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Dana finalise l’acquisition de l’unité Drive Systems du groupe Oerlikon «L’acquisition de l’unité Drive Systems d’Oerlikon nous permet de supporter le passage de nos clients à l’électrification de leurs véhicules peu importe leur architecture dans les secteurs léger, commercial et hors route», disait James Kamsickas, président et chef de la direction de Dana. «L’équipe hautement talentueuse de la division Drive Systems est également positionnée stratégiquement pour permettre à nos clients d’accéder à des capacités de fabrication notamment, en Inde, en Chine et aux États-Unis.» L’unité Drive Systems compte de nombreux fabricants d’équipement d’origine œuvrant dans des secteurs aussi variés que l’agriculture, la construction, l’énergie, l’exploitation minière, le transport routier et les voitures de sport. Parmi ceux-ci, on peut mentionner AGCO, Aston Martin, BMW, Caterpillar, CNH, Daimler, John Deere, Ferrari, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, MAN, McLaren, Oshkosh, SANY, Scania, Terex, Volkswagen et AB Volvo.
Fraco intensifie son internationalisation La transaction concerne l’acquisition exclusive de la ligne des produits d’élévation commercialisée sous la marque TORGAR, soit des élévateurs de construction, des plates-formes de transport, des ascenseurs industriels, des plates-formes de travail, ainsi que l’usine située à Sargosse. La nouvelle direction entend maintenir la production dans la région du nord-est de l’Espagne. Pour Julie Rainville, coprésidente de Produits Fraco ltée, cette acquisition va permettre à la société québécoise d’offrir, par le biais de son réseau international de distribution, une ligne complète de solutions d’accès destinées à des marchés qui sont caractérisés par des besoins différents. «La notoriété des équipements TORGAR n’est plus à faire. On retrouve ces produits non seulement en Europe, mais également dans certains pays sud-américains, africains et du Moyen-Orient», mentionne madame Rainville. «La décision d’acquérir la marque TORGAR représente la meilleure stratégie pour renforcer la position de Produits Fraco Ltée sur le territoire européen et d’étendre son rayon d’action à l’international.» Produits Fraco ltée est un fabricant d’équipements et de systèmes de transport vertical pour les personnes et les matériaux. Sa gamme de produits comprend des plates-formes de travail, des plates-formes de transport, des élévateurs de chantier et des ascenseurs industriels. Les équipements sont destinés à la construction, aux marchés industriels et aux travaux d’infrastructure. L’entreprise de Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, au Québec, jouit également d’une solide réputation dans le développement de systèmes d’accès pour des projets spéciaux. La société dessert principalement l’Amérique du Nord, l’Europe et l’Asie.
Nouveau distributeur Cedarapids au Québec «Voghel est un partenaire idéal pour la marque Cedarapids en raison de sa force de vente expérimentée et la qualité de son service, de l’achat jusqu’à après la vente. Avec une équipe de spécialistes de produits, des techniciens qualifiés, un large inventaire de pièces et l’expertise de son personnel, nous nous attendons à ce que Voghel offre un soutien inégalé à nos clients», déclarait Jeff High, directeur des ventes chez Terex Cedarapids. «Étant déjà dédié aux industries du concassage, du criblage et du secteur de l’environnement avec des équipements mobiles, Cedarapids apporte à Voghel non seulement des solutions pour répondre aux besoins de nos clients existants, mais aussi de s’adresser à de nouveaux clients, comme les grandes carrières et les mines», faisait remarquer le vice-président du développement stratégique de Voghel, Pascal Gosselin. «Notre décision d’ajouter la gamme de produits Cedarapids à notre portefeuille est basée sur des témoignages favorables sur la qualité de leurs produits et aussi sur la façon dont Cedarapids a été un élément clé de leur succès. Nous sommes convaincus que, grâce à notre investissement constant dans les pièces et le service après-vente, combiné à l’investissement constant de Cedarapids dans le développement de produits, nous améliorerons encore notre capacité à répondre aux besoins de nos clients existants ainsi qu’aux futurs nouveaux partenaires.»
