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HOG TECHNOLOGIES ACQUIRES ALTA

HOG TECHNOLOGIES ACQUIRES ALTA

The ALTA 400 Mini Striper Has Become the Mini HOG After HOG Technologies Purchases Company Hog Technologies, the global leader in pavement maintenance solutions, announces that they have acquired ALTA, a manufacturer of portable striping machines and solutions. HOG...

Chemtek, Inc. Introduces EarthWise Packaging

Chemtek, Inc. Introduces EarthWise Packaging

Disposable EarthWise Totes Will Be Available In 275-Gal And 330-Gal Quantities Chemtek is now offering a new disposable tote option for 275-gallon and 330-gallon quantities of PavePro Green, our powerful, biodegradable asphalt cleaner. One of Chemtek’s main objectives...

ASMA-USA REEMERGES STRONGER THAN EVER

ASMA-USA REEMERGES STRONGER THAN EVER

We are excited to announce that A.S.M.A., the Asphalt Sealcoat Manufacturers Association, has reemerged as the newly formed ASMA‐USA. This new organization was formed in 2020 to bring together manufacturers, contractors, vendors, and customers of asphalt emulsion...

Dynapac and Modern Machinery

Dynapac and Modern Machinery

Strengthen their partnership in the Pacific Northwest. Dynapac North America LLC, a leader in innovative equipment for compaction and paving applications, is pleased to announce that Modern Machinery will be expanding their current footprint for Dynapac products into...

World of Asphalt, NAPA to Present

World of Asphalt, NAPA to Present

“People, Plants, and Paving Digital Conference” March 9-11, 2021 World of Asphalt, the leading asphalt trade show and conference, has announced its partnership with the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to hold the first “People, Plants, and Paving Digital...

Company Profile: BASIC  Equipment An industry Briefing

Company Profile: BASIC Equipment An industry Briefing

Who: BASIC Equipment, Shannon Chastain, President What: Core business provides equipment for the construction and asphalt paving industries. Specifically, the design and manufacture of pneumatic asphalt rollers, articulating motor graders, compactors, rubber-tire...

AQUAPHALT Case Study

AQUAPHALT Case Study

Parking Lot Repair for Pacific Living Property in California Pacific Living Properties, an apartment community company with properties in California, Montana and Washington, regularly uses Aquaphalt for repairs on their sites. Aquaphalt is a revolutionary permanent...

Stephenson Equipment and LeeBoy Raise 25K

Stephenson Equipment and LeeBoy Raise 25K

Benefitting the Gary Sinise Foundation with Stars & Stripes 8520B Paver July 16, 2020, Harrisburg, PA: A LeeBoy 8520B “Stars & Stripes” Commercial Asphalt Paver was delivered to end user, Hoffer Paving at a small yet impactful event. During the presentation, a...

Python 5000+ Denmark-Bound

Python 5000+ Denmark-Bound

by Marjorie Strandlund Recently, one of our Python 5000+ Pothole Patchers drove off the assembly line and onto a truck going to Montreal, where it was then loaded onto a ship bound for Denmark. This marked a major milestone for Python Manufacturing, as it will be the...

The Heat is On

The Heat is On

Soft Heat Manufacturing’s innovative approach is cooking up change When Ted Price needed a “game changer,” he knew exactly where to turn. Ted had recently purchased Diamond Pavement Maintenance Solutions, a once successful residential sealcoating company he’d been...

Leveraging Reputation

Leveraging Reputation

To Grow a Successful Pavement Maintenance Business You’ve probably heard the phrase, “You’re only as good as your reputation.” This is true in so many aspects of life, including business. The reality of today’s digital environment is that negative sentiments can...

Free for All

Free for All

Stencil Plus is showing how free stencils can turn big profits Jeff Romszewicz, founder and President of Stencil Plus in Charleston, S.C., learned everything he needed to know about entrepreneurialism in elementary school – but he wasn’t in class. The legend goes like...

Meet Sherry Guo, Ph.D.

Meet Sherry Guo, Ph.D.

It is with great pleasure and excitement that we welcome Sherry Guo, Ph.D. to the GemSeal family. She comes to us from Royal Dutch Shell, Inc.-Shell Bitumen-U.S. where she served as Shell Oil Products, Sr. Product Application Specialist and then as Specialties...

LeeBoy, Inc. — New For 2020

LeeBoy, Inc. — New For 2020

Designed with the paving professional in mind, this heavy-commercial paver is guaranteed to impress. The 8520B incorporates enhanced features including an above deck generator, increased fuel capacity, and front adjustable conveyor chains that eliminate the need to...

Bomag Launches Enhanced 600-Hp-Class Cold Planers

Bomag Launches Enhanced 600-Hp-Class Cold Planers

With Increased Productivity And Uptime BOMAG reintroduces its field-proven 600-hp-class (440-kW) BOMAG 2200/60 cold planer with a Tier 4 Final (Stage V) engine and multiple productivity enhancing design advancements. The reengineered milling chamber improves the...

Benefits of Commercial Sweeping

Benefits of Commercial Sweeping

The value of keeping it clean By Jeff Winke Park the heavy-duty natural corn broom and dustpan just outside this article. They won’t be needed. Collect them after learning about commercial-grade sweeping and power sweeping equipment and services that paving and...

Road Resurfacing Simplified

Road Resurfacing Simplified

Critical data collected at highway speed By Jeff Winke Traditionally, highway resurfacing projects have been a challenge, not only for the contractor, but the inconvenienced community through which the road passes. To collect the project data needed to perform the...

BOMAG Launches 10-FT Highway-Class Pavers

BOMAG Launches 10-FT Highway-Class Pavers

with new features and improved operator experience BOMAG 10-ft (3.0-m) pavers now include significant upgrades to the operator’s platform, which improve visibility and the operator experience. New dual swing-out operator stations feature BOMAG’s SIDEVIEW innovation in...