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Roland Machinery Co.

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Find Roland Machinery Co. equipment listings, their latest news and contact information and locations.

Students in Komatsu-Supported Tech Program Graduate

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Komatsu - North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) in Wahpeton, N.D., graduated its 2026 class on May 15, 2026, including 17 students who completed the Komatsu-supported diesel technician training program. The two-year program also is supported by participating Komatsu dealer partners to devel...

Roland Machinery Helps Customers Adopt Technology

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Roland Machinery - From GPS grading to stringless paving on the job site to software solutions that let project managers track production time and quantities as well as update plan files from practically anywhere, technology is making today's construction industry more efficient than ever. With an ever-increasi...

Roland Machinery's Wick Receives Recognition From Tana

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Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tana, a manufacturer of material recycling and processing equipment for the waste industry, recently recognized ...

Roland Machinery Hosts Paving Seminar in Wilmington, Ill.

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CEG/Roland Machinery - Roland Machinery Co. hosted a best practice paving seminar at the Local 150 training center in Wilmington, Ill., on Feb. 23. The training site is a 342,000-sq.-ft. facility that has more than...

Lincoln Land Community College Names Diesel Technologies Lab in Honor of Roland Machinery

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CEG/Lincoln Land Community College - Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) in Springfield, Ill., announced Oct. 17 it has received a major gift from Roland Machinery Co. (RMC), also of Springfield, and has named its new Diesel T...

Roland Machinery Hires Matt Foley as Scrap, Material Handling Specialist

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CEG/Roland Machinery - Roland Machinery announced it has hired Matt Foley as its new scrap and material handling specialist. Foley is based out of Roland's Bolingbrook, Ill., office and will cover the greater C...

Terex Fuchs Names Roland Machinery Co. Authorized Dealer

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CEG/Roland Machinery Co. - Roland Machinery announced it is now an authorized dealer of the Terex Fuchs line of materi...

Roland Machinery Hires Keffer as Veep, General Manager of Wisconsin Division

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CEG / Roland Machinery Co. - Roland Machinery announced it has hired Del Keffer to serve as its new vice president and general manager of its Wisconsin division. Keffer will be based at the Franksville store, located at ...

Roland Machinery, Komatsu Team Up to Introduce Operators to iMC 2.0

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Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Operator Jesiah Lee of C. Lee Construction Services in Gary, Ind., goes over some instructions with Roland Mach...

Roland Machinery Hires Bryan Winek

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CEG - Roland Machinery announced it has hired Bryan Winek as used equipment territory manager. Winek, based at the company's Bolingbrook, Ill., location, is tasked with selling used equipment a...

Roland Machinery Company Now Offers Humdinger & Tana Equipment

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Roland Machinery - Roland Machinery Company has added the Humdinger & Tana earth moving and waste equipment product lineup at its locations throughout the midwest. Humdinger Equipment Ltd. ...

Roland Machinery Hosts Komatsu Forest Demo Day

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CEG - Roland Machinery Company held its Komatsu Forest Demo Day July 15 to 16 at...

Roland Machinery Holds Appreciation Day to Thank Its Customers for 60 Years of Family Ownership, Success

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CEG - Roland Machinery Company, a family-owned Komatsu dealer with branches in Illinois, Michig...

Roland Machinery Co., Expands With New Location, Acquisition

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Doosan - Roland Machinery Company, an authorized Doosan Portable Power dealer, is expanding its operations with the opening of a new location in Franksville, Wisc., and the recent acq...

Roland Machinery Acquires Heavy Equipment Specialists

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Roland Machinery - Roland Machinery Co., Springfield, Ill., acquired Heavy Equipment Specialists LLC, Slinger, Wis. This will make the 17th full-service facility for Roland Machinery Co. and th...

Roland Machinery Acquires Wisconsin Company

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Roland Machinery - Roland Machinery Co., of Springfield, Ill., recently acquired Heavy Equipment Specialists, LLC., of Slinger, Wisc. This will make the 17th full-service facility for Roland Ma...

Roland Machinery Co. Names Thomas General Manager of Rental Division

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Roland Machinery - Roland Machinery Co., headquartered in Springfield, Ill., named Dylan Thomas the new general manager of the rental division on April 17, 2018. As general manager, Thomas will be managing Roland's rental business. This consists of rentals, rental operations and service, as well as mark...

Roland Machinery to Open New Location in Raymond, Wis.

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CEG - Roland Machinery Company has announced that it will soon be serving customers out of its brand new nine-acre 24,000 sq. ft. facility in Raymond, Wis., just south of Milwaukee. ...

