Columbus Equipment Company held an open house event on June 4 at its Piketon, Ohio, facility to celebrate the location’s newly completed 4,500 sq. ft. shop and the expan- sion of the parts department. The upgraded facility and 1,800 sq. ft. of additional parts storage space makes it possible for the dealership to offer servic- es on a wider range of repair projects. The branch is now capable of complete machine rebuilds and more component rebuilds. The overhead cranes provide improved efficiency, greatly reducing time on repair work and translating to better value for their customers, according to the company. Branch Manager Chester Gowen said the facility’s upgrades are a reflection of the dealership’s commitment to the southeastern Ohio market and are a part of its ongoing mission to meet and exceed its cus- tomers’ needs. The Piketon facil- ity is situated on approximately 12 acres of land, has five service bays and is the base of opera- tions for six sales people and seven service technicians. Columbus Equipment Company CEO Richard Early and Cookie Stivison were on hand for a ribbon cutting cere- mony which was followed by a lunch served to employees and guests at the event. Serving Ohio’s construction, mining and environmental industries from ten branches located throughout the state, Columbus Equipment Company is an authorized dealer of Komatsu, Carlson paving prod- ucts, Dynapac, Kubota, McCloskey, Morooka, Morbark, Link-Belt cranes and Takeuchi. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.con- structionequipmentguide.com.) CEG UCS, Somero: True Business Partners OHIO STATE EDITION A Supplement to: Your Ohio Connection: Ed Bryden, Strongsville, OH • 1-800-810-7640 “The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” June 22 2013 Vol. XVIII • No. 13 6 24 199 23 4 4 30 30 30 422 68 68 22 22 50 35 25 50 52 6 6 27 22 80 80 90 76 71 71 75 70 75 71 77 77 74 70 70 Columbus Equipment Celebrates Expansion Richard Early (L), CEO, and Cookie Stivison prepare to cut the ribbon with the Piketon team behind them. Within a year of starting up Unlimited Concrete Solutions LLC in Plain City, Ohio back in 1998, founders Dewey and Casey Cockerill bought the com- pany’s first Somero S-160 laser screed to help them with their business as a full service cast-in-place con- crete subcontractor. The machine proved to be an integral part to the company’s growth and by 2003, James Chaney, a man with 30 years’ experience in the industry, joined the company as a full partner. Chaney, who now serves as one of the company’s managing partners, said that with their focus on the warehouse-distribution center construction market, meeting the demands for high quality, tight tolerance work is essential. On completion, each job is evaluat- ed with an F meter for flatness and level. Chaney views Somero Enterprises as a true busi- ness partner as opposed to being simply an equipment provider, explaining that his company wouldn’t be able to perform its work without Somero laser screeds and power rakes. Somero Enterprises’ emphasis on product innovation is matched by its concern for prod- uct reliability, according to Chaney. The absolute need for dependable equipment with a common scenario for the company, “when you have 16 cement trucks lined up ready to pour, you can’t afford to have a machine down,” he said. In addition to its own field technicians and knowl- edgeable sales team, Somero provided training for Unlimited Concrete Solution’s service technicians and the company has three to four certified technicians on its staff. Unlimited Concrete Solution LLC has added to its fleet of Somero Enterprises equipment over the years and they now, in addition to the S-160 laser screed, own 2 SXP-D laser screeds, an 840 laser screed and a Somero power rake. The Somero power rake allowed the company to initiate a step it hadn’t performed in the past. It poured straight from the cement truck and then employed the power rake to increase the constancy of the mix while achieving much of the material flattening so that the laser screed can do a more efficient and better finish- ing job. Using this process, Unlimited Concrete Solutions recently poured a 1.6 million sq. ft. (148,645 sq m) job in which 6 placements were 90,000 sq. ft. (8,361 sq m) According to Chaney, by mechanizing the operation with Somero equipment, they’ve been able to do more with smaller crews and with greater precision. Somero Enterprises maintains executive offices and