Masonry Magazine November 2004 Page. 52
News
RSC Appoints Region Vice President to Western Region
Rental Service Corporation (RSC) named David L. Thompson as Region Vice President of its Western Region of rental locations. Thompson will oversee all RSC operations in California, Oregon and Washington. He will be based in the new region office in Santa Ana, Calif.
Thompson brings over 10 years of Atlas Copco's Construction and Mining division leadership experience with him to the position. This includes managerial experience as a product manager, equipment marketing manager, general manager in Mexico and his most recent position as general manager, Atlas Copco Construction and Mining Sales Operations in Brazil.
Thompson holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master's in Business Administration.
Sherwin-Williams Acquires Duron
Sherwin-Williams Co., the largest U.S. paint retailer, received clearance from antitrust regulators to buy Duron Inc., a coatings company with 231 paint stores and two manufacturing plants.
The transaction was included on a list of terminated merger reviews published by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams said in May it will pay $253 million for closely held Duron, which had annual sales of about $350 million. Duron makes interior and exterior paints and industrial and masonry coatings in Atlanta and at its headquarters in Beltsville, Md.
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Continental Cast Stone Opens New Plant
Continental Cast Stone announced the opening of its fourth plant in Savannah, Ga. The company has grown to be North America's largest manufacturer of cast stone and now has representatives and distributors from coast to coast, with manufacturing plants in Kansas, New Jersey, Texas and Georgia.
The company has several divisions, which specialize in catalog specialties such as architectural and landscape trim, fireplaces and custom commercial and residential systems. The newest division, Continental Select Stone, manufactures a cast limestone veneer, which is priced competitively with manufactured masonry veneer (CMUs).
Metabo Releases New Brochure
Metabo has released the Summer/Fall 2004 edition of its new products brochure, which introduces an array of new and enhanced tools and accessories.
The new full-color, 18-page brochure describes Metabo's new rotary hammers, jig saws, reciprocating saw, polisher and masonry bits, in both two- and four-cutter designs with SDS-Plus, SDS-Max.