Jack Kopanski

1 week ago | portableplants.com | Jack Kopanski

Powerscreen Texas named Nick Learoyd president. Learoyd brings decades of operational, sales and management experience to the company, Powerscreen Texas says. Learoyd spent 15 years with a UK earthmoving and civil engineering company as operations director before joining Bell Equipment in a sales and marketing role. While at Bell, Learoyd spent over a decade as their UK president.

2 weeks ago | pitandquarry.com | Jack Kopanski

The Phoenix Center released its 2025 Aggregates Industry Scorecard Wednesday. The report assessed the aggregates industry’s impact on the U.S. economy at the national, state and county levels. This is an update to the Center’s 2017 Scorecard, as it provides a new look at the economic advantages after the passage of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) in 2021.

2 weeks ago | pitandquarry.com | Jack Kopanski

Finlay introduced the electric-powered 883+ heavy-duty scalping screen as an addition to its flagship 883+ model. Designed for a range of primary and secondary screening applications, this machine is suitable for quarrying, mining, iron ore processing, construction and demolition waste, sand, gravel, compost, topsoil and coal. The 883+ Electric scalper has been developed to meet the growing demand for efficient, environmentally friendly equipment, according to Finlay.

2 weeks ago | pitandquarry.com | Jack Kopanski

Romco Equipment, a Volvo Construction Equipment dealer serving large portions of Texas and southern New Mexico, was named the exclusive Volvo CE dealer in West Texas, as well as several counties in Oklahoma and southern New Mexico. Romco now represents Volvo CE’s general-purpose equipment, compact equipment, compaction and rigid-hauler products, as well as service and site solutions in the state of Texas and surrounding areas. Romco has provided equipment to customers in Texas since 1961.

3 weeks ago | pitandquarry.com | Jack Kopanski

National nonresidential construction spending increased 0.3 percent in February, according to an Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.255 trillion. Spending was up on a monthly basis in nine of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending increased 0.4 percent, while public nonresidential construction spending was up 0.2 percent in February.