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PEOPLE& EVENTS
ACT
MAY 2014
2014
AWEAWindPower 2014
May 5-8, 2014
Las Vegas, NV
International Cranes
& Transport Turkey
Conference
May 8, 2014
Istanbul, Turkey
Crane Rental
Association of Canada
June 4-7, 2104
Whistler, BC, Canada
APEX and IRE
June 24-26, 2014
Amsterdam, TheNetherlands
SC&RACrane and
RiggingWorkshop
September 24-26, 2014
Dallas, TX
ALHConference &
Awards
November 11, 2104
Miami, FL
World Crane &
Transport Summit
November 12-13, 2104
Miami, FL
SC&RA vice president
Doug Ball retires
DougBall has retired from
his position as Specialized
Carriers&Rigging
Association (SC&RA) vice
president.
The announcementwas
madeduring a special
presentation and reception
on the first dayof the SC&RA
SpecializedTransportation
Symposium,March19 - 21 in
Houston, TX.Ball has served
the association formore than
13 years.
“With thehelp and support
ofmanyof you,Doughas
advancedour agendaon a
host of transportation and
permitting issues, from
increased limits on tridems
and trunnions to increased
night-time andweekend travel
allowances to increased46,000
pound tandemweight limits
inmore andmore states to
better port access and egress
for ourmembers,” said Joel
Dandrea, SC&RA executive
vicepresident. “The reality
isDoughasmadehundreds
of presentations and actively
participated inmeeting after
meetingduringhis time
at SC&RA.His progress
has alignedquitewellwith
ourmissionof advocating,
educating andworking to
improve the safety, efficiency
andprofitabilityof our
industry.”
EVENTSDIARY
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Load Systems International
Inc. (LSI) has promoted
Tom Zanone toOEM sales
manager. Zanonewill
serve original equipment
manufacturers inNorth
America offering cable-
based andwireless solutions
for crane/lifting system
instrumentation. Zanone
previously worked at PAT as
a field service representative,
servicemanager, training
administrator and technical
writer. After PAT hewas a
distributor for 12 years for
PAT/Hirschmann before joining
LSI-Robway.
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Florida-based Sims Crane
& Equipment has appointed
Deborah Garringer as its chief
financial officer. Garringer
joins Sims Crane fromCrowe
Horwath LLPwhere shewas
a partner and in charge of
the Floridamarket for public
sector clients. She brings to
the rolemore than 25 years of
experience in the accounting
industry. Garringer takes over
from vice president and CFO
M. VernonMoore, who retired
April 1 after 27 yearswith
Sims Crane.
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BrodersonManufacturing
Corp. appointed Ed Kocsis
as itsmanager of major
accounts. Kocsis is in charge
of Brodersonmajor accounts
operations from head office
requirements to the field.
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Terex Cranes President
T
im Ford has been named
chair of ICUEE 2015. Ford
will oversee the show’s
volunteermanagement
committee, a cross-section
of utility construction leaders
who direct show planning to
ensure the show remains
relevant for all market
segments. The biennial
International Construction &
Utility Equipment Exposition
(ICUEE) will be held September
29 –October 1, 2015 at the
Kentucky Exposition Center in
Louisville.
HIGHLIGHTS
First three speakers forWC&TS
From left to right: Bev O’Dell,
ACT
’s national account manager;
Trevor Pease, KHL America’s president; Doug Ball, former SC&RA
vice president; D.Ann Shiffler, editor of
ACT
; and John Austin, sales
manager for
International Cranes and Specialized Transport
.
The first three speakers for
the 2014World Crane and
Transport Summit, Nov.
12-13 inMiami, have been
announced. The first is Scott
Hazelton, director, IHS Global
Insight Construction and
Manufacturing Industries
Practice. Hazelton developed
and is responsible for the
quarterly Global Construction
Outlook as well as the U.S.
Construction Quarterly Briefing
and the U.S. Construction:
State andMetropolitan Focus
forecasts and commentary.
He has also developed specific
forecastingmodels for U.S.
renovation and infrastructure
markets.
David Rodrigues will also be
a speaker atWCTS 2014.
Rodrigues is chief executive
officer at leading crane rental
and specialized transport
companyMakro Enghenaria in
Brazil. He has been with the
company since 1996.
Completing the first round
of speaker announcements is
Ted Redmond, president and
CEO at Canadian crane rental
group NCSG Crane &Heavy
Haul Services. Redmond has
30 years of management
experience in Canada and the
U.S. with leading international
companies, including Rockwell
International, The Boston
Consulting Group, andMcCoy
Corporation.
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