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Registration Opens for NPE 2014

33 new sessions, 14 “live” demonstrations in Fort Lauderdale

 

Conference, exhibit floor and hotel registration for the 2014 National Pavement Expo is open online at www.nationalpavementexpo.com.

The 29th annual paving & pavement maintenance trade show and conference will be held Jan. 8-11 at the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. It will feature more than 50 educational sessions, three days of exhibits, and two days of “live” outdoor demonstrations. Outdoor demonstrations will be conducted on Thursday, Jan. 9 and Friday, Jan. 10 in a parking lot on the convention center property.

“With the addition of outdoor demonstrations to NPE contractors can learn about techniques and processes in the conference program, visit with manufacturers of those types of products and equipment on the exhibit floor, and then actually see some of that equipment in action,” said Amy Schwandt, NPE show manager and publisher of Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction, sponsor of the show.

Equipment Demonstrations

Schwandt said NPE selected the South Florida location at the request of exhibitors and attendees who wanted a warm weather location for an off-season break. “Contractors can visit a great location for some much-deserved R&R after what we hope is a very successful 2013, then they can attend NPE to get a jump on 2014,” Schwandt said. “By holding the show in Fort Lauderdale we also are able to host the outdoor demonstrations which is something we can’t do in other cities where we’ve held the show.”

Among the companies signed on to demonstrate are Bomag (milling), Buffalo Turbine (high-powered blowers), Carlson Paving Products (asphalt paving), Cimline Inc. (cracksealing), Elgin Sweeper Co. (sweeping), Heat Design Equipment (infrared repair), KM International (infrared repair), LeeBoy (asphalt paving), PolyCon (ultrathin concrete overlay), Schwarze Industries (Sweeping), SealMaster (sealcoating), Rayner Equipment Systems (sealcoating), Titan (pavement marking) and Waterblasting Technologies (marking removal).

33 New Educational Sessions

In addition to the demonstrations NPE will offer more than 50 educational sessions including 33 new topics.

New technical sessions and their presenters include:

  • Parking Lot Cracksealing: How You Can Improve Your Operation, Todd Bruening, Parking Lot Maintenance LLC
  • Troubleshooting Sealcoating: Surface Prep, Application Techniques, Additives… and a Q&A! Nick Howell, T&N Asphalt Services; Jack Moltz, Southern Emulsions; Cynthia Thompson, Star-Seal of Florida
  • Adding Services – and Profits – to Your Striping Business, Robert Liles, Robert Liles Parking Lot Service
  • The Other Side of Sealcoating: Tips for Profitability & Productivity, Nick Howell, T & N Asphalt Services
  • Warm Mix Asphalt and Its Impact on Your Paving Operation, James Curtis, Chec Management Systems with Don Rooney, Pioneer Paving & Grading
  • Reclaiming vs. Recycling Asphalt: Benefits, Differences, and Bottom-line Impact, Kurt Schwartz, KM International
  • How to Get High-Quality Paving at Night, John Ball, Top-Quality Paving
  • Pavement Preservation Using Asphalt Rejuvenators, Connie Lorenz, Asphalt Restoration Technology Systems

Among the new management sessions are:

  • Working the Night Shift: Tips & Techniques to Improve Productivity, Profitability & Safety, William G. Sirois, Circadian Technologies Inc.
  • How to Get “Top Dollar” for Every Job, Jeff Stokes, Next Level Contractor System
  • Mastering Influence: Building Customers for Life, Giselle Chapman, Chapman Business Solutions
  • Breaking Through: Property Managers Tell You How to Get Their Business, a panel of high-level national property managers moderated by Michael Barrett, Pavement Layers with a
  • How to Gain Leverage for Your Business… And what that Means for Your Success, Mike Rorie, Go iPave
  • How to Plan, Run & Profit from a Pre-Construction Meeting, Brad Humphrey, Pinnacle Development Group
  • The Dollars and Sense of Conducting a Post-Job Review, Brad Humphrey, Pinnacle Development Group
  • Setting the STAGE for a Successful Promotional Event, Alan Rose, Rose Paving Co.
  • Is it Time to Buy or Sell? Mergers & Acquisitions in the Pavement Maintenance Sector, Mark Herbick, Pursant LLC
  • 7 Employment Trends for 2014 and What They’ll Mean for Your Business, Michael Short, Littler
  • How You – and Your Employees – Can Up Your Game in 2014!, Amber Showalter, Show Striping

For details of the conference program including complete seminar descriptions, to learn which companies are exhibiting, and to reserve a hotel room visit www.nationalpavementexpo.com.

 

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NPE Offers 6 New Workshops

Included in the 2014 National Pavement Expo conference program are six new 3-hour workshops.

  • Becoming a Sealcoating Pro: Professional Sealcoating from A to Z, Steve Young, Young Sealcoating
  • Maximum Impact: The One Marketing Message That Can Grow Your Business, Chris Westfall, Westfall & Associates (co-sponsored by the North American Power Sweeping Association)
  • How to Save Your Business: 10 Steps to Risk Management for Contractors, Brad Humphrey, Pinnacle Development Group with Jeff Copeland, J L Copeland, Forensic and Risk Analysis
  • Leadership in the Field: Communication Skill Upgrades for Foremen, Supervisors and Crew Leaders, Brad Humphrey, Pinnacle Development Group
  • How a Question-based Sales Process Will Get You More Work, presented by Guy Gruenberg, Grow Consulting

In addition the “2014 ‘Best Practices’ for Contract Sweepers” workshop, co-sponsored by NAPSA and Tymco, will examine seven new topics: All Things Internet, Gen X, Gen Y or 2nd Gen: Blending “old school” with the new work force; Breaking into Large Broom Sweeping; What Gets Measured Gets Done; Adding Value-Added Services; Leadership: Where the Buck Stops is a Lonely Place; and Low- or No-cost Employee Benefits.

 

 

OSHA Moves to Protect Temp Workers

Prompted by a spike in reports of temporary workers suffering fatal injuries on the job, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has begun a new initiative to protect them.

According to the Institute for Work Comp Professionals, the initiative focuses on identifying employers who are not properly training “temporary workers,” which OSHA defines as those working under a host employer or staffing agency employment structure.

The OSHA initiative includes enforcement, outreach and training. It directs field inspectors to assess whether employers who use temporary workers are complying with their responsibilities to protect those workers.

 

Industry Appointments

At JCB, Savannah, GA, Graeme Macdonald will succeed Chief Executive Officer Alan Blake, who will retire at the end of the year…. David Garmenn is parts manager at Paladin Attachments, Dexter, MI…. Aaron Hickman is controller at Talbert Manufacturing, Rensselaer, IN.

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