Roland Machinery Showcases Intelligent Machines at Event

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CEG - On Oct. 13, Roland Machinery Co. held an open house at its Springfield, Ill., location. The event featured intelligent machine demonstrations, and guests enjoyed lunch and refreshments. The company showcased...

Doosan Portable Power Adds Roland Machinery Location to Authorized Dealer Network

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CEG - Doosan Portable Power announced it has expanded its authorized dealer network with the addition of Roland Machinery&...

Roland Machinery Co. Celebrates Its Newest Location in East Peoria, Ill.

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co. celebrated its new store in Peoria, Ill., with an open house on Oct. 14. The company's newest branch, located at 4299 N. Main St. Unit A, East Peoria, Ill., 61611, features five service bays, three service trucks, one lube truck to perform preventive maintenance services ...

Roland Machinery Co. Hosts Intelligent Machine Demo

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co. hosted an intelligent machine control demonstration at its location at 604 Stokely Drive, Deforest, Wis., on June 15. Lunch was provided at the event, and company representatives had Komatsu dozers and excavators, equipped with new intelligent machine technology, on site for ...

Roland Machinery to Host Intelligent Machine Control Demonstrations

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co. will be hosting intelligent machine control demonstrations at its location at 604 Stokely Drive, Deforest, Wis., on June 15. Lunch will be provided at the event, and company representatives will have Komatsu dozers and excavators equipped with new intelligent machine technolo...

Roland Machinery Hosts Customer Appreciation Night

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CEG - Roland Machinery Company held a customer appreciation night on Oct. 16 at the company’s main office in Springfield, Ill. The company served a BBQ dinner with all the fixings and gave away door prizes. Customers had the chance to test their skills by playing excavator basketball....

Roland Machinery Company Hosts Appreciation Dinner

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CEG - On Sept. 11 Roland Machinery Company held a customer appreciation dinner at its Escanaba, Mich., branch after the 70th annual logging and heavy equipment expo closed for the day. Several hundred customers were treated to a barbecue dinner and door prizes were given out. Guests also had the opport...

Roland Machinery Welcomes New Hires

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CEG - Roland Machinery recently announced two new hires: A.J. Perisho and Bill McNamara.A.J. Perisho has been appointed the new used equipment manager.Perisho, who is taking over for Jay Germann, has worked in the industry for 10 years, eight of which he owned a Sandler Training franchise...

Roland Machinery Promotes Brunson, Germann, McNamara

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CEG - Roland Machinery recently promoted three employees: Mike Brunson, Jay Germann and Mike McNamara.Mike BrunsonMike Brunson, Roland employee for more than 31 years, has been promoted to general manager of ...

Roland Machinery Honored as 50-Year AED Member

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CEG - Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) awarded Roland Machinery in July, recognizing the dealer’s 50 years of association membership. Roland is a 15-branch Komatsu dealership based in Springfield, Ill., that also covers portions of Missouri, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan. A...

Jerry Eastburn Retires After 25 Years at Roland Machinery

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CEG - Jerry Eastburn started in the construction equipment business in 1969 while finishing college at the University of Nebraska. After college he remained in the industry and in 1977 relocated to Albuquerque, N.M. with Road Machinery, where the company was heavily involved in large mining equipment ...

Roland Machinery Co. Founder Passes Away

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CEG - E. Earl Roland, founder and chairman of Roland Machinery Co., passed away on May 13. Mr. Roland was 90 years of age.Mr. Roland graduated from Hannibal High School, Hannibal, Mo., and Hannibal LaGrange University. He began his business career as a salesman in 1944, after naval service in Wo...

Roland Machinery Promotes Managers Dan Smith, James Jesuit, Larry Gindville

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CEG - Dan Smith has been hired to become general manager of product support, and will be working out of Roland Machinery’s Springfield, Ill., location. He will be serving in this position for all of Roland’s branches from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin, through Illinois, nor...

Roland Machinery Takes on Doosan Portable Power Line

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CEG - Doosan Portable Power has named Roland Machinery Company, headquartered in Springfield, Ill., an authorized dealer of portable and utility mount air compressors, generators, lighting systems and light compaction equipment. In addition to their corporate office, Roland Machinery also has 14 additi...

Annual Fish Fry a Success for Roland Machinery Co.

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co. held its 8th annual Customer Appreciation Fish Fry Oct. 21 in Springfield, Ill. In addition to the great food, attendees could have some fun participating in an excavator basketball contest.Sponsors for the event included Komatsu, Wirtgen, Hamm, Atlas Copco, LeeBoy, Do...

