Sources: Columbia Machine Inc., Vancouver, Wash.; CP staff Columbia Machine Chairman and CEO Rick Goode has announced an agreement to acquire Wil El Mil Engineering (WEM) Ltd., a leader in concrete wet pressing technology. Based in Gloucester, England, Wil El Mil specializes in press machines, molds and handling solutions. The acquisition is expected to close by year end. “We have…
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MANUFACTURERS – APRIL 2020
St. Louis-based Afinitas has appointed Dan Hodel as senior automation engineer, reporting to Dave Stoller, vice president of Global Engineering. He brings nearly 20 years’ experience with Johnson Gas of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; as a concrete curing division combustion engineer, he oversaw design, technical support, sales and marketing for pipe, prestressed, precast, block, paver and roof tile applications. Hodel also worked as an automation engineer for Advance Interface Solutions and process engineer for Eli Lilly.
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MANUFACTURERS – APRIL 2019
Ryan Suszek transitions this month from Besser Co. vice president of Pipe and Precast to president, succeeding Kevin Curtis and becoming the sixth individual to hold the title in the manufacturer’s 115-year history. “The concrete products industry provides countless opportunities for collaboration and growth. I’m excited to lead the team at Besser in operational improvements and work closely with producers to create new and grow existing partnerships,” Suszek affirms.
Read MoreColumbia Machine secures primary East Coast center in Bikle Mfg. deal
Sources: Columbia Machine, Inc., Vancouver, Wash.; CP staff
Columbia Machine will establish a regional support and manufacturing center after closing on the assets of Bikle Manufacturing, Inc., Smithsburg, Md., a big board machine mold repair and related services provider for Northeast block & paver producers.
Read MoreColumbia adds production, service depth in Brazil partner deal
30-year Columbia Machine veteran Brown to head CP Division
Sources: Columbia Machine Inc., Vancouver, Wash.; CP staff
Kevin Brown will succeed Columbia Machine Concrete Products Division President Richard Armstrong, who ahead of a planned retirement will shift through year’s end to director of Business Development for Brazil, Bagging and East (North America) units.
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MANUFACTURERS – JUNE 2016
Fletcher Taylor recently joined Dallas-based Vince Hagan Co. as Southeastern Regional sales manager, bringing 30-plus years of experience in ready mixed concrete. Taylor began his career in 1984 as a loader operator, proceeding to management positions that included tours of duty with City Concrete Co. in Jackson, Tenn., and Foley Concrete Products in north Georgia. In 2004, he joined Irving Materials as Nashville-based operations manager, responsible for 32 ready mixed plants. He will be based in Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
Read MoreColumbia Machine acquires European peer Techmatik
The addition of Radom, Poland-based Techmatik S.A., a leader in paving stone mold, big board machinery, handling and cubing solutions, plus batching and mixing equipment, strengthens the portfolio, global customer support and manufacturing capabilities of Columbia Machine Inc., Vancouver, Wash.