Quarry Faces: May 2023

ConExpo-Con/Agg came and went in a flash, but several Pit & Quarry representatives were in Las Vegas for the duration of the March 14-18 trade show. This year’s ConExpo-Con/Agg included a media day March 13. The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Annual Convention, also in Las Vegas, had P&Q staffers bouncing back and forth between the Encore At Wynn and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Here’s a look at a few of the folks P&Q encountered at the two industry events.

In the Silver Lot outside the convention center, Matleena Melasaari and Eva-Leena Varpe offered details about an electric concept drill rig Sandvik had in its exhibit. According to Sandvik, the electric concept drill demonstrates the advanced technologies that will be introduced on future series drill rigs, supporting more sustainable and energy-efficient surface drilling.

P&Q caught up with representatives from Douglas Manufacturing Co. inside Central Hall, including Jeff Carlisle (center) and Paul Ross (right). Pictured with them is Brent Marbut of Conveying & Power Transmission Solutions.

McLanahan Corp. hosted a ConExpo-Con/Agg press conference on Media Monday, when company representatives shared the latest about Anaconda, Diefenbach, EIW and RubbleCrusher. McLanahan president and CEO Sean McLanahan (right), the sixth generation of family ownership and management, attended the press conference along with his father, Michael McLanahan.

Meanwhile, on the ConExpo-Con/Agg show floor, P&Q bumped into Kemper Equipment president Greg Donecker (right) and operations manager Daniel Sheakley.

The magazine also visited with REMco leaders at ConExpo-Con/Agg, including president Kevin Cadwalader (left) and national sales manager Terrence Costa. Cadwalader, for one, was pleased with the turnout at ConExpo-Con/Agg.

P&Q ventured into the Silver Lot on the show’s final day and spent some time in the Walz Scale booth. Pictured from left are Walz Scale’s Derek Schussele, Matt Walz and Justin Hopwood.

In Central Hall, Dale Mclean, (left) and Josh Garrett offered insights about FLS’s Raptor cone crusher line. Learn more about the Raptor series and other developments from FLS that surfaced at ConExpo-Con/Agg in this month’s crushing and hydraulic breaking supplement.

Like several Pit & Quarry representatives, many others from across the industry spent time in Las Vegas at the NSSGA Annual Convention, which was held jointly with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the Portland Cement Association. P&Q shared a moment with Founders Advisors’ Dennis Coker (left) and Jackson Gutshall during a reception held jointly by the associations.

At the same reception, P&Q found a familiar face in Alan Parks of Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. (right). Parks attended the reception with his wife Alisha.

Among those capturing all of the ConExpo-Con/Agg content you see within this month’s edition were Pit & Quarry’s Marie Emerick (far left), Jack Kopanski (second from left) and Kevin Yanik (far right). Dino Vitanza (center) and Rob Fulop (second from right) joined the magazine’s editors above the Silver Lot for this photo ahead of ConExpo-Con/Agg’s opening day.

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Editor’s note: Pit & Quarry’s coverage of ConExpo-Con/Agg extends beyond this month’s print edition. Check out our full show coverage at pitandquarry.com/conexpo2023.