Roland Machinery, Oliver Stores Add Norco Equipment to Lineup

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CEG - Norco Equipment announced that two distributors of forestry machinery agreed recently to represent Norco in their regions.Mark Hollister, Norco’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, reported that Roland Machinery Co. will be his firm’s authorized distributor in the...

New Roland Machinery Territory Manager Brings Experience to Job

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CEG - Roland Machinery recently named Scott Clarkson territory manager, overseeing 18 counties in Illinois.Clarkson, who started with Roland Machinery in February of this year, gained his heavy equipment experience by a different means than most people. As a Staff Sergeant in the Marine Corps Re...

Roland Machinery Names New General Manager, Wis. Division

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CEG - Larry Gindville is Roland Machinery Co.’s new general manager of the Wisconsin division. Gindville, who will be based out of the DePere, Wis., office, will be responsible for sales, rentals, parts and service of all the manufacturers represented in Wisconsin. Assisting Gindville in ...

Roland Machinery Co. Hosts 2nd Annual Business Expo

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co. held its second annual business expo at its Franksville, Wis., location on March 24 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.. According to Tim Ryan, area sales director for Roland, “We wanted to give our customer base and potential customer base a more intimate feel for who we are, how ...

Roland Machinery Adds Jesuit as General Manager

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CEG - Roland Machinery Company has hired James Jesuit as general manager — Chicago division. With more than 23 years working in construction equipment wholesale and retail, Jesuit will be in charge of overall management sales, service, parts and operations for Roland Machinery —Chica...

Roland Machinery, LeeBoy Cross the Finish Line in Ill.

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CEG - Roland Machinery and LeeBoy treated more than 200 customers to a day at the ADRL Gateway Drags II event, Aug. 7 and 8. The race took place at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill.Ray and Matt Roland and Bill Mitchell, general manager of St. Louis division, joined salesmen from bo...

Roland Machinery Wins Big at Annual ATC Competition

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CEG - Komatsu hosted 13th Annual Advanced Technician Competition (ATC) at its training and demonstration facility March 2 through 5. Komatsu’s top field and service technicians traveled to Cartersville, Ga., to compete in week-long competitions involving equipment diagnostics and troubleshooting....

Roland Machinery Co. Celebrates 50 Years

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CEG - Hard work has always been the foundation for the American Dream and the underlying theme for every success story throughout this country’s history.Roland Machinery (RMC) is one of these stories. For the past half-century, the Roland family has worked relentlessly to become a major pl...

Roland Machinery Trains Techs in Record Numbers

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co., the Komatsu distributor, congratulated four technicians who recently received their associates degrees from Komatsu America’s Advanced Career Training (ACT) program at Oklahoma State University in Okmulgee, Okla. During the two-year program, Joseph Loeffler, Bry...

Roland Machinery Welcomes Lyon, Larson as New Reps

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CEG - Roland Machinery, the Komatsu distributor, has added Ken Larson and John Lyon as parts and service sales representative.In his new position, Larson will be responsible for supporting the sales department and calling on customers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to fill their equipment p...

Roland Machinery Adds Sims as Field Mechanic in Peoria

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CEG - Roland Machinery has added Gordon Sims as a field mechanic. A certified technician, Sims is responsible for on-site service throughout the Peoria, Ill., area.The seven Illinois counties where he is providing preventive maintenance equipment service and emergency repairs include Fult...

Komatsu, Roland Machinery Make Splash at Annual Rubber Ducky Derby

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CEG - The 3rd Annual Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby took place Aug. 8 on the Chicago River at noon. For the second year in a row, Komatsu America Corp. and Roland Machinery sponsored the event. Steve Beemsterboer, president of Beemsterboer Slag Corp. in Hammond, Ind., loaned the Komatsu HM...

Three Roland Machinery Employees Earn Komatsu’s PSSRP Certification

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co., the Komatsu distributor, has three product support sales representatives that have been certified by Komatsu as product support professionals. David Carlstead, Darryl Bergmann and Brian Dragan join an elite group of 35 other Komatsu product support representatives who...

Roland Machinery Offers Komtrax System Training

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CEG - Roland Machinery, the Komatsu distributor, offers 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 Roland Ma...

Roland Machinery Hosts Customer Appreciation Day

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co. hosted a Customer Appreciation Day at its facility, located at 6450 Melton Road in Portage, Ind., Sept. 21.Attendees were treated to food and drinks with the employees at the branch. On display was new equipment models including Komatsu’s HM300 articulated truck;...

Roland Machinery Adds Savage as Finance Manager

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CEG - Wally Savage joins Roland Machinery as credit and finance manager — Chicago division. In this newly created position, Savage will have responsibilities in the areas of accounts receivables, retail financing for end-users, customer relations and finance training for Roland sales repre...