training facility in Fort Myers, Fla., corporate offices and a manufacturing facility in Houghton, Mich., and international offices in England and Shanghai. The company developed the Somero laser screed concrete screeding machine in the mid-1980s and continues to develop and introduce innovative machinery used in horizontal concrete placement. Along with the S-160 laser screeds, SXP-D laser screeds, 840 laser screed and Somero power rake, Somero Enterprises’ product line includes the STS- 11m topping spreader. Introduced this year, the machine is designed to disperse a wide variety of shake-on toppings from fine materials to large aggre- gates. Also introduced in 2013 is the S-15m laser screed, capable of screeding up to 460 sq. m/hour (5,000 sf). Other equipment includes the CopperHead XD, a walk behind laser screed, two mini-screed models, and the HoseHog designed to replace the labor inten- sive positioning of concrete hose on the job site. The company also offers the Somero 3-D profiler system allowing contoured work to be performed by their laser guided screeds. Unlimited Concrete Solutions works primarily in Ohio but also works in Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia as well and has even ventured as far as Waco, Texas to do a job. Pouring an average of 60,000 yds. (54,864 m) of concrete per year, the company has gained strong insights into the need for the right machine for the job. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequip- mentguide.com.) The Somero power rake allowed the company to initiate a step it hadn’t performed in the past. It poured straight from the cement truck and then employed the power rake to increase the con- stancy of the mix while achieving much of the material flattening so that the laser screed (as shown above) can do a more efficient and better finishing job.
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Columbus EquipmentCompany held an open houseevent on June 4 at its Piketon,Ohio, facility to celebrate thelocation’s newly completed4,500 sq. ft. shop and the expan-sion of the parts department. The upgraded facility and
1,800 sq. ft. of additional partsstorage space makes it possiblefor the dealership to offer servic-es on a wider range of repairprojects. The branch is nowcapable of complete machinerebuilds and more componentrebuilds. The overhead cranesprovide improved efficiency,greatly reducing time on repairwork and translating to bettervalue for their customers,according to the company.Branch Manager Chester
Gowen said the facility’supgrades are a reflection of thedealership’s commitment to thesoutheastern Ohio market andare a part of its ongoing missionto meet and exceed its cus-
tomers’ needs. The Piketon facil-ity is situated on approximately12 acres of land, has five servicebays and is the base of opera-tions for six sales people andseven service technicians.Columbus Equipment
Company CEO Richard Earlyand Cookie Stivison were onhand for a ribbon cutting cere-mony which was followed by alunch served to employees andguests at the event.Serving Ohio’s construction,
mining and environmentalindustries from ten brancheslocated throughout the state,Columbus Equipment Companyis an authorized dealer ofKomatsu, Carlson paving prod-ucts, Dynapac, Kubota,McCloskey, Morooka, Morbark,Link-Belt cranes and Takeuchi.
(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)
CEG
UCS, Somero: True Business Partners
OHIO STATE EDITION A Supplement to:
Your Ohio Connection: Ed Bryden, Strongsville, OH • 1-800-810-7640
“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.”
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Richard Early (L), CEO, and Cookie Stivison prepare to cutthe ribbon with the Piketon team behind them.
Within a year of starting up Unlimited ConcreteSolutions LLC in Plain City, Ohio back in 1998,founders Dewey and Casey Cockerill bought the com-pany’s first Somero S-160 laser screed to help themwith their business as a full service cast-in-place con-crete subcontractor. The machine proved to be an integral part to the
company’s growth and by 2003, James Chaney, a manwith 30 years’ experience in the industry, joined thecompany as a full partner. Chaney, who now serves as one of the company’s
managing partners, said that with their focus on thewarehouse-distribution center construction market,meeting the demands for high quality, tight tolerancework is essential. On completion, each job is evaluat-ed with an F meter for flatness and level.
