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March 22, 2017 • Vol. LV • No. 6 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
Washington D.C.’s $500M Gramercy Takes Shape...8
Volvo Helps Maintain Glacier’s Ice Road...108
Attendees purchased a record-breaking 52,000 tickets for education sessions at the show, a 26 percent increase from the 2014 show.
Sales Soar at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017
C Hunyady Hosts Sale in Chalfont, Pa. ...124
Table of Contents................ 4 Asphalt, Concrete, Paving, Compaction & Milling Section.......................... 73-99 Parts Section....................118 Auction Section...... 122-137 Business Calendar.......... 129 Advertisers Index............ 138
onExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2017 attendees clearly came to Las Vegas ready to buy as exhibitors said they had enjoyed tremendous sales activity throughout the week. “This has been one of the best editions of ConExpo-Con/AGG — ever,” said Rich Goldsbury, 2017 ConExpo-Con/AGG chair and CEO and president of Doosan Bobcat North America & Oceania. “Exhibitors are writing sales at an incredible pace, and attendees clearly came to Las Vegas to buy.” “There was an element of confidence and pent-up demand at the show,” said Dave Foster, vice president of marketing & corporate communications of Volvo CE. “These are not tire-kickers. These are people who are willing to buy multiple machines for work they have now and anticipated growth based on a renewed confidence in the market.” A series of key metrics reflected the improved conditions, which were bol-
stered by a new pricing strategy intended to reinforce the overall quality of ConExpoCon/AGG and IFPE 2017 attendees. • U.S. buyer attendance jumped more than 16 percent from the 2014 show, and total buyer attendance improved by almost 8 percent. • Overall contractor and producer attendance grew by 10 percent.
• Total attendance neared 128,000 for the week. • Almost half of all attendees serve in executive positions at their company, and more than 3-in-5 attendees serve in a decision-making role. • Almost 26,000 international attendees see CONEXPO page 14
Mike Rowe Sits Down With CEG By Christine Allen ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Mike Rowe, known by many as the host of Dirty Jobs, as well as a tireless advocate for the construction industry, stopped by ConExpo 2017 as part of his Mike Rowe stopped by ConExpo 2017 as latest effort to promote the National Initiative.
latest effort to promote the National Excavator Initiative. The program is a foundation dedicated to reaching excavators and contractors with safe-digging messages, especially the importance of contacting an 811-notification center before digging. After his presentation, part of his Rowe sat down for an Excavator exclusive interview with see ROWE page 47