Roland Machinery Co. Adds Neel as New Field Mechanic

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CEG - Roland Machinery, the Komatsu distributor, has hired Randy Neel as a field mechanic. A certified technician, Neel is available for on-site service throughout the Peoria area. Customers can schedule preventive maintenance, routine service or emergency repairs in a seven county area that includes F...

Driskell Joins Roland Machinery as Aggregate Specialist

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CEG - Roland Machinery Company has hired Ed Driskell an aggregate specialist. In his new position, Driskell is responsible for managing the aggregate sales efforts for Roland Machinery in northern Illinois. “We are very pleased that Ed has accepted this new position,” said Matt Rolan...

Roland Machinery Company Named Level II Distributor

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co., the Komatsu distributor, has been named a Level II Distributor by Komatsu America. This distinction has been given to just twelve of Komatsu’s North American distributors. In recognition of this achievement, Roland Machinery was awarded a plaque indicating that the com...

Roland Machinery Raises Bar With Crane Product Support

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CEG - Roland Machinery, a full-service equipment distributor with more than 40 years in the business, has launched an extensive crane product support program conveniently located to handle repair needs in the Chicago metro region and beyond.Based in the company’s new 14.000-sq.-ft. ...

Roland Machinery Opens Ninth Branch

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CEG - Roland Machinery recently opened a branch in Marengo, IL, the company’s ninth, Owner Ray Roland said. The Komatsu dealer is a strong player in rentals for road construction and other heavy equipment applications in Illinois, northwest Indiana and eastern Missouri....

Roland Machinery Slam Dunks Columbia Grand Opening

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CEG - Roland Machinery held an open house to celebrate the grand opening of its new facility in Columbia, MO, on Saturday, Oct. 21.Kirk Funkenbusch, branch manager of the Columbia facility, has been with Roland Machinery for 23 years. According to Funkenbusch, there are more than 200 empl...

Tramac Recognizes Roland Machinery for Excellence

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CEG - Tramac has announced Roland Machinery Company, headquartered in Springfield, IL, as one of the company’s top performers of 2000. A special awards celebration was held at the Las Vegas Hilton, followed by great seats at Cirque Du Soleil’s “O” show.Denis Batail...

Roland, Local 139 Host Paving Training Class in Wis.

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co. hosted a paving and compaction training class on April 7, 2026, at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139's training facility in Coloma, Wis., drawing more than 180 ...

Roland Welcomes Guests to Customer Appreciation Day

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co. held a customer appreciation event at its facility at 6450 Melton Rd., in Portage, Ind., on Sept. 11. In addition to lunch, guests had the chance to see the latest construction ma...

GLTPA Welcomes Industry to 79th Annual Logging Expo

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CEG - The 79th annual Great Lakes Logging and Heavy Equipment Expo was presented by the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA) Sept. 4-6, 2025, at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba, Mich. As the largest cut-to-length forest product trade show in the Midwest, the expo consists...

Roland Now Carries Terramac in Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula

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Roland Machinery/CEG - Terramac, a global crawler carrier manufacturer based in the United States and a division of the CK Power Family of Companies, announced Roland Machinery Co. as its new dealer in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. "We are proud and excited to represent the Terramac product wit...

Terramac Expands U.S. Dealer Network

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Terramac - Terramac announced the addition of four new authorized dealers to its growing North American network. This strategic expansion significantly enhances Terramac's sales, rental and aftermarket support ...

Roland Announces Jeff Price as New Territory Manager

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CEG/Roland Machinery - Roland Machinery Company (RMC) announced Jeff Price as its new territory manager. Price will be working out of RMC's Eau Claire location covering Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Buffalo, Trempealeau, Jackson, ...

Roland Names Dan Thurs New Forestry Territory Manager

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CEG/Roland Machinery - Roland Machinery Company (RMC) announced Dan Thurs to its newly created position of territory manager of forestry covering all of Wisconsin. This new position allows RMC to grow and invest in its fore...

Stephens Marks 40 Years With Roland

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Roland Machinery - Craig Stephens officially celebrated 40 years with Roland Machinery Company in 2024, but technically you could say he's been around longer than that. "My dad worked for Roland as a mechanic for 30-some years, and I got to hang around with him a bit, so I feel like I've been a part...

Anthony Cary Continues Tradition With A&A Forest Products

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Roland Machinery - Anthony Cary founded A&A Forest Products about three years ago, but his time working in the woods goes back much further. The fourth-generation logger spent significant amounts of time helping whenever and however he could. "My great-grandfather moved to the Upper Peninsula of Michiga...