Chaney views Somero Enterprises as a true busi-ness partner as opposed to being simply an equipmentprovider, explaining that his company wouldn’t beable to perform its work without Somero laser screedsand power rakes. Somero Enterprises’ emphasis onproduct innovation is matched by its concern for prod-uct reliability, according to Chaney.The absolute need for dependable equipment with a
common scenario for the company, “when you have16 cement trucks lined up ready to pour, you can’tafford to have a machine down,” he said.In addition to its own field technicians and knowl-
edgeable sales team, Somero provided training forUnlimited Concrete Solution’s service technicians andthe company has three to four certified technicians on
its staff.Unlimited Concrete Solution LLC has added to its
fleet of Somero Enterprises equipment over the yearsand they now, in addition to the S-160 laser screed,own 2 SXP-D laser screeds, an 840 laser screed and aSomero power rake.The Somero power rake allowed the company to
initiate a step it hadn’t performed in the past. It pouredstraight from the cement truck and then employed thepower rake to increase the constancy of the mix whileachieving much of the material flattening so that thelaser screed can do a more efficient and better finish-ing job. Using this process, Unlimited Concrete Solutions
recently poured a 1.6 million sq. ft. (148,645 sq m) jobin which 6 placements were 90,000 sq. ft. (8,361 sq m)According to Chaney, by mechanizing the operationwith Somero equipment, they’ve been able to do morewith smaller crews and with greater precision. Somero Enterprises maintains executive offices and
training facility in Fort Myers, Fla., corporate officesand a manufacturing facility in Houghton, Mich., andinternational offices in England and Shanghai. Thecompany developed the Somero laser screed concretescreeding machine in the mid-1980s and continues todevelop and introduce innovative machinery used inhorizontal concrete placement.Along with the S-160 laser screeds, SXP-D laser
screeds, 840 laser screed and Somero power rake,Somero Enterprises’ product line includes the STS-11m topping spreader. Introduced this year, themachine is designed to disperse a wide variety ofshake-on toppings from fine materials to large aggre-gates. Also introduced in 2013 is the S-15m laserscreed, capable of screeding up to 460 sq. m/hour(5,000 sf).Other equipment includes the CopperHead XD, a
walk behind laser screed, two mini-screed models,and the HoseHog designed to replace the labor inten-sive positioning of concrete hose on the job site. Thecompany also offers the Somero 3-D profiler systemallowing contoured work to be performed by theirlaser guided screeds.Unlimited Concrete Solutions works primarily in
Ohio but also works in Indiana, Kentucky,Pennsylvania and West Virginia as well and has evenventured as far as Waco, Texas to do a job. Pouring anaverage of 60,000 yds. (54,864 m) of concrete peryear, the company has gained strong insights into theneed for the right machine for the job.
(This story also can be found on ConstructionEquipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequip-mentguide.com.)
The Somero power rake allowed the company toinitiate a step it hadn’t performed in the past. Itpoured straight from the cement truck and thenemployed the power rake to increase the con-stancy of the mix while achieving much of thematerial flattening so that the laser screed (asshown above) can do a more efficient and betterfinishing job.
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Ditch Witch of Ohio, Western PA &Western NY hosted a hospitalityhouse event for its customers and
associates to coincide with the MemorialTournament at the Muirfield Village GolfCourse near Columbus, Ohio, on May 31.
Guests were treated to food and bev-erages at the hospitality house, situatedon the seventh hole fairway, and PGAbadges were provided, allowing accessto the course where guests could followthe progress of their favorite players.
Ditch Witch of Ohio, Western PA &Western NY owner, Matt DiIorio said theevent was an excellent way to mix businesswith pleasure, allowing his sales team andDitch Witch factory representatives to visitwith customers in a relaxed setting whiletaking in one of the premier golf events ofthe year.
Founded by JackNicklaus in 1976, theMemorial Tournament isheld annually at the coursehe designed at MuirfieldVillage Golf Club. The PGATour event is an invitation-only tournament with onlythe first 75 players on theprevious year’s money-listguaranteed invites. With afinal round 68, Matt Kucharwas the winner of this year’sMemorial Tournament pre-sented by NationwideInsurance. The tournamentraises money for charitablecontributions provided toorganizations benefiting
needy families throughout Columbus andOhio. The primary charitable beneficiary ofthe tournament is Nationwide Children'sHospital.
