Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Thu August 22, 2019
Why Tennesse's Sitton Construction Remains Loyal to Ascendum, Volvo
For Greg Sitton, work has always operated as a family affair — even before founding his own business, Sitton Construction, 35 years ago in Tennessee. Sitton's father worked many industry-related jobs, from electrical installation to plumbing to home building, the latter of which birthed a successful real estate business to list his growing number of properties....
CEG - Wed June 12, 2019
Ascendum Group Celebrates Global, Domestic Milestones With Torch-Lighting, Visits to 15 U.S. Branch Locations
Ascendum's corporate kick off. Ascendum Group is celebrating two significant milestones in 2019 – the 60th anniversary of the global dealership's founding in central Portugal, along with 15 years of business here in the United States....
Katie Kohler – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 06, 2019
Kristin Parker Relishes Leadership Role at Ascendum
Ascendum Machinery general manager Kristin Parker didn't want to wear a suit every day. The buttoned-up apparel wasn't the only thing she found restricting. Her parents wore suits every day to banking and finance jobs....
Ascendum Machinery - Mon May 06, 2019
U.S. Representative Discusses Workforce Issues at Ascendum
U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (N.C. Dist. 12) recently met with officials of Ascendum Machinery and Associated Equipment Distributors at Ascendum's corporate offices to discuss workforce development. Attracting skilled workers remains a major challenge for all fields, but it is especially important for the construction equipment industry, which is losing more than $2.4 billion in revenue annually....
CEG - Mon April 22, 2019
Complementing Volvo Lineup With LeeBoy Equipment, Ascendum Welcomes Customers to Asheville Open House
Ascendum Machinery hosted an open house at its Asheville, N.C., location March 25 to introduce its new partnership with LeeBoy. Ascendum, the largest Volvo Construction Equipment dealership in both the United States and the world, began carrying LeeBoy equipment Jan....
Volvo - Mon April 22, 2019
Volvo CE's 2018 Uptime Award Recognizes Ascendum's 'Consistent, Timely Support'
Ascendum Machinery, a Volvo Construction Equipment dealer with more than 15 locations across the southeast and North Dakota, is the recipient of Volvo CE's Uptime Award for 2018. The award acknowledges the company's aftermarket and customer-support efforts through consistent, timely, and reliable parts and service support in its service territory....
CEG - Mon April 08, 2019
Ascendum Introduces LeeBoy, Rosco Lineups During Special Open House Celebration at Charlotte Facility
VT LeeBoy recently announced Ascendum Machinery will serve as its new equipment dealership in western North Carolina, and Ascendum introduced its LeeBoy and Rosco product lines March 22 at an open house at its Charlotte, N.C., location....
LeeBoy - Mon January 14, 2019
Ascendum Becomes LeeBoy Dealership in Western N.C.
VT LeeBoy recently announced Ascendum Machinery will serve as its new equipment dealership in western North Carolina. "From the beginning of the negotiations, Ascendum's commitment to the product support side of the business exceeded our expectations," said Bryce Davis, general sales manager of LeeBoy....
Tue February 13, 2018
Sennebogen People, Machines the Right Combination for CRC Scrap Metal Recycling
When Blake Stanley graduated from college, he immediately joined the new metals recycling company that his grandfather Ronnie Strange had started up just months before. Strange launched the business with the help of two other partners, and Stanley soon learned that who you know is often as important as what you know, to get a new enterprise off the ground....
Mon January 15, 2018
J.H. Hiers Construction 'Does It All' With Volvo, Ascendum
Machinery has been a big part of Jeff Hiers' life for as long as he can remember — his father ran tractors on their family farm, his mother's family ran a construction company. So, after studying civil engineering at The Citadel, he went to work for the family business: Brunson Construction Company, a general contractor/commercial builder....