VIDEO: Komatsu's Hybrid Excavator Goes to Bat for Excavating Firm

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Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Spring is in the air in Illinois. Grass is growing, daffodils are blooming and construction equipment is humming. In Springfield, work is under way on a new sporting venue — Scheels Sports Park at Legacy Pointe. The megaplex offers five 90-ft. multi-use diamonds with corner infields...

Equipment Showcase Returns to 134th Sandwich Fair in Illinois

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CEG - The 134th annual Sandwich Fair in Sandwich, Ill., held its Equipment Vendor Showcase on Sept. 7. This event featured local equipment dealers who brought their machines to display to the public. The fair was held at the Sandwich Fairgrounds Sept. 7 to 11 in Sandwich, Ill. Dealer representa...

Queeny Tower Demolition Makes Way for BJC's Campus Renewal

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Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - When Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJC) in St. Louis planned its Campus Renewal Project, it was decided that Queeny Tower would be demolished to make way for a new, 660,000-sq.-ft., 16-story tower. The $1 billion Campus Renewal project aims to provide patients with a better experience, as well as bette...

GLTPA Hosts 75th Annual Logging, Heavy Equipment Expo

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CEG - The 75th Great Lakes Logging and Heavy Equipment Expo was held Sept. 9 to 11 at the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Escanabe, Mich. Fabick CAT co-sponsored the event with the Gr...

VIDEO: Wingra Stone Co. — Serving Wisconsin for Nearly 100 Years

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Roland Machinery - Few companies survive nearly 100 years, especially considering the severe economic downturns of the last century: the Great Depression; the tumultuous construction market of the late 1970s and early 1980s; and the Great Recession of 2008. Wingra Stone Company made it through all of those — ...

VIDEO: Bommarito Builds Success By Expanding Services for Clients

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Roland Machinery - Joe Bommarito always knew he wanted to be his own boss. Starting a business focused on utilities made sense, considering he grew up helping his dad out with his utility company. "I worked there in the summers and every chance I got to go back and help out," said Bommarito. "I learned all ...

K-Five's New Milling Machine Meets Goals, Honors Founder

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Roland Machinery - The Krug family has been involved in the growth of the Chicagoland area for four generations. From constructing skyscrapers to paving the major arteries in and around the Windy City, the Krug lineage is firmly entrenched in northeast Illinois. "My great grandfather got us started in const...

Illinois' Weber Road, I-55 Interchange Project Moves Forward

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Utility relocations delays prevented crews from starting work on the $68 million I-55 Interchange project on Weber Road in Romeoville, Ill., in 2018, but in early May 2019 operations began in earnest. The work zone covers Weber Road from 119th Street north/Rodeo Road of the interchange to...

Growth Over Decades Proves Dixon, Mo., Company's Success

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Construction Publications Inc. - When Bud York graduated in 1978 he had a plan. He married his high school sweetheart, Susie, and the two started a foundation business, the aptly named Susie's Construction. It's a plan that has evolved through four decades, but it has worked. "We started with residential concrete foundat...

Epiroc Donates Drill to Missouri School

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Epiroc - Epiroc, a productivity partner of the mining and infrastructure industries, has donated a FlexiROC T20 R drill rig and consumables to the mining engineering program at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Mo. The FlexiROC T20 R replaces outdate...

Emery Sapp & Sons Continues to Grow

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Billy Sapp, 24 at the time, started Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. (ESS) in Columbia, Mo., in 1972 with his brother Elvin, 34, and his father Emery. The construction company for which department of transportation work accounts for about 50 percent of annual revenues, started with one piece of equipm...

Waste Connections Inc. — Midway Division — Safety and Efficiency Drive Chicago-Area Landfill

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Roland Machinery Co. - When consumers are finished using an item, it typically ends up on the curb ready for garbage collection. With more than 100 landfills in 43 states, Waste Connections Inc., is the third largest waste services company in the United States — and an increasingly safe bet as that item's final r...

Asphalt Contractors Inc. — Family-Owned Union Grove, Wisc., Company Turns Opportunities Into Growth

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Roland Machinery Co. - In 1979, Bob and Pete Kordus opened Asphalt Contractors Inc., focusing on sealcoating and maintenance work in and around Union Grove, Wisc. Bob's son, Robert, took an immediate interest in the company and tagged along with his dad as soon as he was allowed. "I don'...

RAMS Contracting Ltd... Incorporating Technology Keeps This Lannon, Wisc., Company Ahead of the Curve

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Roland Machinery Co. - Speed. Efficiency. Accuracy. Devising a plan to achieve all three of those goals on a consistent basis can separate a company from its competition. For RAMS Contracting Ltd., a Milwaukee-area, full-service contracting company, that plan involves a heavy dose of leading-edge techn...