ESS lauréate du Club Platine du programme des sociétés les mieux gérées au Canada de 2019 Le programme des sociétés les mieux gérées au Canada, qui en est à sa 26e année, est le principal palmarès des entreprises au pays qui reconnaît les mérites des entreprises détenues et gérées par des Canadiens pour leurs pratiques commerciales novatrices de classe mondiale. Chaque année, des centaines d’entreprises y participent dans le cadre d’un processus indépendant et rigoureux qui permet d’évaluer leurs capacités et pratiques de gestion. «L’année 2018 a été extrêmement enrichissante pour notre société. Nous avons continué à nous concentrer sur les acquisitions récentes, sur les territoires de vente existants et nouveaux et sur l’élargissement des conditions de marché. Nous sommes ravis de constater non seulement une amélioration des marchés et des ventes en Ontario, mais également une augmentation de nos activités dans l’Ouest canadien après un long repli du marché», déclaraient Michael et Peter Willis, coprésidents et propriétaires d’Equipment Sales and Service. «Nous sommes très reconnaissants de l’immense contribution de tous nos employés à notre succès continu et de l’impact qu’ils ont sur la société étant désignée lauréate du Club Platine du prestigieux programme des sociétés les mieux gérées au Canada.» Les mises en nomination sont évaluées par un jury indépendant dont les membres sont des représentants des commanditaires du programme ainsi que des invités spéciaux. Les sociétés les mieux gérées de 2019 ont en commun une stratégie et une vision claires, un investissement dans la capacité et un engagement envers les talents. «C’était un accomplissement important d’être nommée parmi les sociétés les mieux gérées au Canada pour la première fois en 2011», déclarait Morgan Cronin, président de ESS. «Je pense qu’il est encore plus difficile de conserver ce statut. Nous devons constamment revoir et améliorer notre façon de faire des affaires, notamment en revoyant nos stratégies et la manière dont nous fournissons nos produits et nos services à nos partenaires commerciaux. Conserver notre place au sein du Club Platine est à la fois un défi et une réalisation de taille pour notre entreprise. Cela reflète tous nos efforts pour nous améliorer continuellement. Je voudrais remercier les personnes dévouées travaillant à ESS qui peuvent traduire le plan en action. Nous sommes extrêmement fiers de notre société et de notre équipe.» Les lauréates du programme des sociétés les mieux gérées, commandité par Deloitte, la CIBC, Canadian Business, la Smith School of Business, et le Groupe TMX, seront mises à l’honneur à l’occasion du gala annuel des sociétés les mieux gérées au Canada qui aura lieu à Toronto le 17 avril 2019.
Kubota renforce son segment de tracteurs à haute puissance en Amérique du Nord La décision de Kubota est basée sur l’expérience de Buhler en fabrication et en distribution de tracteurs à haute puissance en Amérique du Nord, afin de répondre aux exigences de ce marché. Cette entente améliorera le temps de développement et de production de cette nouvelle ligne de tracteurs à haute puissance. Grâce au savoir-faire exclusif de Kubota en machineries agricoles et à l’expérience de Buhler dans ce segment, de nouveaux tracteurs conçus exclusivement pour Kubota seront disponibles aux États-Unis et au Canada, à partir de la seconde moitié de 2019. «Notre compréhension des réalités de l’agriculture canadienne et des besoins de nos clients a toujours été au cœur de nos activités chez Kubota», déclarait Bob Hickey, président de Kubota Canada ltée. «Cette annonce nous permettra d’élargir nos horizons, puisque nos ingénieurs travailleront avec les employés de Buhler afin de développer et de produire des tracteurs adaptés aux besoins du marché canadien.»
