| News |  Sany NA HQ Construction Commencement Press Release
SANY America: Construction Commencement Ceremony
By: LaRese Ferguson
SANY America, Inc. held a ceremony to mark the start of construction on the site of what will become the company’s first North American manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters in Peachtree City, GA. This event demonstrates Sany’s strong belief in and commitment to North America and its Construction Equipment markets. The booms of Sany’s Concrete Pump Trucks filled the sky as the company celebrated with the official Construction Commencement Ceremony. All Sany America employees were invited to come out to the construction site to see the progress and mark this special occasion.
"The new building represents a significant investment by SANY Group" said Jack Tang, President of SANY America at the Construction Commencement Ceremony, (pictured right). "It will ensure that we continue our progress in recruiting some of the best engineers in the world, and will provide them with an environment that will allow them to push the boundaries of innovation and quality in our brand of construction equipment."
Sany’s new facility is being constructed on a 228 acre site in Peachtree City, Georgia, and will be focused on the Research & Development, Sales & Marketing and manufacture and assembly of Lattice Boom Crawler Cranes, Rough Terrain Cranes, Truck Mounted Concrete Pumps, Hydraulic Excavators, Motor Graders, Reach Stackers, Container Handlers, and Rotary Drill Rigs. Construction of the new facility is planned to be completed in approximately 12 to 14 months, with product production expected to begin soon thereafter.
Perkins and Will, an internationally recognized architectural design firm, created an innovative, modern design for Sany’s new facility referred to as “The Wave.” The entire front façade, as well as the eastern wall of the facility, will be constructed with glass giving the facility a very distinctive and sleek appearance. There will be a total of 360,000 square feet under roof and the new facility will reach almost 50 feet in height.
The office portion of the building will be arranged on three levels with each floor containing 60,000 square feet of space. The building will house all members of the company’s corporate staff, engineering, sales & marketing, research & development, in addition to manufacturing and warehouse employees. It will also serve as the North American distribution center for both finished goods and service parts, plus it will have both outdoor display and storage areas for finished machine inventory. In addition to the usual employee amenities there will be outdoor picnic and activity areas on the attractive landscaped grounds of the facility, designed to accommodate up to 500 employees.
Construction on this, the first phase of SANY America’s North American Headquarters, has a projected cost in excess of $60 million dollars and is scheduled for completion in 12 to 14 months. Currently, 115 are employed at SANY America, with plans to grow to 300 by the end of 2012. The property itself provides up to 1.2 million square feet of buildable area allowing Sany America to continue to grow and develop with phases II, III and IV. Kyle Nape, Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing noted, “It is an exciting time for our customers and the entire team at Sany America. It will be an impressive site!”
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The American Society of Concrete Contractors was formed by and for concrete contractors and others who provide services and goods to the industry. It is a powerful organization of contractors who share the same goals - to improve their businesses and their roles as contractors. Members include contracting firms, manufacturers, suppliers, architects, specifiers and distributors. There are over 550 member companies in the U.S. and abroad.
|  The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 and the Contractors Association of Will and Grundy Counties (CAWGC) reached a tentative three-year agreement Saturday,
COUNTRYSIDE, Ill. — The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 and the Contractors Association of Will and Grundy Counties (CAWGC) reached a tentative three-year agreement Saturday, which will allow many projects affected by the strike to resume.
The agreement calls for annual increases of 3.25 percent, which will go toward health care and benefits.
“The significance of this agreement cannot be overstated,” said James M. Sweeney, President-Business Manager of Local 150, “because you will see projects that have been stopped for more than two weeks start up again.”
Some of the projects that will resume include:
• Interstate 55 construction
• Interstate 55 & Route 59 Interchange
• Route 59 construction
• Larkin Avenue from Route 30 to Route 52
• Weber Road from Lily Cache Road to Interstate 55
• Olivet Nazarene University improvements and chapel construction
Another result of this agreement will be the availability of construction equipment and materials that have not been available for many projects throughout the strike.
Many projects held up because of their reliance on struck MARBA contractors for this equipment and material can now look to any of the 55 contractors signed to this agreement to provide what they need.
“What we are proposing to contractors is completely reasonable,” said Sweeney. “MARBA disagrees, but they are the only ones who do. These other associations have chosen fair contracts over needless stalling.”
“MARBA has said that agreements such as this don’t affect them, but if MARBA doesn’t want to return to work, these associations represent many contractors who can take over for them.”
The Laborers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity reached an agreement with CAWGC on Tuesday.
The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150 is a labor union representing more than 23,000 working men and women in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.
Local 150 represents workers in various industries, including construction, construction material production, concrete pumping, steel mill service, slag production, landscaping, public works and others.
|  Schwing America, Inc., Successfully Exits Chapter 11
ST.PAUL, MN - Schwing America,Inc. successfully emerged from Chapter 11. The company's plan of reorganization was approved by the Federal Bankruptcy Court after nine months of protection. Schwing completed the payoff to existing lenders from funds obtained from a pool of European banks. "With new funding in place we will move forward in the reorganization and growth of Schwing America," CEO Brian Hazelton announced to the Schwing employees. Hazelton thanked customers, the Schwing family and suppliers for their support. In an unusual display of support, 100- percent of the unsecured creditors voted in favor of Schwing's reorganization plan, according to court documents.
The company has increased head count in their Call Center to handle expanding business activity. Hazelton also mentioned that Schwing is planning new model introductions and technologies for the company's line of concrete pumps, truck mixers and batch plants. Schwing America currently markets throughout North America and was recently assigned sales and marketing responsibilities for Central and South America which will increase revenues. "We are exceeding our forecasts in export sales, " according to Hazelton, " And in general, we are very well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities which are in front of us."
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