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HOT-MIX MAGAZINE 43 VOLUME 19 NUMBER 1 NEWS Astec Wins Gold in Contractor's Choice Astec, Inc. announces that the Astec Six Pack ® series portable asphalt plant received a Contractor's Choice Award in 2013. Roads & Bridges invited contractors from across the country to cast their votes for the strongest performers out on the jobsite. The Astec Six Pack series asphalt plant won the Gold Medal for its category. This is the seventh time since 2005 that the Astec Six Pack has won Gold. The ability to quickly move a portable asphalt plant from one jobsite to another is a very important consideration for paving contractors who serve widespread geographi- cal areas. The Astec Six Pack was the first truly portable facility available to asphalt producers and has become the world's best selling portable asphalt facility. Astec gives Six Pack customers a wide range of options on these compact, maneuverable plants, including self- erecting features and a choice of 200, 300, or 400 TPH (181, 272, or 362 MTPH) capacities. All come with the highly efficient Astec Double Barrel ® drum mixer. Astec Six Pack ® plant. KPI-JCI and AMS Promote Egge to Engineering Manager KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens promoted Alan Egge to engineering manager of Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc., the company's Yankton, South Dakota-based manufacturing facility. In his new position, Egge will be responsible for managing the design engineering and technical publications departments. Egge has been employed at Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. for the past 35 years, and most recently served as operations manager for the inside sales/ research and development departments. Egge replaces Greg Stach, who retired January 10, 2014, after 17 years of ser- vice to the company. Jeff Egge 13609_Astec_HotMixV19N1.indd 43 2/18/14 11:26 AM