Stanley Black & Decker acquiert les unités commerciales Paladin et Pengo d’International Equipment Solutions Genesis et Crenlo Global fonctionneront comme des entreprises autonomes et seront encore dirigées par Steve Andrews, chef de la direction, et Steve Klyn, directeur financier. «Nous félicitons et remercions l’équipe de direction d’IES pour sa vision stratégique et son exécution impressionnante. Nous sommes très fiers de nous être associés avec cette dernière dans le cadre de l’incroyable transformation d’IES. Nous demeurons déterminés à fournir à Genesis et à Crenlo Global le capital et les ressources requises pour continuer d’offrir des produits de qualité incomparable, assortis d’une technologie à l’avant-garde de l’industrie et d’un service à la clientèle de calibre mondial», déclarait Raquel Palmer, partenaire directrice à KPS. La firme Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP a servi de conseiller juridique alors que Deutsche Bank a servi de conseiller financier exclusif auprès de KPS et d’IES à l’égard de la transaction.
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Industry News
Cooper Equipment Announces Acquisition of Modern Rentals Modern Rentals offers quality, late model equipment that is supported by a highly experienced team of rental professionals. “We are excited about the opportunity to strengthen our business in Western Canada with the addition of Modern Rentals’ experienced team of rental professionals, quality equipment fleet, and strategically-located branch facilities,” said Doug Dougherty, president of Cooper. “This acquisition broadens our presence in Western Canada and allows us to bring the Cooper Difference to customers throughout Southern Alberta,” added Darryl Cooper, CEO. “We are pleased to welcome the Modern folks to the Cooper team – we know that their energy and professionalism will further strengthen the impressive team that we have established in the Western Canadian market.” “This transaction, as a follow up to the acquisition of Alberta Lift in July 2017, will allow Cooper to leverage its position as the premium aerial equipment supplier in southern Alberta and bring the full range of equipment rental services to Cooper’s and Modern’s valued customers. I am very excited to be working with the excellent team at Modern Rentals to continue our growth in Western Canada,” commented Justin Wharton, regional manager for southern Alberta. Established in 1972, Cooper Equipment is a Canadian-owned full-service construction equipment rental company, servicing contractors throughout Ontario and in parts of Quebec and Alberta. Cooper specializes in compact equipment, aerial access and trench safety equipment, and offers a broad range of construction equipment and supplies, backed by unparalleled service and support. The company operates 30 rental locations. In 2013 Cooper received a majority investment from Halifax-based SeaFort Capital.
Elvio A. Merlo Inducted into the HHCA Hall of Fame Mr. Merlo was recognized for his significant contributions to the Hamilton region and provincial construction industry with a presentation that included many stories and photos highlighting his career. Notably, Al started Merlo Electric in 1956 and was Hamilton’s youngest master electrician at the time. Sixty two years later Merlo Electric remains a well respected electrical contracting company committed to serving its clients and recruiting young talent into the electrical trades. Al and Merlo Electric were recognized by the McGuinty government in 2007 for Leadership in Apprenticeship Training. Throughout his career Mr. Merlo has dedicated his time and knowledge to supporting the advancement of the construction industry, sitting on the board of directors of the Hamilton District Electrical Association, the Ontario Electrical League, the Electrical Safety Authority and the Hamilton-Halton Construction Association. A true entrepreneur with many interests Mr. Merlo has also served as president of the Canadian Mushroom Association, a role that led him to tour Canada in the company of then Minister of Agriculture Eugene Whelan. An appreciative Al Merlo was on hand with his wife, many members of his family and Merlo Electric staff to accept the award. Merlo Electric is one of the oldest and largest maintenance contractors in the Hamilton area. The Hall of Fame Award has been sponsored, since its inception in 1996 by Masters Insurance Hamilton. Established in 1920, the Hamilton-Halton Construction Association has been serving its local Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) construction firms for almost 100 years.