(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Web site atwww.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
Ditch Witch Hospitality Event Coincides With Tournament
(L-R): Matt and Tania DiIorio of Ditch Witch of Ohio, WPA & WNY welcome the crewfrom R&R Pipeline to the Memorial Tournament hospitality house event. see TOURNAMENT page 6
(L-R): Ditch Witch of Ohio, WPA & WNY’s Bill Coakley,Andrew Lazzaro and Jim Pape were on hand to catchup with customers who attended to Hospitality Houseevent.
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Ohio’s solution to the construction and utility industry.
When charged with the demolition of an old electric fur-nace structure in Warren, Ohio, Mike Ramun, owner ofExodus Industrial, knew that this project would take a sub-stantial amount of time and effort. The scope of the jobincluded complete demolition of an abandoned industrialstructure to make way for construction of a new storagebuilding.Ramun is no stranger to complex demolition jobs. Having
been in the industry for more than 35 years, he has seen morethan his fair share of massive concrete structures that needbreaking, buildings that need dismantling and scrap piles thatneed removing. What the average person sees as an impos-
sible and daunting demolition job, Ramun sees as an oppor-tunity to show folks where his company, Exodus Industrial,shines.Ramun has demolition equipment in his blood. In fact, his
father, Michael Ramun Sr. was the inventor of the firsthydraulic shear — so it’s no mystery why this line of workcomes naturally to him.
Decisions, DecisionsBefore they could begin the demolition project, Ramun
had some questions to answer. The first obstacle that neededto be addressed was figuring out how he would break
through the massive 12 by 12 ft. (3.7 by 3.7 m) solid concretefoundation structures. “I knew that I needed a no-kidding heavy-duty breaker,”
said Ramun. “I spoke to my friend Lee Gibson over atGibson Machinery, and he told me that the only way to gowas with a Chicago Pneumatic RX 45.” Gibson knew that the RX 45’s power-to-weight ratio was
perfect for this kind of demolition project.As an industry veteran, and the owner of Exodus
Industrial, Ramun is always watching his bottom line, andafter crunching the numbers, he decided that the ChicagoPneumatic RX 45 hydraulic breaker offered the best option.One of the major reasons he chose the equipment he did wasbecause it came in much less expensive than other options. “When faced with better numbers and increased produc-
tion, it’s really easy to make that decision,” said Ramun.“Add to that the power and performance of the breaker plussteadfast support from Gibson Machinery, and the decisionwas simple,” he added.It’s not that there weren’t other offers on the table. In fact,
other folks tried to persuade Ramun to use their hydraulicbreakers, but it was the RX 45 that proved to be the right toolfor the job. Ramun initially anticipated that he would need amuch larger breaker to attack the 12 by 12 ft. (3.7 by 3.7 m)solid concrete structures, but Lee Gibson at GibsonMachinery was confident in the fact that the ChicagoPneumatic RX 45 was the ideal model for this kind of appli-cation. The smaller breaker and the smaller carrier of coursetranslated into savings for Ramun, and proved to be extreme-ly important later on in the demolition.
RX 45 Aids Exodus Industrial in Electric Furnace Demo Job
see EXODUS page 7
The smaller breaker and the smaller carrier of coursetranslated into savings for Ramun, and proved to beextremely important later on in the demolition.
With all crucial structural elements having been demol-ished, all it took was a tug from a cable attached to anexcavator to reduce the old industrial building to rubble.
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(L-R): Steve Norris of Columbia Gas, Richard Andersonof Production Construction, Jeff Fricke of Team Fisheland Chris Gibson of Production Construction enjoy aday of PGA golf activities.
TOURNAMENT from page 2
(L-R): Ray Kennedy of Miller Pipeline, Chuck Green ofOhio Utilities Protection Services and Blain Easter ofDitch Witch found a place on the porch to watch theaction.
(L-R): Bob Cook of Columbia Gas joins Randy Montenaroof Walmart Logistics and John Lamerton of Ditch Witchto take in the golf activities on the 7th fairway.
(L-R): Jarrett Gary and Rick Chaffin of George J. Igel Co. Inc. catch up with DitchWitch of Ohio, WPA & WNY’s Bill Coakley and Pat Murphy of George J. Igel Co.
