Business

Ditch Witch Summer Road Show Attracts 800 Customers
August 2010 Vol. 65 No. 8

The Big Texas Road Show, a seven-stop tour of Ditch Witch® dealerships in Texas, wrapped up in June after having showcased a wide range of Ditch Witch equipment to approximately 800 customers and potential customers.

August Business News
August 2010 Vol. 65 No. 8

News from Ritchie Bros., Wacker Neuson, Caterpillar, Komatsu, Utilicor Technologies, Ditch Witch Midwest, Driver Pipeline, LAN, ISCO Industries, Ernst & Young, Volvo and Takeuchi-US.

LBX Acquired By Japanese Company
August 2010 Vol. 65 No. 8

Sumitomo Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (SCM), a leading manufacturer of hydraulic crawler excavators headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has acquired full ownership of LBX Company (LBX) headquartered in Lexington, KY, from Case Construction Equipment.

ITT To Buy Godwin Pumps
August 2010 Vol. 65 No. 8

Diversified manufacturer ITT Corp., White Plains, NY, has signed an agreement to purchase privately held Godwin Pumps, Bridgeport, NJ, for $585 million to expand its footprint in the global market for dewatering pumps and the rental market. Godwin is a leading supplier of automatic self-priming portable pumps used for drainage pump rental, services and sales serving the global industrial, construction, mining, municipal, oil and gas segments.

August 2010 Ad Index
August 2010 Vol. 65 No. 8

Advertisers from the print edition, August 2010, Vol. 65 No. 8.

Pure Technologies Acquires PPIC
July 2010 Vol. 65 No. 7

Pure Technologies Ltd. announced July 28 that it has agreed with the shareholders of The Pressure Pipe Inspection Company Ltd. (PPIC) to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of PPIC for up to $34.9 million in cash and common stock of Pure. Both companies' boards have approved the transaction, subject to certain conditions and to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The transaction is expected to close by August 31, 2010.

DFI Invests In RS CityLiner For Diversification And Global Expansion
July 2010 Vol. 65 No. 7

Since 1966, DFI Corporation has supplied the oilfield construction industry with first-class pile-driving, pile supply and trucking services. As the core business for DFI, oil and gas have provided the company with significant growth and success; however, the seasonal nature of the oil and gas industry means that projects are not balanced throughout the year.

July 2010 Business News
July 2010 Vol. 65 No. 7

Business updates from Ritchie Bros., John Deere, Miller Pipeline, CONTECH, WilsonMiller, Sukut Construction, AEM, Dexter + Chaney, Spectrum Construction Software, GEI Consultants and Cardno TBE, plus web exclusives from Ledcor, EPRI, PPI Solutions and Millennium Pipeline.

Vermeer Launches Newly Redesigned Web Site
July 2010 Vol. 65 No. 7

Committed to providing their customers with the products and solutions they need to succeed in business, Vermeer Corporation has newly redesigned the company Web site — Vermeer.com.

July 2010 Ad Index
July 2010 Vol. 65 No. 7

Advertisers in the print edition of Underground Construction, July 2010, Vol. 656 No. 7.

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