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The Northern Ohio Service Directors Association held its MunicipalEquipment & Vendor Super Show at La-Vera Party Center inWilloughby Hills, Ohio, on June 11.

This year’s event, the first after a hiatus of seven years, was greeted withenthusiasm by both attendees and vendors. The event featured outdoorequipment and product displays by local dealers and product and serviceproviders 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.)

NOSDA Hosts Municipal Equipment Show After Hiatus

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The McLean Company’s Greg Zink (L) and Jim Hattendorf had aHyundai model HL757-9A wheel loader to show attendees.

Dean Bradley (L) of Murphy Tractor & Equipmentspeaks with Dale Fejedelem of the city of Pepper Pikeabout their line of John Deere equipment.

Steve Schultz of Mentor Manufacturingintroduced the new Toro Dingo TX-525 com-pact utility loader to attendees.

Bell Equipment Company’s David Johnson (L) goes over truck bod-ies with Greg Simonic of Valley Freightliner.

(L-R): Southeastern EquipmentCompany’s George Nofel talksKobelco machines with BedfordHeights Service Director NickBaucco and Mike Kress, also ofSoutheastern Equipment Company.

Cat Mining Equipment...

Ohio CAT Acquires TerritoryOhio CAT has acquired the expanded Cat

Mining equipment distribution and supportbusiness for its territories from CaterpillarGlobal Mining LLC. Ohio CAT is theauthorized Cat dealer in Ohio, northernKentucky and southeastern Indiana.

Ken Taylor, president of Ohio CAT, said,“Taking on the expanded Cat mining prod-ucts enhances our product offerings and

broadens both the equipment and the prod-uct support options our mining customersface when they are in the market for surfaceor underground mining equipment. We havea strong heritage as a locally owned andoperated equipment supplier to Ohio’s min-ing industry, and I am excited about bringingnew solutions to our customers which willenhance their operations and lower theirlong-run average costs.”Ohio CAT assumed responsibility for the

sales, marketing and product support of theexpanded Cat mining products, whichincludes hydraulic shovels, electric shovels,draglines, highwall miners, drills, belt sys-tems, longwall and room and pillar products.Caterpillar has announced similar transac-

tions with other dealers over the last severalmonths. Caterpillar continues to hold discus-sions with other Cat dealers that have miningactivity in their territories and will continueto operate the former Bucyrus distributionbusiness until the transitions have occurredin a given territory.

(This story also can be found on

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Highway Equipment AddsThomas to Field Service TeamHighway Equipment Company recently

announced that Drew Thomas has joined theHighway Equipment Company serviceteam. Thomas is responsible for field serviceat Highway Equipment Company’s newCanton, Ohio, facility. The Utica Gas Shale business is growing

in Ohio and Highway Equipment Companywith the help of Thomas are planning togrow with it. Many of Highway EquipmentCompany’s customers from WesternPennsylvania are currently doing work in theUtica Gas Shale Play in Ohio. Thomas andHighway Equipment Company will be thereto take care of their equipment service needs,as well as the service needs of other Ohiocontractors. Thomas has service experience in the oil

and gas industry having worked for some ofthe major pipeline and oil and gas contrac-tors working in Ohio. He also is an experi-enced operator of heavy equipment. Thomas has served four years in the

United States Marine Corp, as an equipmentmaintenance technician, where he learnedabout troubleshooting problems with dieselengines, hydraulics, electrical and preventive

maintenance on heavy equipment. TheUnited States Marine Corps has taughtThomas a lot about equipment and alsoabout working as a team player to get the jobdone and respect for others, he said. Headded that he is excited and highly motivat-ed to service and repair our customer’sequipment and Highway EquipmentCompany’s rental equipment to keep it upand running strong with no downtime.




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“I am excited aboutbringing new solutions toour customers which willenhance their operationsand lower their long-runaverage costs.”

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The Ohio State Department of Transportation received bidsfor transportation-related improvement projects.The following is a list of some of the projects let.

