FOLEY BUYS MARTIN
Foley Equipment Co. recently announced it has acquired Martin Tractor
Co., Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A., a deal that closed in November, giving Foley 17
locations serving 99 of the 105 counties in Kansas.
Industry News COMPRESSORTech Two
their engines painted in their colors,”
Davis said, “so we are able to do that
for them. Others want them painted
yellow so it’s obvious they are
Caterpillar engines. We can handle
just about any size, model or color.
“In the end, we have to have good
customer service. That’s the main
thing we have to sell. If we can’t give
good customer service, there’s a
whole lotta people out there that can
do what we do. But not a lot of peo-
ple can do rebuilding and testing at
the level we can do it.” ;
Diesel & Gas Turbine
Publications
Christa L. Johnson has been named
advertising manager for COMPRESSORTechTwo
magazine and publication manager for the
Compression Technology Sourcing Supplement. Her primary responsibilities will
include working with advertisers regarding
quotes, scheduling, record keeping, assembling and checking materials and billing.
Johnson has been employed at Diesel &
Gas Turbine Publications (parent company
of COMPRESSORTechTwo magazine) since 2000,
when she was hired as a graphic artist serving the needs of all the group’s publications. She quickly assumed the role of production coordinator for all the company’s
publications and served in that capacity for
seven and one-half years. She has a BA in
Design from Saginaw Valley State University and has earned an Advanced Technical Certificate from Waukesha County
[Wisconsin] Technical College in Graphic
Communications/Desktop Publishing.
Dresser-Rand Acquires Assets
of Leading Edge
Leading Edge, a private company founded in 2000 and located in Houston, Texas,
U.S.A., has been acquired by Dresser-Rand
Group Inc. for a reported US$35 million.
Leading Edge operates a service and repair
facility with modern process technology,
machining, welding, coating and mechanical capabilities. The company specializes
in the repair of industrial gas turbine combustion, stationary and rotating components for most major gas turbine OEM
models and frame sizes, including those
from GE and Siemens. Additionally,
Leading Edge offers repair services for
large utility steam turbine equipment.
The company’s primary clients are in the
worldwide power generation, pipeline,
petrochemical and industrial sectors.
The acquisition extends Dresser-Rand’s
service portfolio into industrial gas turbine
repair and field services, increases the
company’s ability to service the power
generation sector and is complementary
to its core markets and businesses.
“Leading Edge is an excellent first step
into a promising new market for Dresser-Rand. It extends our capabilities to the
service and repair of industrial gas turbines and strengthens our large steam
turbine service capabilities,” said Luciano
Mozzato, Dresser-Rand’s executive vice
president, Services Worldwide. “Leading
Edge has earned a reputation as a high-quality service provider for a wide range
of rotating equipment. The company has
an impressive management team with a
record of profitable growth.”
