Wed January 09, 2008
Columbus Equipment Launches BR580JG-1 in Ohio
Komatsu America Corp. has announced that the BR580JG-1 mobile jaw crusher is available at Columbus Equipment Company’s nine locations in Ohio. The crusher has a newly designed vibrating grizzly feeder and an all-hydraulic drive system, which makes it suitable for highway construction, quarry and demolition and excavation applications....
Sun November 04, 2007
Columbus Equipment Company Joins Morbark Family
Columbus Equipment Company, specializing in heavy equipment distribution, service and rental, is now the authorized dealer of Morbark industrial equipment in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Established in 1952, and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Columbus Equipment now operates in ten locations in Ohio....
Sat October 20, 2007
Columbus Equipment Offers Free Training for Komtrax
Columbus Equipment, the Komatsu distributor, is introducing free Komtrax training to familiarize equipment owners with the data and reports available for the wireless monitoring system. The training is available to anyone who has the system installed on any equipment and is provided at any Columbus Equipment location or at the equipment owner’s facilities....
Fri May 11, 2007
Komatsu Launches PC228USLC-3 Excavator in Ohio
Komatsu America Corp.’s PC228USLC-3 short tail swing excavator with Tier III engine is now available at Columbus Equipment’s nine locations in Ohio. The new machine has a 148 flywheel hp (110 kW), an operating weight between 49,900 to 51,110 lbs....
Thu April 12, 2007
Columbus Equipment Adds New Facility in Painesville
Columbus Equipment Company, a Komatsu distributor, opened a new facility in Painesville, Ohio. The facility is located at 864 Richmond Road. The Painesville branch offers expanded parts support for customers in Northeast Ohio....
Fri March 16, 2007
Komatsu Launches Two New Backhoe Loaders in Ohio
Komatsu America Corp.’s WB156-5 and WB156PS-5 backhoe loaders are equipped with Tier II engines and feature operating weights between 16,530 and 18,780 lbs. (7,500 and 8,500 kg) and loader bucket options up to 1.50 cu....
Sat July 03, 2004
Training Program Develops Ohio’s Top Construction Workers
According to James H. Gardner, business manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), Local 18, “the skills required today in this industry are changing faster than ever before.”Serving the needs of Ohio Operating Engineers for 64 years and covering 85 counties in Ohio and four counties in Northern Kentucky, Local 18 has evolved along with the industry....
Sat June 19, 2004
Atlas Copco Names Columbus Equipment as OH Distributor
Atlas Copco Construction Tools has announced the addition of Columbus Equipment Co. as its new distributor of hydraulic breakers in Ohio. In business since 1952, Columbus Equipment Co. currently has nine locations throughout Ohio that will sell, service and support Atlas Copco’s complete line of hydraulic breakers — all featuring Krupp percussion technology....
Amanda L. Gutshall - Tue June 25, 2002
American Services Razes Four Cincinnati Buildings
No one heard “Timber,” only the sound of shears ripping apart concrete during American Services Group Inc.’s, recent demolition of four buildings along Race and Sixth streets in Cincinnati....
Melissa Goodrich - Sat December 22, 2001
Kirila Shows its ’Moxy,’ Builds Landfill Cells for WCI Steel
WCI Steel Inc. has contracted Kirila Contractors Inc. of Youngstown, OH, to build a cell to landfill waste from WCI’s blast furnace. The first stage of the four-phase project for Kirila is expected to be completed ahead of schedule at the end of January, instead of the originally scheduled June completion date....