Project No: 140062Type: Bridge repair.Location: CUY-US-6-14.56.State Estimate: $6,735,000Contractors 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. —

$9,671,100Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2015

Project No: 140066Type:Major Widening.Location: BUT-US-27-14.12.State Estimate: $7,165,000Contractors 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: 140067Type:Miscellaneous.Location: BUT-SR-177-10.48.State Estimate: $2,892,000Contractors 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 —

$3,735,963Completion Date:Oct. 31, 2014

Project No: 140069Type: 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 —$2,370,275Completion Date:Oct. 31, 2014

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Project No: 140078Type: Bridge replacement (1 bridge).Location: LAW-SR-7-5.46.State Estimate: $2,971,000Contractors 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: 140079Type: Four lane resurfacing.Location: LIC-SR-16-23.76State Estimate: $7,670,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $7,496,769• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,

Ohio — $7,633,224Completion Date: Oct. 15, 2014

Project No: 140083Type: Bridge repair.Location: MOT-SR-4-18.26.State Estimate: $1,945,000Contractors 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 — $2,262,524Completion Date: Oct. 31, 2014

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Ohio Rental Awards Hy-TekJCB Knox County Contract

Hy-Tek JCB, the construction equipmentdivision of Hy-Tek Material Handling Inc.,has been awarded a contract from OhioRental, located in Knox County, Ohio. Hy-Tek JCB will supply Ohio Rental with JCBconstruction equipment including a 135 skidsteer, 260 skid steer, 150T compact trackloader, 225 T compact track loader, andvibromax roller. The deal was announced byHy-Tek JCB Vice President and GeneralManager Jason Milligan.

Ohio Rental will rent JCB constructionequipment to customers in its hometown ofMt. Vernon, Ohio, and within a 100-mi.-radius of Knox County. Ohio Rental is afamily-owned, independent, full-servicerental equipment company. In addition toJCB construction equipment, Ohio Rental’sinventory includes track hoes, plumbingequipment, lifts, lawn and garden equip-ment, party and event supplies and equip-ment, U-haul trucks, and Komatsu equip-ment among other types of rental equipment.

“Ohio Rental’s owners, Jay and AngelManers, are noted for their commitment tocommunity, customers, and safety. The JCBskid steer is considered the world’s safestand most innovative skid steer, thanks to its

single-arm PowerBoom and uniquely safeside-entry door. We’re delighted the Manershave opted to add JCB skid steers and otherconstruction equipment to their rental inven-tory,” said Milligan.

A division of 51-year-old Hy-TekMaterial Handling, Hy-Tek JCB was formedin 2013 to serve central Ohio’s multi-countyconstruction industry. Hy-Tek JCB providessales, parts, service and attachments forJCB’s complete line of construction equip-ment — including new, pre-owned, andrental models — at its headquarters inColumbus, Ohio. Hy-Tek JCB also offers afully stocked parts department and a full-service maintenance team featuring profes-sionally trained JCB mechanics. In addition,Hy-Tek offers full sales and service supportfor Yale lift trucks, including new and usedequipment sales, rentals, fleet analysis, cus-tomized maintenance programs, and reliableaftermarket parts and service. Hy-Tek JCBalso represents Felling trailers, a construc-tion industry staple.




Paladin Welcomes Heller asCustomer Service Director

Paladin Attachments welcomes ChristianHeller as the new director of customer serv-ice in the Akron, Ohio, office.

Heller brings to Paladin a strong back-ground in inside sales management, cus-tomer service roles and continuous improve-ment initiatives in a variety of business-to-business sales organizations.

Prior to joining Paladin, Heller served asthe regional contact center manager ofGrainger Industrial and director of sales sup-port of North America within the BarnesGroup. As director of customer service,Heller will work closely with internal depart-ments to enhance product support forPaladin Heavy Attachments, which includesthree brands: JRB, CP and CustomWorks.

“Christian will join in our efforts to driveaccelerated sales and service excellencethrough continuous improvement strategies,leadership behaviors, organizational andprocess effectiveness, as well as team mem-ber engagement. He also will work with ourorganization to capitalize on past and presentimprovements and, more importantly, help

elevate our focus on customer service excel-lence as we move forward,” said DaveCrummy, vice president of dealer sales.




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