Crosby Acquires Straightpoint The acquisition, effective January 1st, 2019, includes the manufacturing facility and headquarters, co-located in Hampshire, UK, that will become Crosby’s center of excellence for load monitoring and measurement, in addition to key personnel based in the U.S. David Ayling, formerly CEO at Straightpoint, will step into a new role overseeing sales, marketing, and product development functions for all load monitoring equipment. He will report to Robert Desel, chief commercial officer at Crosby. “Straightpoint has built a very strong team focused on innovation and high service levels and we wanted to ensure we could maintain and capitalize on these important features of the company. Crosby’s brand, its channel strength, global reach, and management team will enable us to build on our strengths and take the business to a new level,” said Mr. Ayling. “Becoming part of Crosby represents an opportunity to deliver our solutions to more customers and increase the pace of our innovation. It is an exciting new chapter for Straightpoint, its team members, and customers.” “We’ve had a close relationship with Straightpoint for quite a while – its load shackles are based on the industry standard Crosby G2130 shackle, and we use Straightpoint products on our Safe Rigging trucks,” said Robert Desel. “Straightpoint’s position as a leader and innovator in load measurement and monitoring, and the opportunity to integrate its technology into our already strong portfolio, made this a compelling addition to Crosby. Safe lifting is in Crosby’s DNA and load monitoring is a critical part of that equation. Monitored lifts are inherently safer and we can now increase adoption of this best practice on a global scale.” “The acquisition is focused on growth. Straightpoint already represented a force in the marketplace and as part of Crosby we can position its products and expertise closer to the point of use and increase the pace of innovation. We are very excited to add the SP brand, best-in-class products, manufacturing capabilities, and team members to the Crosby organization,” concluded Mr. Desel. For 40 years Straightpoint has manufactured and supplied cabled and wireless telemetry loadlink, load shackles, load cells, digital dynamometers, compression loadcells, crane scales, running line tensiometers and software solutions as well as a range of intrinsically safe load cells. Safety, reliability and quality are paramount in the lifting and rigging industries and so Straightpoint designs and manufactures to the highest standards including ISO9001, DNV-GL Type Approval, ATEX and IECEx.
CRAC Board of Directors builds on the success of the past with a strong vision “We have listened to our members and advocating on their behalf on issues affecting our industry and the safety of our industry is now a significant focus,” said Mike Turnbull, chairman of the board. “Two working committees have already been actively pursuing changes on weights & dimensions regulations and the newest committee will advocate certification of telehandlers, both at the request of our members.” The Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Crane Rental Association of Canada will take place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, June 5-8, 2019. The educational content of the Conference includes a changing workforce with Millennials, the legalization of marijuana and its impact in the industry and Indigenous engagement, topics that are extremely important to members of the association. The Crane Rental Association of Canada’s members are crane rental companies, manufacturers and suppliers of cranes and equipment, and supplier of services used in the specialty crane rental business in Canada.
Custom Truck One Source Forms Strategic Partnership with EZ Trac “Our partnership with EZ Trac allows us to offer our customers the very best options for their equipment,” said Fred Ross, Custom Truck One Source’s chief executive officer. “We’re committed to providing the very best features and options in our equipment portfolio and our partnership with EZ Trac is a perfect fit.” Through the EZ Trac/Custom Truck relationship, customers will have access to EZ Trac at all Custom Truck locations in the U.S., as well as Custom Truck’s extensive service network. “We are thrilled to be associated with Custom Truck One Source to help us reach more customers and markets where EZ Trac adds unique value,” said Mike Grimes, EZ Trac’s chief executive officer. The EZ Trac Hydraulic All-Wheel Drive System boasts many outstanding features. EZ Trac maintains the existing factory OEM ride height, weighs up to 450 kg less than mechanical all-wheel drive systems, and maintains factory turning radius. Additional benefits include minimal maintenance and less service as a result of EZ Trac’s no transfer case requirement. EZ Trac can be installed on new or used trucks. Customers can further capitalize on this partnership with flexible, customized leasing and financing solutions, through Custom Truck Capital.
