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March 29 2020 Vol. IX • No. 7
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Construction Industry Gathers at ConExpo 2020
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During ConExpo-Con/AGG 2020, held from March 10 through March 13 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, contractors from across the United States expressed pervasive optimism about the construction industry for 2020.
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Table of Contents ............4 Recycling Section.....19-27 Attachment & Parts Section ......................37-40 Truck & Trailer Section .... ..................................49-53 Auction Section ........57-61 Business Calendar ........61 Advertisers Index ..........62
ultiple construction and construction materials industry segments converged on the Las Vegas Convention Center and Festival Grounds as they came together for ConExpo-Con/AGG 2020 to unveil new technologies and products, share knowledge, network with industry peers and buy equipment. Registrations for the show totaled more than 130,000. At the conclusion of the show, cancellations from international attendees totaled less than 1 percent. “We refer to ConExpo-Con/AGG as the ‘heavy metal’ show, but it’s more than that,” said Mary Erholtz, vice president of marketing of Superior Industries and ConExpo-Con/AGG 2020 show chairperson. “It’s also small equipment, education and technology. And that was reflected in
every way this week. Giant machines, incredible exhibits, fantastic education and huge expectations. Organizers of ConExpo have a legacy of building and innovating on previous shows, and the 2020 gathering extends that record of success. This has been one of the best editions of ConExpo — ever.” Exhibitors across the show, from the Festival Grounds to North Hall to Bronze Lot to South Hall, expressed enthusiasm for the tremendous engagement they received from contractors and producers looking to purchase equipment. According to IFPE Show Chairperson David Price, global marketing manager of HydraForce Inc., “The crowd was much better than expected see CONEXPO page 8
Winners: Colorado Asphalt Pavement Associaton
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he Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association held its award banquet on Feb. 19, 2020 in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference and Equipment Show in Denver. The following contractors and producers were honored at the event: Four Corners Materials for Smoothest
Pavement (Categories l and ll); United Companies for Smoothest Pavement (Category lll); Elam Construction for Smoothest Pavement (Category lV); Martin Marietta in the airport category; Connell Resources for Commercial Parking Lot; Blue Roads Solution in the Residential Subdivision category; Schmidt Construction in the City
Street category (new or reconstruction); Coulson Excavating for City Street Resurfacing; Vance Brothers for Surface Treatment; United Companies in the Urban Highway Resurfacing category and Martin Marietta for Urban Highway new or reconstruction. see RMACES page 30