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RACING LEGEND RICHARD PETTY HANDS OVER KEYS TO WINNING BIDDER OF CUSTOMIZED ‘CAT CHOPPER’
LAS VEGAS - Jeff Green compared his winning bid on the customized Cat Chopper motorcycle to enjoying a dish of Neapolitan ice cream. “I got the Cat Chopper, I met a true racing legend, Richard Petty, and I got to help a worthy cause like Victory Junction Gang,” said Green, a resident of Peoria, Ill. The winning bid was $100,000. Petty handed Green the keys to the Cat Chopper during a Caterpillar Inc. customer event tonight at Caesar’s Palace. The event was part of ConExpo-Con/Agg, one of the largest construction trade shows in the world. Green, whose family owns 11 read more
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST EVER “CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE”
AEM teen program focuses attention on construction careers An Oklahoma team has won the first ever Construction Challenge held at the recently concluded CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 trade show in Las Vegas, USA. Teams from Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas also took home top honors in the teen competition, which was initiated by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). More than 50 student teams competed at the event, held March 11-13, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The teams built pieces of “construction equipment,” debated other teams on infrastructure issues and created interactive educational products to help spread the word read more
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 AND IFPE 2008 SET RECORDS FOR ATTENDANCE AND EXHIBIT SPACE
Construction, construction materials and power transmission industry leaders unveil latest product technologies and innovations CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 and the co-located IFPE 2008 expositions have set records for attendance, exhibit space and number of exhibiting companies. In addition, CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 is the largest trade show in North America of any industry in 2008. CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE are known as global showcases of the latest equipment, product innovations and technological advances for the construction, construction materials and power transmission industries. More than 144,600 industry professionals from around the world attended CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 and IFPE 2008 during their five-day run March 11-15, 2008 at read more
VOLVO CE AT CONEXPO 2008
Volvo Construction Equipment will be among the largest exhibitors at CONEXPO in Las Vegas. On show will be the rebranded range of road machinery, its revolutionary hybrid wheel loader, and nearly 30 other recently introduced machines from across the company’s product range. Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) will be one of the biggest exhibitors at this year’s CONEXPO, occupying nearly 43,000 ft2 of space at the world’s largest construction equipment trade show in 2008. Held from March 11-15th, one of the industry’s most anticipated new products at the show will be on display: the prototype Volvo Hybrid Wheel Loader. The read more
HARD DOLLAR® AND VERTIGRAPH® PARTNER TO HELP CONTRACTORS STREAMLINE THE TAKEOFF AND ESTIMATING PROCESSES, INCREASE ACCURACY AND BID FASTER
Ability to Link Hard Dollar Estimates to Vertigraph Electronic Takeoff Tool Dramatically Reduces Takeoff Time and Reduces Potential for Costly Errors TEMPE, AZ and DALLAS, TX – Hard Dollar Corporation, and Vertigraph, Inc. today announced a technology partnership that will allow customers to radically simplify the takeoff and estimating processes by incorporating Vertigraph’s BidScreen XL on-screen measurement tool with Hard Dollar’s estimating software. This technology allows contractors to complete project bids in a fraction of the time, with a clear and concise audit trail. This approach results in winning more business while lowering costs. The companies’ software integration will be read more
TEREX TO SHOWCASE ARRAY OF NEW AND IMPROVED PRODUCTS;HOST MIKE ROWE OF DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S “DIRTY JOBS” AT CONEXPO
Westport, Conn. – Terex Corporation will participate in the 2008 ConExpo-Con/Agg Exposition, March 11-15 at the Las Vegas Convention Center displaying a diverse array of both new and improved products including: aerial work platforms; light, compact and heavy construction equipment; material handlers; cranes; crushers and screeners; mining; and road building equipment. Visitors to the Terex booth, number G-200 in the Gold Lot, will also have the opportunity to meet Mike Rowe, creator and star of the Discovery Channel® hit series “Dirty Jobs.” Rowe will be featured at the Terex booth Tuesday, March 12 through Thursday, March 14. By serving as read more
CHETRA-INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY INTRODUCES ITS LINE OF HEAVY MACHINERY WITH A PLAN TO ENTER HIGHLY COMPETITIVE US MARKET
CHETRA-Industrial Machinery will present a wide range of bulldozers, pipe-layers, loaders and tractors at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG – 2008 exhibition (March 11-15 in Las Vegas) as well as host a press conference on March 11th 8-9 am at the Hilton Center. CHETRA-Industrial Machinery is hosting a press conference at the opening of the CONEXPO-CON/AGG – 2008 exhibition. It will take place on March 11th, 8-9 a.m. on the second floor of the North Hall (Room #252) at the Hilton Center, the place of the exhibition. CHETRA-Industrial Machinery will also be at the stand #27011 to present its line of heavy machinery read more
AEM, CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE FINALISTS PREPARE FOR VEGAS
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has named the 51 teams of finalists for its new teen-focused Construction Challenge and is now preparing for the finals at ConExpo next month. The final challenges will be held daily in the AEM booth, L 3224, located in the Grand Lobby between the North Hall and Central Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, March 11-15. Closing ceremonies will be held 9 a.m., March 14 at the Las Vegas Hilton Pavilion 1-3. In January 2008, AEM and its Challenge partner, Destination ImagiNation, held five regional rallies during which 150-plus teams with more than read more
JCB UNVEILS NEW EQUIPMENT WITH BIGGEST STAND TO DATE AT CONEXPO/CON-AGG
JCB is celebrating record 2007 sales with its biggest stand to date at this year’s Conexpo-Conagg show in Las Vegas. The company, which is now ranked as the global number three construction equipment manufacturer, will have no less than 33 machines on show, many for the first time anywhere in the world. As befitting a company that is the recognized market leader in both the backhoe loader and telehandler sectors, there will be revised backhoes and completely new Loadall telescopics on show. This includes revisions to the popular 3CX and 4CX models along with a fully glazed cab for the read more
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