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Hospitality Event ‘Great Way to Mix Business With Pleasure’
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The Right Tool For the JobArmed with the proper equipment,
Ramun and his crew got to work. It wasn’tlong into the demolition before another chal-lenge presented itself to the guys. On oneside of the demolition site there was a liveoxygen and gas feed. On the other side of thedemolition site was a 23,000-volt powerfeed. Operator precision and control cameinto play and shortly into the demolition,Ramun was glad he had chosen the morecompact RX 45 hydraulic breaker over someof the larger options that were presented.
“Using a powerful and compact breakerwas key for this job,” said Ramun. “I’m pret-ty sure I could not have done it with some ofthe other solutions that came across mydoorstep.”
Utilizing the RX 45 allowed Ramun toselect a more nimble carrier, which allowedhim to finish the demolition safely. The cor-rect carrier class for an RX 45 breaker is inthe 35-55 ton category, and the Doosan 350proved to be the ideal carrier for this project.
“At first I was a little hesitant,” saidRamun. “I wasn’t 100 percent convincedthat the RX 45 would be powerful enoughfor this heavy-duty demo job, but it brokethrough those foundations like a hot knifethrough butter.”
At 380 to 580 blows per minute (bpm),the RX 45 breaker is ideal for tough demoli-tion jobs.
Greg Petherbridge, product manager forhydraulic breakers of Chicago PneumaticConstruction Equipment can attest to thepower of the breaker itself.
“The RX hydraulic breakers simply havethe hardest hitting impact per class,” he said.“Pound for pound, there’s no other productout there that can handle tough breakingapplications like this line.”
These rock-solid statistics would proveincredibly valuable to Mike Ramun andExodus Industrial throughout the project.
Bringing Down the HouseRamun’s crew powered through the
demo, which ended up taking two monthsbefore the building was ready to be dropped.
“We flew through the job, and there wasreally no maintenance or downtime with thebreaker,” Ramun said. “We just did our dailymaintenance checks, and that kept the equip-ment running smoothly for the duration ofthe project,” he added.
Due to sound demolition work, Ramunand his crew did not use explosives to bringthe building down. With all crucial structur-al elements having been demolished, all ittook was a tug from a cable attached to anexcavator to reduce the old industrial build-ing to rubble.
Once the dust had settled, and the entirebuilding (concrete foundations and all) had
been demolished, Ramun returned the trust-ed RX 45 hydraulic breaker to GibsonMachinery in Cleveland and spoke with hisfriend Lee Gibson about the success of theproject.
“He was right,” said Ramun. “And hereally helped the profitability of the projectwith his recommendations.”
Whatever It TakesThe relationship between Ramun and
Gibson has existed since 2003, when GibsonMachinery first opened its doors. Since then,they have operated under the credo“Whatever it Takes…” Gibson said that tohe and his team, these words mean that theywill do whatever it takes to “make sure ourcustomers are receiving the best support pos-sible.”
For Ramun, it means that GibsonMachinery was there to help come up withan equipment solution for a daunting demo-lition job, and see the project through untilthe end.
Along with Chicago Pneumatic, GibsonMachinery is also an exclusive distributor ofSennebogen material handlers, Doosanexcavators, wheel loaders and articulatedtrucks, Genesis shears and non-impact tools,and other quality lines of construction equip-ment.
When asked about why he recommendedthe Chicago Pneumatic RX 45 to ExodusIndustrial, Lee Gibson said, “When you’vebeen providing construction equipment aslong as we have, you know what will work,and what won’t work. I just knew from thebeginning that the CP RX 45 was the righttool for the job.”
(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Web site atwww.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
Crews Power Through Demo
Ramun initially anticipated that hewould need a much larger breaker toattack the 12 by 12 ft. (3.7 by 3.7 m)solid concrete structures, but LeeGibson at Gibson Machinery was confi-dent in the fact that the ChicagoPneumatic RX 45 was the ideal modelfor this kind of application.
EXODUS from page 4
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