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Sustainability Conference to Educate Attendees on Latest Ideas, Plans, Best Practices

The 5th Annual Growing Sustainable Communities Conference will focus on best practices for managing water, energy, and transportation costs, and how to develop "green teams" in organizations to maximize efficiency, reduce expenses and conserve resources

Wacker Neuson Hosts Prospective Dealer Event

Wacker Neuson America Corporation

Twenty-eight dealers representing over 80 locations from 20 states and Canada were invited to explore the opportunities that Wacker Neuson can offer their business.

Wacker Neuson hosted a prospective dealer event on June 12 in Menomonee Falls, WI.

Branch Manager at Northeast STIHL Promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Nick Jiannas will become vice president of sales and marketing at STIHL Inc., headquartered in Virginia Beach, effective July 1. He succeeds Peter Burton who has held the position since 1997 and is retiring after 30 years with the STIHL organization.

Wayne Young Joins Absolute E-Z UP as Territory Sales Manager

Absolute E-Z Up

Access equipment distributor Absolute E-Z Up (AEUP) announces Wayne Young recently joined the company’s sales team. Young will be responsible for new business development, sales and distribution in North and South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.

Volvo Gives Used Parts a New Lease on Life

Volvo Construction Equipment

To lower emissions, save resources, lower costs and help protect the environment, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is offering customers a range of revitalized components with its Volvo Reman program.

Yokohama Tire Corporation to Raise Prices on All Off-The-Road (OTR) Tires on July 1

Yokohama Tire Corp.

Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced it will implement a price increase of up to 5% on all of its off-the-road (OTR) tires in the U.S., effective July 1.

Acquisitions Not the Only Name of the Game for Volvo Rents

In the last six months, Volvo Rents has opened a total of 10 new rental enters throughout North America, including nine in the United States and one in Canada.

Shown here is an exterior shot of a Volvo Rents location.

Construction Safety

OSHA, Altec Alliance Protects Workers from Fall and Other Hazards

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

OSHA and Altec Industries Inc. renew their alliance to help protect workers from fall, electrocution, tip-over and other hazards related to operating and maintaining cranes, chippers, digger derricks and insulated and non-insulated aerial devices

Empowering the Customer

Miller Sealcoating & Striping succeeds with expensive sealer option as customers buy quality

When given a choice 90 percent of Miller Sealcoating & Striping’s customers opted for the more-expensive, higher-quality sealer in 2011.

BLINDSIDED: You Didn’t See It Coming

Construction Technology

Vermeer Launches Equipment Registration Program with NER to Combat Equipment Theft

Verisk Analytics

Program will register all new Vermeer underground utility installation, tree care, and agricultural equipment

The registration program is designed to offer a valuable service to customers by minimizing theft losses of Vermeer underground utility installation, tree care, and agricultural equipment.

LoJack Releases Annual Construction Equipment Theft Study

LoJack Corporation

The 12th annual Construction Equipment Theft Study provides information on the issue of equipment theft

LoJack Corporation announced the results of its 12th annual Construction Equipment Theft Study, providing information on the ongoing issue of equipment theft with annual estimates of the cost of equipment theft varying between $300 million to $1 billion annually.

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