Ditch Witch Presents Dealership, Sales Awards
Charles Machine Works Inc., manufacturer of Ditch Witch products, recognized its 2010 Crescent Club of top dealerships. Members include Brandt Tractor Ltd., Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; Ditch Witch of Oklahoma, Edmond, Okla.; Ditch Witch of North Dakota, Mandan, N.D.; Witch Equipment Company Inc., Fort Worth, Texas; Ditch Witch Southwest, Lubbock, Texas; Ditch Witch of South Louisiana, Geismar, La.; Ditch Witch of Minnesota Inc., Shakopee, Minn.; Ditch Witch-Iowa, Slater, Iowa; Ditch Witch Midwest, Carol Stream, Ill.; Ditch Witch of West Texas Inc., Amarillo, Texas; and Ditch Witch Sales of Michigan, Howell, Mich. Garry Paschal of Ditch Witch Equipment Company Inc. also received the Ditch Witch Lowell Highfill Award for 2010, recognizing outstanding performance by a Ditch Witch salesperson for promoting and marketing Ditch Witch products.
Control Chief Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Control Chief Corp. is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The company began as an eight-person operation in 1971. Today, the Bradford, Pa., company has 50 employees and designs wireless solutions for the municipal and mining industries.
Godwin Pumps Opens California Branch
Godwin Pumps opened a branch in Poway, Calif., to serve the San Diego area. The 5,000-square-foot facility, managed by Nate Warren, has two 10-ton overhead cranes, six truck docks and four work stations.
Blowertech Named North American Distributor
Blowertech Ltd. was named exclusive North American distributor and dealer of Kay International, Fedrigo Systems and BORA blowers and vacuum pumps. Kay blowers are a bolt-in replacement for VTB and SIAV Hibon models. Blowertech continues to service all makes and models of blowers and pumps, as well as providing production machining, millwright and fabrication services.
Stellar Finalizes Acquisition of Kiefer Built Assets
Stellar Industries Inc., Garner, Iowa, finalized the purchase of assets of trailer manufacturer Kiefer Built LLC, headquartered in Kanawha, Iowa. The new company will be operated as Kiefer Manufacturing Inc. and will remain a wholly owned subsidiary of Stellar Industries Inc.
Hydro-Thermal Receives Export Achievement Award
Hydro-Thermal Corp., manufacturer of direct-steam injection heaters, received the Governor’s Export Achievement Award at the 47th Annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference. The award is based on degree of export-related growth, innovative techniques and approaches that resulted in the company’s success and demonstration of extra effort in capturing worldwide markets. The Waukesha, Wis.-based company also was recognized as one of the top Wisconsin manufacturers by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and named a Manufacturer of the Year Grand Award winner in the small business category.
Boak Joins PureLine as Procurement Manager
Scott Boak joined PureLine Treatment Systems as procurement manager at its headquarters in Palantine, Ill. Boak will work across all departments to integrate inventory standards and streamline ordering. He has 20 years of equipment and manufacturing experience.
Aquatech de Las Americas Launches Website
Aquatech de Las Americas, subsidiary of Hi-Vac Corp., launched its new website, www.aquatechdelasamericas.com. Headquartered in Bogota, Columbia, Aquatech de Las Americas is a sales, service and training company specializing in sewer cleaning equipment.
WOMA Sells Controlling Interest to Karcher
Karcher GmbH & Co. KG acquired controlling interest in high-pressure cleaning company WOMA GmbH of Duisburg, Germany.
Vermeer Forms Alliance with Pioneer One
Vermeer Corp. signed an alliance agreement with Pioneer One Inc., manufacturer of horizontal directional drilling air hammers. The agreement enables contractors to access Pioneer One’s line of rock tooling equipment through Vermeer dealers.
Ohio Positioned to Serve Natural Gas Industry
Ohio’s proximity to the Marcellus and Utica Shale natural gas reserves, central location, logistic infrastructure, skilled workforce and favorable tax structure make it an ideal location to serve the natural gas industry, according to the Ohio Business Development Coalition, the nonprofit organization that markets the state for capital investment. In addition to a comprehensive supply chain, the state also offers a work-life balance with low-cost, low-stress communities and short commutes to work, the coalition says.
Elastec/American Marine
Accepted into Oil Cleanup Challenge
Elastec/American Marine has been accepted into the 2011 Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge. Internationally, 10 teams were selected after presenting ideas for a device that can pick up 2,500 gallons of oil per minute from the surface of water. The $1.4 million competition is designed to inspire innovative solutions that will speed the pace of cleaning up seawater surface oil resulting from spillage from ocean platforms, tankers and other sources. The top 10 teams advance to the head-to-head field-testing competition phase. The winning team receives $1 million, second place receives $300,000 and third place receives $100,000. Competition ends this fall.
McElroy Adds International Distributors
McElroy has added OPD Solutions of Norway and Gulf Services and Industrial Supplies Co. LLC of Oman to its network of international distributors. OPD is a distributor of polyethylene pipe in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Gulf Services, a division of Arabia Holding Group KSC, is a supplier of industrial equipment for the wastewater, gas and oil industries.
STW Resources Acquires JNC Energy Systems
STW Resources Holding Corp. acquired JNC Energy Systems LLC and its two affiliates, Green Line Power LLC and TexRep7 LLC. JNC generates electricity from castinghead and/or stranded natural gas, providing power for oil and gas producers to use on site or sell to retail and commercial customers. Purchase price includes STW Resources stock and cash for the assets of JNC and all membership interests of GLP and REP.
Coxreels Expands Manufacturing Capabilities
Coxreels is expanding its manufacturing facility. The added space will enable the company to double capacity levels by the end of 2011.
Gorman-Rupp Names Knudsen Eastern District Manager-Engineered Systems
The Gorman-Rupp Co., Mansfield Division, named Eric Knudsen eastern district manager-engineered systems. He will cover Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and North and South Carolina. Based out of Clifton Park, N.Y., Knudsen has 15 years experience in the municipal and industrial pump market.
Hydroflo Pumps Names Skinner President
Hydroflo Pumps USA Inc., Fairview, Tenn., named Tonya Skinner company president. She brings 25 years of sales and marketing experience to her position.
Synagro Acquires Drilling Solutions
Synagro Technologies Inc. acquired Drilling Solutions LLC of Lafayette, La., with operations in three states. The acquisition provides access to the oil and gas sectors, leveraging the company’s dewatering expertise. Additionally, the acquisition aligns closely with Synagro’s centrifuge repair business, Hypex, and allows Drilling Solutions to improve operating efficiency of its closed-loop dewatering systems. Mark Guidry was named general manager of Synagro Drilling Solutions.
