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Industry Beat IN THE NEWS Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers recently announced that Chief Executive Officer Peter Blake will step down in May 2014. During the interim period, Blake will remain in his position, and the Board will initiate a search for Peter Blake his replacement. Blake joined Ritchie Bros. in 1991 and has served as CEO of Ritchie Bros. since 2004. Finning International has named Juan Carlos Villegas president of Finning Canada, in addition to his position as chief operating officer of Juan Carlos Villegas the company. Andy Fraser, currently president of Finning Canada, becomes executive vice president of customer and external relations for Finning International. to their newly constructed facility in nearby Post Falls, Idaho, providing full-service coverage throughout northern Idaho, eastern Washington and western Montana. Martin Weissburg, 51, has been appointed new president of Volvo Construction Equipment. Weissburg is currently president of the Volvo Group's customer finance company, Volvo Financial Services, and a member of the Group Martin Executive Team. He Weissburg replaces Pat Olney. HOLT CAT, based in San Antonio, Texas, acquired the expanded Cat mining equipment distribution and support business for its respective territory. As a result of the acquisition, HOLT CAT has created a new Mining Solutions Division – HOLT CAT's Mining Solutions Group – led by General Manager Scott Perlet. Forty-seven Caterpillar employees will join HOLT's 2,000-plus workforce. H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (H&E) announced the relocation of its Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, operation Wacker Neuson will host the sixth annual Trowel Challenge competition at its booth during World of Concrete, Jan. 21-24 in Las Vegas, Nev. Stop By CEG's Booth 422 at CONDEX STRIKER HYDRAULIC BREAKERS America, INC 3900 Ben Hur Ave # 3 Willoughby, Ohio 44094 Office: 440-954-9923 Fax: 440-954-9929 Toll Free: 1-877-954-9923 For more information: Presents their new TNB series hydraulic breakers; Striker Hydraulic Breakers has a complete product offering of 17 breakers ranging from 100 Ft./lb. class breaker to a 12,000 Ft./lb. class breaker. The TNB Series breakers are ideally suited for applications from primary/ secondary breaker, road and bridge construction, airport construction, demolition, mining, quarry, rental, landscaping and recycling. Striker Hydraulic breakers (1) or (3)year warranty allows you, the customer more "up-time" and controls your cost of operation while maintaining maximum performance. Please visit us in CONDEX Booth 711. 16 | www.cedmag.com | Construction Equipment Distribution | January 2014 Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) is a national publication and website that provides industry news; articles on construction equipment, projects and legislation; auction coverage; business profiles and events and more. CEG's biweekly newspapers consist of four regional editions – Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Western. CEG's wesite, www.constructionequipmentguide.com, is a one-stop source for news, used equipment searches, equipment dealer locators, upcoming auctions, construction videos, online editions of its print editions and more. Founded in 1957, CEG is based in Fort Washington, Pa., and is a proud member of the Associated Press. Stop by and visit with the CEG team at CONDEX Jan. 16-17 in Houston, and see how they can help you market your dealership more effectively this year.