December 2015 Vol. 70 No. 12
Business
December Business News
Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, Inc.
In response to the firm’s growth in the Infrastructure Large Diameter and Transportation Business Groups, Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam (LAN) has promoted two employees to head the charge.
Warren Green, P.E., (pictured top left) was promoted to vice president and business group director of LAN’s Infrastructure Large Diameter Group, where he will oversee and coordinate business development efforts, production and operations.
Green joined LAN in 2008 as the director of its Midwest region and has since quickly expanded LAN’s water supply and transmission services. He has worked for various water systems across 
America, handling the design and construction of large raw water pumping stations, water treatment plants, intake structures, storage facilities and hundreds of miles of water transmission mains. Green holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and is a registered professional engineer in IL, IA, WI, MS, MI, AZ, TN and TX.
Dev Rastogi, P.E., (pictured bottom left) was promoted to vice president and business group director of LAN’s Transportation Group, focusing on expanding the firm’s national footprint while leading a team to offer full-service solutions for any project delivery method.
Rastogi previously worked as deputy business group director and brings 32 years of civil engineering experience to the job, serving firms of different sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
She has worked with public and private sector clients throughout Texas, and previously served as a vice president for URS Corp., running its North Texas and Oklahoma operations. Rastogi holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and is a registered professional engineer in Texas.
ALLU Group
Edgar Chavez will take over as executive vice president and general manager of ALLU Group, tasked with taking the company to the next level through mapping its growth and increasing brand awareness and market share in its North American markets.
Chavez joins ALLU after serving five years as director, sales, marketing and product support for the winch division of PACCAR. He has more than 20 years of industry experience to the job and has worked with GRADALL Industries, CNH Industrial, ASTEC Industries, Mitsubishi International and VOLVO Construction. www.allu.net
Volvo Construction Equipment
Despite a 6 percent fall in net sales, Volvo Construction Equipment’s third quarter 2015 financial results yielded stable operating margin and market share growth in larger machines. In the face of lower demand, operating margin remained largely stable, at 4.8 percent, in comparison to 5.1 percent in 2014. The offset earnings can be attributed to advantageous currency movements and gross margin improvements as a result of an improved product mix and lower operating costs.
In North America, the current 4 percent growth rate has started to display signs of slowing. The European market is down 7 percent, driven by a drop in Russia and slowdown in France. The numbers show a 3 percent growth in Europe when Russia is excluded from the count. The Brazilian market decrease of 45 percent due to slow economic development and low business confidence continue to affect the South American market, which is down 36 percent. The Chinese market has seen the greatest decline, falling 50 percent.
Martin Weissburg, president of Volvo Construction Equipment, said the company’s targeted sales activities and efficiency program has helped deliver positive operating income and market share gains for larger machines, despite the volumes 25 percent drop this period. www.volvoce.com
McElroy
Fortiline Waterworks joins the growing network of distributors in selling and servicing McElroy fusion equipment, as well as providing operator training to their customer base throughout the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.
Fortiline added an HDPE Fusion Group to their company in August in an effort to offer complete infrastructure product solutions to its customers and better focus its resources in responding to customers. Fortiline president and COO, Mike Swedick, said through McElroy distributorship, the company can offer the most reliable, efficient and advance pipe fusion equipment in the world.
Fortiline has an extensive background in in HDPE as well as fusion techniques, fusion equipment and training. They are particularly experienced in assisting municipalities and utility contractors on HDPE water and wastewater projects. www.mcelroy.com
Steve Vick International
Due to the company’s continued growth and expansion within the gas, water, nuclear and contract services sectors, Steve Vick International (SVI) launched a new, redesigned website and corporate identity.
The site, www.stevevick.com, was designed with navigational ease and functionality in mind, and brings a modern design in an effort to enrich customer experience. The recently launched website also features an improved translation feature, allowing international users to obtain information in French, Dutch, Spanish, German or Italian. The site also features improved search navigation, enhanced content and downloads section, which allows users access to technical information.
Additionally, SVI recognized a need for customers to be able to see the products in action and responded with product and procedural videos, available on the videos and animation section of the new site.
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