Canadian Contractors Whissell and Voice Join Ironworks Beta Program Whissell Contracting Ltd., of Calgary, and Voice Construction, of Edmonton, are both long-established construction firms operating large fleets of heavy equipment throughout Western Canada. The firms will apply Ironworks’ abilities for managing machine-specific costs in planning, scheduling, budgeting and assessing the deployment of heavy equipment in various projects and applications. Whissell Contracting Ltd. was founded in Calgary in 1970 as a water and sewer contractor. Today Whissell has 5 divisions, 3 offices, 300-plus employees and more than 300 pieces of heavy equipment, highway tractors and trailers. Voice Construction traces its history to the 1930s in Saskatchewan. Through its history, the company has grown into an industry leader, serving all of Western Canada from its headquarters in Edmonton. Voice owns an extensive fleet of modern equipment and employs an experienced workforce capable of performing jobs of any size. Ironworks’ beta program seeks an additional 5 large infrastructure contractors to use the system and provide feedback on its features and functionality. The beta program launched recently, with Teichert Construction of California as the first participant, following 4 years of prototype development with alpha users. “With Ironworks, the process of bidding for work in the fiercely competitive infrastructure construction industry will never be the same again,” said Grant Lungren, president of Ironworks LLC, creator of the widely used Hard Dollar EOS/PXS (now offered by InEight®). “Ironworks changes the game by managing a fleet like a job, allowing for detailed budgeting and control of machine employment costs.” Ironworks’ key equipment cost management functions include fleet information administration, renting and leasing, charge-rate management, client billing rate administration, dispatching, machine performance history and fleet analysis and optimization. “Ironworks uses advanced data visualization and analytics technology to make expert equipment cost management easy,” said Mr. Lungren. “Not every contractor has to use Ironworks, but they will have to compete against those who do.” To be considered for participation in the Ironworks beta program, contractors are asked to go to www.ironworkscloud.com, and click on the top line menu option “Beta Program” and then “I am interested.”
Kleemann Plants Receive Award for Well-Thought-Out Design The iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the most important design awards in the world and has been regarded for 66 years as an internationally recognized label for first-class design. The jury consisted of 60 independent experts from over 20 countries. The award winners were selected in February based on the innovation, functionality, responsibility and positioning criteria. In 2019, the award winners also include the MOBICAT MC 120 Z PRO jaw crusher as well as 4 mobile EVO screening plants from Kleemann. The GOOD DESIGN Award presented in January is an industrial design program organized once a year by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design in co-operation with the European Centre for Architecture, Art Design and Urban Studies. Industrial products characterized by a particularly innovative and well-conceived design are nominated. The Kleemann plants also convinced this jury. The mobile jaw crusher MC 120 Z PRO is characterized by its uncompromising and robust design. It crushes stone at a rate of up to 650 t/h with a maximum grain size of 1,100 x 700 mm. The plant has a powerful and efficient diesel-electric drive. The crusher, conveyor belts, screens and chutes are driven electrically. For even more environmentally-sound operation, an external power supply is possible as an option. The plant is controlled from a 12’’ (304 mm) touch panel by means of the intuitive SPECTIVE control concept. This permits, for example, the adaptation of the crushing gap to a new application with only a few commands. The operator is guided through the menu step by step. Operating errors are thus avoided and productivity is increased. The well-arranged design of the machine follows the course of the material flow and permits easy access from all sides. Despite its size with a maximum weight of 83 t, the plant can be transported in one piece. The new MOBISCREEN EVO plant line MS 702/703 and MS 952/953 is characterized by its high output, high flexibility, excellent transportation properties and short set-up times. Its intelligent operator panel makes intuitive and simple operation possible. The simplified screen change meets the highest safety and ergonomic requirements. An environmentally-friendly drive via an external power supply is available as an option. The design visualizes the functionality in a clearly structured appearance.
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