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NOSDA Hosts Municipal Equipment Show After Hiatus
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he Northern Ohio Service Directors Association held its Municipal Equipment & Vendor Super Show at La-Vera Party Center in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, on June 11. This year’s event, the first after a hiatus of seven years, was greeted with enthusiasm by both attendees and vendors. The event featured outdoor equipment and product displays by local dealers and product and service providers serving public works operations in Cuyahoga County. For more information, visit http://nosda.org.
(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
Bell Equipment Company’s David Johnson (L) goes over truck bodies with Greg Simonic of Valley Freightliner.
Dean Bradley (L) of Murphy Tractor & Equipment speaks with Dale Fejedelem of the city of Pepper Pike about their line of John Deere equipment.
(L-R): Southeastern Equipment Company’s George Nofel talks Kobelco machines with Bedford Heights Service Director Nick Baucco and Mike Kress, also of Southeastern Equipment Company.
Steve Schultz of Mentor Manufacturing introduced the new Toro Dingo TX-525 compact utility loader to attendees.
The McLean Company’s Greg Zink (L) and Jim Hattendorf had a Hyundai model HL757-9A wheel loader to show attendees.
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Highway Equipment Adds Ohio CAT Acquires Territory Thomas to Field Service Team
Ohio CAT has acquired the expanded Cat Mining equipment distribution and support business for its territories from Caterpillar Global Mining LLC. Ohio CAT is the authorized Cat dealer in Ohio, northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana.
“I am excited about bringing new solutions to our customers which will enhance their operations and lower their long-run average costs.” Ken Taylor Ohio CAT
Ken Taylor, president of Ohio CAT, said, “Taking on the expanded Cat mining products enhances our product offerings and
broadens both the equipment and the product support options our mining customers face when they are in the market for surface or underground mining equipment. We have a strong heritage as a locally owned and operated equipment supplier to Ohio’s mining industry, and I am excited about bringing new solutions to our customers which will enhance their operations and lower their long-run average costs.” Ohio CAT assumed responsibility for the sales, marketing and product support of the expanded Cat mining products, which includes hydraulic shovels, electric shovels, draglines, highwall miners, drills, belt systems, longwall and room and pillar products. Caterpillar has announced similar transactions with other dealers over the last several months. Caterpillar continues to hold discussions with other Cat dealers that have mining activity in their territories and will continue to operate the former Bucyrus distribution business until the transitions have occurred in a given territory.
Highway Equipment Company recently announced that Drew Thomas has joined the Highway Equipment Company service team. Thomas is responsible for field service at Highway Equipment Company’s new Canton, Ohio, facility. The Utica Gas Shale business is growing in Ohio and Highway Equipment Company with the help of Thomas are planning to grow with it. Many of Highway Equipment Company’s customers from Western Pennsylvania are currently doing work in the Utica Gas Shale Play in Ohio. Thomas and Highway Equipment Company will be there to take care of their equipment service needs, as well as the service needs of other Ohio contractors. Thomas has service experience in the oil and gas industry having worked for some of the major pipeline and oil and gas contractors working in Ohio. He also is an experienced operator of heavy equipment. Thomas has served four years in the United States Marine Corp, as an equipment (This story also can be found on maintenance technician, where he learned Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at about troubleshooting problems with diesel engines, hydraulics, electrical and preventive www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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maintenance on heavy equipment. The United States Marine Corps has taught Thomas a lot about equipment and also about working as a team player to get the job done and respect for others, he said. He added that he is excited and highly motivated to service and repair our customer’s equipment and Highway Equipment Company’s rental equipment to keep it up and running strong with no downtime. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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‘Buckeye State’ Highway Lettings
The Ohio State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. The following is a list of some of the projects let. Project No: 140062 Type: Bridge repair. Location: CUY-US-6-14.56. State Estimate: $6,735,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • 360 Construction Company Inc., Brunswick, Ohio — $4,997,375 • Cosmos Industrial Services Inc., Cleveland, Ohio — $5,191,003 • APBN Inc., Campbell, Ohio — $7,620,421 • Atsalis Brothers Painting Company, Warren, Mich. — $9,671,100 Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2015 Project No: 140066 Type: Major Widening. Location: BUT-US-27-14.12. State Estimate: $7,165,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Eagle Bridge Company, Sidney, Ohio — $7,566,360 • Sunesis Construction Company, West Chester, Ohio — $7,597,513. • Barrett Paving Materials Inc., Middletown, Ohio — $7,866,868 • Complete General Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $8,158,584 • Prus Construction Company, Cincinnati, Ohio — $8,216,155 • John R Jurgensen Company, Cincinnati, Ohio — $8,265,115 • Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $8,564,241 Completion Date: May 31, 2016 Project No: 140067 Type: Miscellaneous. Location: BUT-SR-177-10.48. State Estimate: $2,892,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • R B Jergens Contractors Inc., Vandalia, Ohio — $2,710,831 • Milcon Concrete Inc., Troy, Ohio — $2,751,106 • John R Jurgensen Company, Cincinnati, Ohio — $2,852,663 • Barrett Paving Materials Inc., Middletown, Ohio — $2,973,472 • Brumbaugh Construction Inc., Arcanum, Ohio — $3,088,420 • Sunesis Construction Company, West Chester, Ohio — $3,735,963 Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2014 Project No: 140069 Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge). Location: COL-SR-154-14.04. State Estimate: $1,442,000
Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Company, Youngstown, Ohio — $1,265,400 • Bog Construction Inc., Berlin Center, Ohio — $1,457,130 • Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,535,890 • Jet Excavating Company, New Middletown, Ohio — $1,557,683
• Complete General Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $1,596,376 • Dot Construction Corporation, Canfield, Ohio — $1,674,093 • Craig Edward Susany Inc., North Lima, Ohio — $2,370,275 Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2014 see ODOT page 6
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Project No: 140078 Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge). Location: LAW-SR-7-5.46. State Estimate: $2,971,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Complete General Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $2,850,137. • Armstrong Steel Erectors Inc., Newark, Ohio — $3,488,056 • Becdir Construction Company, Berlin Center, Ohio — $3,783,119 • Righter Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $3,984,723 • Orders Construction Company Inc., St Albans, W.Va. — $4,339,926 Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2014 Project No: 140079 Type: Four lane resurfacing. Location: LIC-SR-16-23.76 State Estimate: $7,670,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $7,496,769 • Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $7,633,224 Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2014 Project No: 140083 Type: Bridge repair. Location: MOT-SR-4-18.26. State Estimate: $1,945,000 Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Complete General Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $2,116,925 • Double Z Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio — $2,158,632 • Sunesis Construction Company, West Chester, Ohio — $2,168,367 • Eagle Bridge Company, Sidney, Ohio — $2,262,524 Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2014
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Paladin Welcomes Heller as Customer Service Director Paladin Attachments welcomes Christian Heller as the new director of customer service in the Akron, Ohio, office. Heller brings to Paladin a strong background in inside sales management, customer service roles and continuous improvement initiatives in a variety of business-tobusiness sales organizations. Prior to joining Paladin, Heller served as the regional contact center manager of Grainger Industrial and director of sales support of North America within the Barnes Group. As director of customer service, Heller will work closely with internal departments to enhance product support for Paladin Heavy Attachments, which includes three brands: JRB, CP and CustomWorks. “Christian will join in our efforts to drive accelerated sales and service excellence through continuous improvement strategies, leadership behaviors, organizational and process effectiveness, as well as team member engagement. He also will work with our organization to capitalize on past and present improvements and, more importantly, help
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elevate our focus on customer service excellence as we move forward,” said Dave Crummy, vice president of dealer sales. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
Ohio Rental Awards Hy-Tek JCB Knox County Contract Hy-Tek JCB, the construction equipment division of Hy-Tek Material Handling Inc., has been awarded a contract from Ohio Rental, located in Knox County, Ohio. HyTek JCB will supply Ohio Rental with JCB construction equipment including a 135 skid steer, 260 skid steer, 150T compact track loader, 225 T compact track loader, and vibromax roller. The deal was announced by Hy-Tek JCB Vice President and General Manager Jason Milligan. Ohio Rental will rent JCB construction equipment to customers in its hometown of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and within a 100-mi.radius of Knox County. Ohio Rental is a family-owned, independent, full-service rental equipment company. In addition to JCB construction equipment, Ohio Rental’s inventory includes track hoes, plumbing equipment, lifts, lawn and garden equipment, party and event supplies and equipment, U-haul trucks, and Komatsu equipment among other types of rental equipment. “Ohio Rental’s owners, Jay and Angel Maners, are noted for their commitment to community, customers, and safety. The JCB skid steer is considered the world’s safest and most innovative skid steer, thanks to its
single-arm PowerBoom and uniquely safe side-entry door. We’re delighted the Maners have opted to add JCB skid steers and other construction equipment to their rental inventory,” said Milligan. A division of 51-year-old Hy-Tek Material Handling, Hy-Tek JCB was formed in 2013 to serve central Ohio’s multi-county construction industry. Hy-Tek JCB provides sales, parts, service and attachments for JCB’s complete line of construction equipment — including new, pre-owned, and rental models — at its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Hy-Tek JCB also offers a fully stocked parts department and a fullservice maintenance team featuring professionally trained JCB mechanics. In addition, Hy-Tek offers full sales and service support for Yale lift trucks, including new and used equipment sales, rentals, fleet analysis, customized maintenance programs, and reliable aftermarket parts and service. Hy-Tek JCB also represents Felling trailers, a construction industry staple. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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