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World of Concrete 2018 Has Solid Showing in Las Vegas
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orld of Concrete 2018 was held Jan. 23 to 26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. The show featured more than 1,500 exhibitors covering 725,000 net sq. ft. of exhibit space. In addition to having the opportunity to meet with this extensive number of manufacturers and concrete industry professionals, attendees also were provided with 170 education offerings, which, among them, included 80 new sessions and more than 140 speakers. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at Todd Howe, product manager of and light towers of www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) generators Doosan Portable Power, stands CEG
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with the newly redesigned Doosan LSC light tower. Dmitri Cremo, northeast regional sales manager, stands along side Chicago Pneumatic’s V4W light tower.
Felling Trailers’ Roger Majors (L), regional sales manager, West region, and Gary Knudsen, regional sales manager, reported they had a great show, met a lot of contractors, as well as lots of municipalities.
The Epiroc crew and their line of hydraulic attachments (L-R) are Dana Creekmore, vice president of sales; George O’Neill, district sales manager, west; Rich Elliott, product manager of hydraulic attachments; Shane Hovek, district sales manager, northeast; Moira Ploof, marketing communications specialist; and Tim Schutte, western regional sales manager.
Tom Owen, CE sales manager of Hyundai, at his company’s booth at World of Concrete. Owen said Hyundai has an extensive excavator and wheel loader lineup to meet concrete contractors’ equipment needs.
Multiquip Inc. introduced the new MTX50HD Rammer with the help of Mike Sebree, based out of Orlando, Fla.
John Deere Construction and Forestry Division’s Greg Zupancic discusses the features and benefits of the Deere 318G skid steer at World of Concrete.