Utilizing the Latest Technology Keeps This Ashland, Ill., Company Lean, Efficient

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CEG - John Gardner loves big machinery. Growing up on a farm he was surrounded by it, and he thought it would remain that way once he fulfilled his dream of becoming a farmer. However, the industry changed dramatically as he got older, and he needed a new plan. Gardner decided to go to college and beco...

Golfers Raise Money for IAAP Political Action Committee

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CEG - A beautiful day welcomed 193 golfers to IAAP's Sept. 11 golf outing held at Panther Creek Country Club and Piper Glen Golf Club in Springfield. Due to the strong support of everyone attending, this outing raised $11,280 for the IAAP Political Action Committee. PIE Committee members sold 50/50...

Komatsu PC170LC-11 Excavator Provides Options for Utility Contractors

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CEG - Operators looking for a lightweight excavator have found an answer with Komatsu's new PC170LC-11. The 40,000-pound-class hydraulic excavator also gives owners a choice between two counterweights to best fit the machine to its application.“The PC170LC-11 is well-suited for a wide ...

Star Equipment Hires Sales Manager of Des Moines, Ames

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CEG - Star Equipment Ltd. announced that Paul Kindelspire, former Midwest region business manager of Takeuchi, has joined Star Equipment as sales manager of the Des Moines and Ames branches. In this role, Kindelspire will manage sales efforts along with eight field and inside personnel.“Pa...

IED Hosts Membership Meeting

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CEG - On Dec. 4, the Illinois Equipment Distributors (IED) held its membership meeting and Christmas reception. Approximately 50 members and guests were registered for the event.Tom Smith, IED President, National Lift Truck Inc., welcomed all who gathered to recognize and thank the outgoing memb...

Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo Turns 70

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CEG - The Great Lakes Timber Professionals held its 70th annual Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo Sept. 10 to 12 at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba, Mich. Industry professionals converged on the site for multiple events and demonstrations including the kickoff event — Miracle of L...

Roland, Komatsu Host Customer Appreciation Day in Ill.

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co., Springfield, Ill., in conjunction with Komatsu America Corp. hosted a customer appreciation day Aug. 7 on the grounds of Komatsu America’s headquarters located in Rolling Meadows, Ill. — about 20 mi. (32.2 m) west of downtown Chicago and 10-minutes from O’H...

IED Installs New Officers

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CEG - Newly elected president Tom Smith opened Illinois Equipment Distributors’s 48th Annual IED Christmas Reception and Installation of Officers on Dec. 5 at the Seven Bridges Country Club in Woodridge, Ill.“We thank Tom Novak outgoing president for his leadership in 2014,” sa...

Roland Welcomes McNamara as Sales Manager

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CEG - Mike McNamara has accepted the position of sales manager of the Chicago division of Roland Machinery Co. (RMC).McNamara has been employed with RMC for seven years as a major account manager. He brings with him 22 years of industry experience in the marketplace. McNamara has been inv...

West Side Tractor Adds Hart, Carlson, Dye, Dudek to Team

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CEG - West Side Tractor Sales, a John Deere construction equipment dealer organization, announced its newest employees to join the West Side team:Mike Hart, Parts Management, Wauconda, Ill.Mike Hart joined the West Side team at the end of April 2013 as a parts manager...

Roland, LeeBoy Drag Race Honors Co-Worker’s Memory

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CEG - Roland Machinery and LeeBoy treated more than 160 customers to a day at the ADRL Gateway Drags II event on June 15. The race took place at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill.The race was dedicated to the memory of Bill Mitchell who served more than 30 years in the construction i...

Roland Now Kleemann Distributor on Exclusive Basis

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co., Springfield, Ill., now distributes Kleemann construction materials processing equipment on an exclusive basis in its entire market area of Illinois, eastern Missouri, Wisconsin, the Michigan Upper Peninsula, and northwest Indiana.Roland had sold the Kleemann br...

E. Earl Roland Passes at 90

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CEG - E. Earl Roland, Founder and Chairman of Roland Machinery Co., passed away May 13, 2013. Mr. Roland was 90 years of age. Originally, Roland Machinery Co. was founded in 1958 as McElroy-Roland Machinery in Springfield, IL. Mr. Roland acquired Ken McElroy shares in 1965. Roland Machinery Co. beg...

Roland Hosts 9th Annual Customer Appreciation Fish Fry

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co. hosted its 9th Annual Customer Appreciation Fish Fry Oct. 12 in Springfield, Ill. In addition to the great food, attendees had some fun participating in an excavator basketball contest....

