Aggregate Equipment Articles

Upstate NY Firm Improves Bottom Line With Lippmann →

Over the years, kicking tires has paid off for Lancaster Development Inc., one of the largest contractors in Upstate New York. Marty Galasso Jr., Lancaster Development’s executive vice president, likes to see what kind of production a piece of equipment has to offer before purchasing it. The company’s extensive inventory includes a Lippmann 4800 horizontal impact crusher, which is currently on rental/purchase from Upstate Screens and Crushers of Holley, NY. Click for more...

Contractor Recalls Duties After Hurricane Isabel Hit NC →

In a year of one hurricane after another, one contractor can't help but think back two years ago to the work he did in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Isabel. On Sept. 12, 2003, the storm tore a path of destruction through Cape Hatteras, NC, with winds up to gale force 10. Man-made sand dunes that protect local inhabitants were scattered throughout the area, thoroughly mixed with concrete and asphalt rubble, as well as wood, stone, clay, glass and other debris from approximately 100 destroyed homes, plus hotels and other structures. Click for more...

Mobile Crusher Adds Versatility for Geary Construction →

Russell Dean Geary formed Geary Construction in 1947 in Coalville, UT. A marine who had just returned from World War II, Geary started out with a backhoe and a dump truck as a means to simply make a living for himself. He quickly earned a reputation for his work and began to take on employees to expand the business. A man with a deep respect for anyone willing to put in a hard day’s work, Geary ran his business with a couple of goals in mind: to create job security for his employees and to expand his equipment fleet to make his first goal possible. Click for more...

Eagle Crusher Adds AggTech as Its New Michigan Distributor →

Eagle Crusher Company Inc. announced the appointment of AggTech Inc. in Jenison, MI, as its exclusive dealer in the state of Michigan. Established in 1997 by Mark and Marilyn Fellows, AggTech specializes in processing equipment for the recycling, sand and gravel, crushed stone and soil industries. “We are very pleased to add AggTech to our dealer network,” said Susanne Cobey, president and CEO of Eagle Crusher. Click for more...

Clayton Takes to the Road With Extec →

Clayton Companies has been making tracks in New Jersey recently. The company runs concrete, block and sand plants scattered about the Garden State — 21 to be exact — and this past December, Doug Clayton, co-owner, began looking seriously into finding a crusher that he could more easily transport to and from all of his plants. After working with Hugh Quinn, of Extec, Clayton soon was the owner of an Extec impact crusher, which, as he put it, “was exactly what I was looking for.”“We have three other crushing units that are set up on larger frames, but they require a crane to set up,” Clayton said. Click for more...

Pegsons Deliver Crushing Blows to Solid Rock in CT →

If “Sidewalk Supervisors” of a generation ago and the “Sidewalk Supervisors” now were to compare notes, perhaps the biggest difference today is the presence of recycling plants on construction sites. As an example, Monty Blakeman, founder of Blakeman Construction, of Shelton, CT, sees recycling as a means of getting the job done efficiently while supplying other contractors with needed materials. Click for more...

Brick Wall Corp. Relies on Closed-Circuit Metso Crusher →

The “Waste not, want not” adage can be used to describe the philosophy of a company that recycles construction debris. One such company is Belford, NJ-based, Brick Wall Corporation, one of the family-owned Hesse companies, of Belford. Last year, Brick Wall purchased a Metso LT1213S mobile crusher from Binder Machinery, of South Plainfield, NJ, to perform on-site crushing and recycling of asphalt and concrete debris. Click for more...

NJ Business Wins With Metso Mobile Crusher →

L. Feriozzi Concrete Company has helped build casinos in Atlantic City for many years, but when Joseph L. Feriozzi, the company’s vice president, went shopping for a crusher, he was in no mood to gamble. When it comes to concrete work, the Ventnor, NJ-based company virtually does it all — whether it’s for roads, bridges, or high-rises. Much of L. Feriozzi Concrete Company’s signature projects have occurred in the east coast’s Mecca for gambling — Atlantic City. Click for more...

Philly Expo to Showcase Latest, Greatest Iron →

The Philadelphia Construction Expo VI is just days away from again transforming the Fort Washington Expo Center into an Equipment Mecca. New for this year’s show will be a significantly expanded exhibit in the Washington Room, an area adjacent to the main exhibit hall, by Asphalt Care Equipment, of Bensalem and Doylestown, PA. David Fackler, president of Asphalt Care was excited to explain his company’s new role at the Philadelphia Construction Expo. Click for more...

Storms Place Heavy Demand on Contractors →

“We’re not a storm-chasing contractor,” said David Sharpe, whose C-Sharpe Company LLC nevertheless is overrun with hurricane reconstruction work. The storm came to him. The restoration and waterproofing company’s office is in Orange Beach, AL, which pretty much was ground zero for Hurricane Ivan. The category 3 storm blew ashore Sept. 16, flooding streets, downing trees and power lines and almost destroying the beach area where Alabama meets the Gulf of Mexico. Click for more...

