to the line of products it represents. The Wirtgen Group consists of road construction equipment, including Wirtgen milling, cold recycling and stabilizer equipment; Vögele asphalt pavers; and Hamm soil and asphalt compactors....

Wed June 06, 2007

Vogele Offers Highway Class Features in Compact Package

Vogele’s Super 700 asphalt paver combines highway class technology in a compact package suited for paving cart, bike and walking paths, confined areas, repair of milled areas and conventional applications....

Fri March 16, 2007

Wirtgen W 120 F Removes Asphalt Courses to Full Depth

Wirtgen America Inc. introduced the midsized Wirtgen W 120 F cold milling machine at World of Asphalt 2007 in Atlanta. The W 120 F is a high-performance cold milling machine with a milling width of 3.9 ft....

Tue January 16, 2007

Wirtgen American Adds W 120 F Cold Milling Machine

Wirtgen American has added the model W 120 F high-performance cold milling machine. The Model W 120 F has a milling width of 4 ft. (1.2 m) and replaces the existing W 1200 F/T. The milling machine features front-end loading of rap via a larger two-part conveyor system and can be equipped with wheels or crawler tracks....

Thu January 18, 2007

Blalock, Wirtgen Mills Return to the Smokies

Once again, Charles Blalock & Sons Inc., Sevierville, Tenn., has returned to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to work on U.S. 441, the spectacular scenic highway that traverses the park. In May, Blalock was using its Wirtgen W 2000 and older 1900 DC to mill asphalt ahead of paving contractor APAC Inc....

Wed October 04, 2006

Chambersburg Plant Expansion to Serve Wirtgen ’Three Amigos’

In early spring 2007 Wirtgen America Inc. will break ground for a 30,000-sq.-ft. (2,787 sq m) expansion of its Vogele America Inc. plant in Chambersburg, PA, announced Wirtgen America President Stu Murray....