Industry Veteran William Mitchell, Dies

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CEG - Longtime construction industry veteran William Mitchell passed away at his St. Charles, Mo., home on June 3, 2012 at the age of 65.A constant presence in the Midwest construction equipment business, Mr. Mitchell worked for Roland Machinery Co. for the past 23 years.Mr. Mitchell join...

Roland, LeeBoy Treats Customers, Employees to a Night at the Races

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CEG - Roland Machinery Co. and LeeBoy treated employees and customers to a night of racing June 11 at the Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill., to watch driver Quain Stott in his LeeBoy sponsored modified 1964 Corvette in action. More than 150 people enjoyed the event in the Roland Machinery hospi...

William Charles Construction Goes Green With Komatsu Hybrid Excavator

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Brenda Ruggiero - The Komatsu HB215-1 hybrid excavator is one of the key building blocks currently being used by William Charles Construction in Loves Park, Ill., to help the company achieve its goals.“William Charles has had a sustainable approach for decades,” said Jeffrey Gregory, vice presid...

Liebherr’s R 916 Is 6th Generation Advanced Litronic Crawler Excavator

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CEG - Liebherr’s R 916 advanced litronic has a four-cylinder diesel engine with an output of 157 hp (115 kW). This construction-machinery engine complies with the Stage IIIA/Tier III exhaust emission regulations. By avoiding unnecessary engine speed changes, the CAN bus integrated engine managem...

Linder Machinery Introduces New Management Team

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CEG - Numbered among the top Southeast equipment distributors, Linder Industrial Machinery has diversified offerings when it comes to equipment. In addition to being one of the largest Komatsu dealers in North America, Linder represents many other lines of equipment including Wirtgen milling machines;...

Red’s Excavating Utilizes Hybrid Technology in Wisc.

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CEG - Red’s Excavating Inc. is seeing what it’s like being green — at least for a few hundred hours. The Green Bay, Wis., company is using a Komatsu Hybrid PC200LC-8 excavator from Roland Machinery on several of its job sites.Founded in 1951 as Richard Peters Trucking, Red̵...

Montemayor Uses Its First Hybrid Excavator on I-294 Job

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Peter Suanlarm - The expansive Illinois Tollway’s reconstruction, rehabilitation and widening project is part of the $6.3 billion Congestion-Relief Program.By the end of 2009, the Illinois Tollway will complete nearly $3 billion in work to reconstruct/rehabilitate and widen about 120 mi. (193 km) of ...

Komatsu Delivers Hybrid Excavator to Job Site in Illinois

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CEG - Komatsu America Corp. held a ceremony to commemorate the delivery of the first PC200LC-8 hybrid excavator to Montemayor Construction Nov. 3. The event took place at Montemayor’s facility located at 290 Willard Ave. in Elgin, Ill. Additionally, the event celebrated KomatsuR...

UCA Holds 2009 Annual Dinner in Bolingbrook, Ill.

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CEG - The Underground Contractors Association (UCA) of Illinois held their Annual Dinner Meeting at the Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook, Ill. UCA holds this meeting annually to review old and new business of the association. This year, Steve Benck of West Side Tractor Sales was nomina...

Komatsu Makes Splash at Chicago’s “Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby”

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CEG - For the fourth year in a row, Komatsu America Corp. helped launch more than 20,000 rubber ducks into the Chicago River in the annual “Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby” to benefit the Special Olympics.A Komatsu HM300-2 30-ton (27 t) articulated dump truck dumped the ducks into the ...

Cash’s Scrap Metal & Iron River Terminal Adds Reach With 835 M

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CEG - Operating a barge loading and unloading facility on the mighty Mississippi River can present unique challenges. Depending on climatic conditions, the river can range from more than 35 ft. to under 3 ft. in height on the St. Louis River gauge. Such a variance can definitely affect day-to-day oper...

IAAP Hosts Annual Golf Outing in Illinois

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CEG - Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) invited its members and guests to participate in the 2007 IAAP Golf Outing Aug. 13. A total of 263 golfers signed up to play at Panther Creek Country Club and Piper Glen Golf Club in Illinois. Due to the members’ strong support, the ...

Road Machinery Adds New Account Manager in Ariz.

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CEG - Road Machinery LLC hired Peter J. Lonson Sr. as the company's new account manager in Phoenix, Ariz. In his new position, Lonson is responsible for construction equipment sales. "We welcome Peter to Road," Chuck Paugh, president of Road Machinery, said. "He brings many years of experience ...