Aussie Import Drives Success of Florida Firm →

In the world of landscape material supply, there are companies that offer colored mulch as part of their mix –– and then there is Forestry Resources Inc. Since its founding 25 years ago, the Fort Myers, FL-based company has established itself as the largest colored mulch processor and supplier in southwest Florida and largely credits its use of an advanced colorizing system for its ability to meet the demand for colored mulch. Click for more...

Demos Dominate at Terex ’Open Days’ Dealer Event →

Terex Pegson and Powerscreen dealers from the United States and Canada gathered in Austin, TX, Aug. 26-27 for product information presentations and practical demonstrations of the manufacturers’ new and recently introduced equipment. Terex Pegson products included the 1412 Tracpactor impact crusher, 4242 SR impact crusher, 1300 Maxtrak cone crusher and 650 HA Premiertrak jaw crusher. Powerscreen products included the Phoenix 1600 trommel, Finesmaster 200 sand recovery system, Chieftain 1800 3-deck and 2400 3-deck dry screen plants, and Powershredder 1800. Click for more...

MD Firm Finds Cost Effective Solution in Mobile Crushers →

David Berg is a man of his word — and he’s got drawers full of awards and certificates to prove it. Customers large and small — from private contractors to state agencies — are impressed with the quality operation and efficient demolition and crushing work his companies perform. Berg is a man in love with his job and the industry he is part of in Baltimore, MD. Berg is owner of two companies, Berg Corporation and the Crushing Corporation of America, focused on demolition and contract crushing work, respectively. Click for more...

Powerscreen of Florida Clears 20 Years in Business →

Powerscreen of Florida is celebrating its 20th year of supplying screening, crushing, and conveying equipment to its customers in Florida, Georgia and the Caribbean. With offices in Miami and Lakeland, FL, and Atlanta, GA, Powerscreen of Florida offers a large fleet of new and used equipment for sale, rent or lease. Richard Grant, vice president of Powerscreen of Florida, explained that the company’s average inventory is 150 pieces or approximately $15 million worth of equipment. Click for more...

Damon Pursell, Powerscreen Midwest Bring Recycling to KC →

Seven years ago, a 500-acre quarry just south of Kansas City, MO, sat dormant. Void of large equipment or bustling workers, it had been gutted by its owners through fifty years of underground mining. Due to the instability of the ground, it also was unsuitable for developing and many had given up on finding anything useful to do with the property. Except Mike Pursell, president of Damon Pursell Construction Company (DPCC) in Liberty, MO. Click for more...

Quarry Provides Unique Backdrop for BRD Custom Crushing and Screening →

Custom crushing and screening contractors lead a nomadic business life. They take their crushing and screening plants from place to place, work on a site for a short period of time and then move on to the next project. However, BRD LLC Crushing & Screening, which operates several crushing plants at various sites across New England, is working at an unusual site — a quarry. The Fairfield Research Management Inc. Click for more...

Downrite Sifts Yesterday’s Debris for Tomorrow’s Development →

South Florida construction has boomed right through the economic slow down experienced by the rest of the nation. Strong demand for expansion has led to some building sites being reclaimed from property previously designated for lesser uses, such as landfills. Powerscreen equipment is helping contractors sort through these dump sites, separating the debris of yesterday from the good soil in which tomorrow’s residential subdivisions and commercial outlets can be planted. Click for more...

Gravel Conveyors Takes Aim at Profitability With SHOOTER →

Contractor Pettijohn & Sons began using a conveyor system in the early 70s. The unit was designed from a grain conveyor and was not sturdy enough to handle gravel, so frequent repairs and modifications became necessary. When Mike Pettijohn went to work for his father at the company installing concrete foundations and poured walls, he often wondered if there might be a better way to place aggregate materials. Click for more...

New England Firm Finds Niche in Custom Crushing →

This is the dawning of the “Age of Custom Aggregates.” The process of crushing and screening aggregates is not something new, but demand for custom crushing is increasing in the New England area. For Mike Hollender, the crushing and screening industry and the state of Massachusetts have been playing an important role in his life. Most of his career he worked as a sales representative for aggregate equipment distributors, first in Canada for 12 years, then in Massachusetts for three years. Click for more...

Eagles Cheerleaders Sign On for Philly Expo →

Negotiations almost broke down at the last minute. Just as our prospective guests were about to sign the contract to appear at the Philadelphia Construction Expo V, their attorneys requested lavish personal dressing rooms at the Fort Washington Expo Center. We, at Construction Equipment Guide, responded by saying that we would only agree to this demand if the Philadelphia Eagles promised to either draft or sign some talent at the wide receiver position. Click for more...

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