Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu January 07, 2021
Lanier Sand and Soil Continues Its Many Decades of Success
One of South Carolina's most long lasting and highly regarded companies is Lanier Construction, which, as a provider of mined materials to contractors for several decades, does business as Lanier Sand and Soil....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed December 23, 2020
North Carolina County Relies on EDGE, Hills Machinery to Handle Waste
North Carolina's Mecklenburg County is the state's largest in terms of population with just more than 1.1 million residents. Along with its county seat, Charlotte, Mecklenburg is one of the South's major urban centers....
Terex Trucks - Tue December 08, 2020
Hills Machinery Helps Bring New Levels of Success to Terex Trucks
Every year, Terex Trucks ships a significant proportion of its articulated haulers — the TA300 and TA400 — from its Motherwell facility in Scotland to customers across North America. This year, Hills Machinery — the company's dealer in North and South Carolina — has taken a considerable amount of the trucks to meet customer demand, resulting in a market share improvement of around 80 percent in its territories....
IROCK Crushers - Mon October 19, 2020
IROCK Crushers Welcomes Hills Machinery
After examining the current construction materials marketplace and reviewing customer feedback in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, IROCK Crushers announced that Hills Machinery will be its exclusive dealer to sell and service the IROCK product line....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu September 03, 2020
Former Marine Runs His Coastal Carolinas Business Smartly, Neatly
One might be surprised to know a 25-acre recycling yard in an industrial area of Wilmington, N.C., filled with big equipment processing giant piles of old trees and vegetation, also is a model of neatness and efficiency....
CEG - Thu February 20, 2020
U.S. Composting Council Hosts Annual Conference in S.C.
The U.S. Composting Council advocates for compost manufacturing, compost utilization and organics recycling to benefit the environment, its members and society as a whole. Each year the USCC hosts more than 100 exhibitors and equipment demonstrators at its annual conference....
Fri November 08, 2019
Hills Machinery Company Announces New Partnership With Prophet Equity II LP
Hills Machinery Company LLC announced Nov. 8 that it has partnered with Prophet Equity II LP to make an equity investment to acquire an interest in Hills Machinery. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., with seven locations that serve North and South Carolina, Hills is one of the largest Case Construction dealerships in the United States, with a focus on heavy equipment offered by Case Construction, Terex Trucks, a full line of recycling products, and other leading construction equipment manufacturers....
Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Mon October 07, 2019
Hills Machinery, S.C. Quarry Forge Relationship Over Case
In operation since 1948, the Oconee County Quarry sits on a 100-acre tract of land in Walhalla, S.C. Its pit is approximately 300 ft. deep and quarry officials are in the process of expanding the top so they can mine even deeper below the surface....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Mon April 22, 2019
Southern Asphalt, Hills Machinery Make Dynamic Team
Recycling asphalt not only makes environmental sense, but, as Southern Asphalt of Conway, S.C., is proving, it makes good business sense, too. By using up to 20 percent recycled asphalt product (RAP) in his milling and paving operation, Nick Godwin, Southern's co-owner, is realizing significant cost savings in rock, sand and liquid — so much so, in fact, that he estimates his new Eagle crushing plant will pay for itself in two years....
Case - Tue April 16, 2019
Chapin, S.C., Wins 2019 Dire States Grant for East Chapin Sewer Force Main Project
Case Construction Equipment has awarded the $25,000 Dire States Equipment Grant to Chapin, S.C.,for the East Chapin Sewer Force Main Project. The project will install a new parallel force main to relieve pressures in the service area on the existing sewer force main and pump stations....
