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OSHKOSH , WIS. ( January 17, 2006 ) – Oshkosh Corporation and its subsidiaries in the commercial concrete placement industry will exhibit together for the first time at the World of Concrete, Booth C-6869, January 17-19, in Las Vegas . The booth will include products from Oshkosh, McNeilus Companies, London Machinery and CON-E-CO.
“With the addition of CON-E-CO® batch plants and London® mixers, we’re ready to showcase the most comprehensive display of innovative products offered to ready-mix producers,” said Mike Wuest, president of McNeilus Companies. “The Oshkosh family of ready mix products offers performance, productivity and profit that go right to the bottom line of our customers.”
The scope of products on display at the group's booth at World of Concrete are examples of these expanded capabilities:
The Oshkosh® S-Series™ front discharge truck is on display featuring a Revolution® composite mixer drum engineered and manufactured by McNeilus. This is the industry's first application of a composite drum technology on a front discharge vehicle. The mixer drum is a full 2,000 pounds lighter than a comparable steel drum, providing the largest legal payload of any front discharge mixer in the industry.
McNeilus® mixers have set the industry standards for strength, reliability and ease of maintenance. McNeilus will have two mixer trucks on display in Las Vegas, including Standard and Bridgemaster® models. Both trucks feature the Revolution composite drum technology.
London Machinery of London, Ontario , joined the Oshkosh family in 2005 and is the Canadian leader in concrete mixers. The London product line includes standard, high performance and trailer mixers to meet customers’ needs. London will have two trucks on display, including a Standard mixer featuring a Revolution drum and a High Performance mixer. In addition, London is now the exclusive source for sales and service for the Oshkosh S-Series, Revolution composite drums, and CON-E-CO batch plants in Canada .
Concrete Equipment Company (CON-E-CO) joined the Oshkosh family in late 2004. Headquartered in Blair, Nebraska , CON-E-CO engineers, manufactures and supports North America 's leading line of portable and stationary batch plants. On display at World of Concrete is the LO-PRO® 427 batch plant known for its superior performance, fast setup and solid dependability.
“Our product lines provide our customers with the ability to increase productivity and maximize profits from batching through delivery at the job site,” said Wuest. “In addition, our support network of company-owned branches, independent dealers and authorized service centers give all our customers the industry's finest 24/7 parts and service support in North America.”
Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] is a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for the concrete placement, defense, fire and emergency, and refuse hauling markets. Oshkosh is a Fortune 1000 company with products marketed under the Oshkosh®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Medtec®, Geesink®, Norba®, Jerr-Dan® and CON-E-CO® brand names. The company is headquartered in Oshkosh , Wis. , and had annual sales of $2.96 billion in fiscal 2005.
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