TerexMPAnnounces Purchase of MARCO Conveyors in Mo.

Terex MP, global manufacturer of materials processing and lifting machinery, announced the purchase of MARCO, a manufacturer of bulk material handling conveyors, based in Mt. Vernon, Mo.

As part of the transaction, Terex MP will purchase a 100,000-sq.-ft. factory and office space set on a 15-acre site in Mt. Vernon. Terex MP plans to expand the site’s manufacturing capacity to support the growing demand for mobile conveying equipment in North America. The site offers a central and local distribution hub in North America while also diversifying Terex MP’s manufacturing footprint and providing access to an additional labor pool.

Terex also will assume responsibility for MARCO’s sales and engineering office in the St. Louis area.

MARCO was established in 1936 by E.F. Marsh Engineering and has since designed and manufactured standard, stationary and portable material handling equipment such as stackers, belt feeders, hoppers and bins. The company was the first conveyor manufacturer to design tubulartruss conveyor frames, which remain to be a signature product for MARCO today.

“This acquisition supports Terex MP’s growth strategy to expand our offering in the bulk material handling industries with products that complement the existing portfolio,” said Pat Brian, vice president and managing director of Terex Materials Processing’s Crushing and Screening division.

By recovering larger quantities of premium sand more efficiently we can support James Dick Construction to maximize its return on investment and maintain its competitive advantage in the local market by boosting the availability of its material reserves.”

James Dick, CEO of James Dick Construction, said, “We want to ensure our operations remain as efficient as possible so that we can continue to service the local construction industry for many years to come. For us, embedded in the Caledon community, the key to that is ensuring we extract as much value and material from our reserves as possible as opposed to pursuing new extraction sites.

“It’s the most responsible approach for the communities in which we operate and also from an environmental perspective, reasons which dovetail with the economic benefits of the approach. The solution delivered by the team at CDE will play a major role in securing a consistent and reliable supply of materials for the construction industry in the Greater Toronto Area.”

Established almost 60 years ago, James Dick Construction Limited started out with a D-6 bulldozer and single axle dump truck which were put to work at its Adjala and 20th Sideroad pits in the Albion township.

Today, its primary operations focus on the production, sale and transport of high-quality construction materials produced from its portfolio of 18 close-to-market pits and quarries in southern Ontario.

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“Tubular-truss conveyor frames offer several benefits — they are hardwearing, easily re-configured and can withstand pressures of moving without bending. MARCO also produces equipment sold into the concrete industry, which will also help to expand our presence in this market.”

Terex MP plans to keep MARCO as a brand within Terex MP’s Crushing, Screening and Conveying division that includes Powerscreen, Finlay, EvoQuip and ProStack. MARCO will have substantial growth potential, benefiting from Terex MP’s global distribution network, as well as efficiencies enabled by its global scale and investments in areas such as product development, sustainability, digital solutions and factories of the future. 