Cornwall Borough Council agreed to help the Community Fire Company of Cornwall Borough to purchase a used $500,000 aerial truck.
The 2012 Pierce aerial truck will replace the fire company s 1997 E-One (Emergency One) aerial ladder truck. Tobyhanna Township Volunteer Fire Company is purchasing a new truck and selling its vehicle - with 11,000 miles on it.
Council President John Karinch said the council s finance committee learned that parts were no longer available to make repairs to the ladder and the pump on the E-One truck, according to a repair facility that specializes in fire equipment. He said the fire company has $95,000 to use for a down payment on the used Pierce truck and is willing to apply for a $200,000 loan from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, leaving a balance due of $205,000.
American Highway Acquires Highway Materials
Operations expand to the Upper Midwest, increasing manufacturing capacity.
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FERNLEY, Nev., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/
American Highway – A Simplex Company, leading manufacturer and supplier of infrastructure products and a portfolio company of T-street Capital, an independent growth equity firm, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Highway Materials in Becker, Minnesota.
Highway Materials, a well-known and reputable full-service distributor and manufacturer of materials for the concrete construction industry, was founded in 2014 by Mark Brinkman and Jake Steinberg. American Highway is eager to have Mark and Jake serve as critical team members with expanded roles. They will focus on developing the company s market share of infrastructure products in the Upper Midwest, as well as across the country.
International Grooving & Grinding Association
The non-profit trade association, the International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA), announced the 2021 board members. John Roberts, executive director of the IGGA welcomes the newly elected board members in an official news announcement. “This very talented group will help our association make the world’s roadways and airports safer, smoother, and more sustainable, he says.
The IGGA was founded in 1972 by a group of dedicated industry professionals committed to the development of the diamond grinding and grooving process for surfaces constructed with Portland cement concrete and asphalt. Then joined with the American Concrete Association to form the IGGA/ACPA Concrete Pavement Preservation Partnership (IGGA/ACPA CP3), serving as a technical resource and the marketing of optimized pavement surfaces, concrete pavement restoration and pavement preservation around the world.