Construction Expo Draws Thousands to Windy City

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CEG - Thousands of visitors attended the Chicago Construction Expo and made the show one of the most successful in CEG Production’s history. Exhibitors from some of the leading dealers to manufacturers in the industry packed the convention center’s space with a host of iron and gadgets, whi...

Construction Expo Comes to Chicago in January

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CEG - Start your New Year right with the Chicago Construction Expo Jan. 9 to 10, 2007. There’s still plenty of time to book a spot in the 100,000 sq.-ft. of pillar-fee exhibit space at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, a brand new venue that opened in July.Locate...

Small Illinois Contractor Moves Dirt for Big Jobs

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CEG - It’s a wise businessman who can find his niche market and be successful in it. Such is the case with Joe France, owner of France Bulldozing, Astoria, IL. France Bulldozing is a four-man company that specializes in small earth-moving jobs. Besides Joe, employees include his son Brando...

Komatsus Show Their Stuff at Roland’s Field Days in WI

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CEG - Roland Machinery hosted an open house and Field Days event on July 28-29 at the company’s new location in Franksville, WI. The event allowed customers and guests to mingle with vendors and factory representatives to get the low down on the latest Komatsu equipment. The perfect whethe...

Finkbiner Edges Out Competition to Win 2005 IED Golf Tournament

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CEG - Finkbiner Equipment won the Illinois Equipment Distributor’s (IED) Thirty-Seventh Annual Golf Classic in dramatic fashion on June 23 with an eagle on the tiebreaker hole, edging out the team from Ritchie Bros. and capturing the Traveling Trophy from last year’s winner, McCann Industri...

Metso Honors Six Distributors With Awards in Vegas

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CEG - Recognizing the valuable support of its North American crushing and screening equipment distributors, Metso Minerals recently honored six of these distributors with special achievement awards. The awards were presented at an event on March 14, 2005, held in conjunction with the recent ConE...

Metso Line Proves to be ’Capital’ Idea for MO Quarry Op

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Darryl Seland - Capital Quarries Co. Inc. in Jefferson City, MO, started 25 years ago and has since grown to a fully integrated group of companies involved in markets from block brick, ready-mix asphalt and cement to heavy highway construction. Its owners include Frank Twehous and the Farmer brothers, Bud and Mi...

We Energies Sics Dressta TD40-C Tier 2 on Wisconsin’s Coal

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Darryl Seland - We Energies recently purchased a Dressta TD-40C Tier 2 crawler dozer from Roland Machinery Co. to work at its power plant in Pleasant Prairie, WI. The dozer features a tier-2 engine, joystick control, a new cooling package design and has the distinction of being the first TD40-C Tier 2 sold in No...

Duneland Sand Raises Pit Production With Roland, Komatsu

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Darryl Seland - Duneland Sand Inc. in Valparaiso, IN, recently purchased two Komatsu WA500-3 wheel loaders from Roland Machinery’s Portage, IN, location to help increase production at its plant. “[They] have dramatically cut our time on loading trucks, going from two and a half buckets with ou...

Tramac Names Brandeis, Roland to Top Ten List

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CEG - Tramac has announced Roland Machinery Company, headquartered in Springfield, IL, and Brandeis Machinery & Supply Company, headquartered in Louisville, KY, as two of its top performers of 2003.A special awards celebration was held at the Soulfire Theatre in Orlando, FL, where guests were tr...

AED Foundation Investors Get Recognized at Annual Meeting

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CEG - AED members are stepping up and showing their support of AED Foundation programs. The AED Foundation 2003 annual giving campaign started in September and is already making progress with the generosity of many industry leaders. 2003 investors receive recognition at AED's Annual Meeting and CONDEX ...

Illinois Equipment Distributors Rings in New Officers

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CEG - Illinois Equipment Distributors welcomed 59 of its members to the Marquis Room of the Marriott Oak Brook Hotel on Friday, Dec. 7.The meeting honored Past Presidents, introduced new officers and celebrated the upcoming holiday season.Jim Baker, president of IED for 2001...

Metso Powers Fox River Operation With Technology

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CEG - Located 40 mi. west of Chicago in the Fox River Valley, Fox River Stone Company was at its capacity to provide rock products to its customers due to the increase in new-housing and road construction in the area.The quarry had adequate reserves but needed to increase capacity and low...

Illinois Distributors Hold Annual Meeting

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CEG - The Illinois Equipment Distributors recently held its annual meeting and election of officers on Oct. 11, at the Marriott Oak Brook Hotel, Oak Brook, IL.The new officers elected for 2001 include: Jim Baker, Cummins Northern Illinois, president; Marty Ahrendt, Finkbiner Equipment, vi...