Las Vegas, Nevada- On Monday, March 10, 2008 over a hundred editors of the construction industry’s leading publications converged at the Hofbrauhaus in Las Vegas for advantage marketing communications’ 4th ConExpo Press Event. The 2008 sponsors of the event were LOADRITE, NESCO (National Environmental Services Co.), Sakai America, Compact Power and TransTech Systems. For those of you who were unable to attend or did not receive a press kit, below is a highlight of what the sponsors introduced at the event and show.

NESCO of Hackettstown, New Jersey discussed how state and federal governments are cracking down on dust emissions through the use of costly fines, not to mention lawsuits by neighbors, and that a safe and economical way to combat these expensive costs is compliance. NESCO has a number of innovative solutions for dust control compliance, including the DustPro Spray System, DustBoy Spray System, DirtSquirt Wheel Wash System and their SpreadKleen Spray System. All NESCO products are constructed with quality components and are built to last. No chemical additives are used in NESCO’s dust control systems, making them environmentally safe and simple to use and maintain. NESCO can also build a wide array of custom equipment for specialized applications.

Sakai America of Adairsville, Georgia has long been an innovator in the compaction industry. At ConExpo ’99 they introduced the world’s first production line roller with vibration frequencies running at 4000 vpm. At ConExpo ’02 they introduced the CV550, the world’s first track-driven soil compactor. At ConExpo ’05, their GW750, the world’s first vibratory-pneumatic roller, was shown for the first time. And at ConExpo ’08, they introduced their new 880 and 990 asphalt rollers, new compact TW & SW 320 and 330 models, the 652ND and their 510-III soil roller. Sakai even had a testing area in their booth where Sakai engineers demonstrated their new Intelligent Compaction System.

TransTech of Schenectady, New York provides innovative solutions to not-so-simple problems. Besides their PQI, non-nuclear Asphalt Density Gauge, TransTech also has a variety of other innovative solutions that were on display at ConExpo, including their brand new Soil Density Gauge and their Notched Wedge Joint Maker™, which attaches to the paver screed and provides a short vertical notch and tapered edge to provide a solid surface and longitudinal joint interlock to the adjacent lane while paving. Their Shoulder Wedge Maker™ mounts easily on the end of any paver screed and enables the paver operator to quickly and easily shape the road edge to include a beveled fillet of up to 45°.

Loadrite of Morrisville, North Carolina is a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of onboard weighing solutions for wheel loaders, forklifts, skid steers, excavators, backhoes and other loading equipment and have a reputation for excellence in the design, manufacture, distribution and support of load weighing technology worldwide. Loadrite featured their new X-Weigh™ 2350 Excavator Scale at ConExpo 2008, as well as their Road Boss™ and Pit Boss™ Products and LMS (Loadout Management System™) software for each of these units. Today, thousands of contractors worldwide enjoy the benefits of weighing products while loading trucks, helping them to increase profits, slash productivity costs and gain control of their inventory.Compact Power of Fort Mill, South Carolina is a rapidly growing manufacturer and marketer of specialized compact equipment for the landscape, irrigation, light construction and utility markets.

With the strength of both the Powerhouse and Boxer lines under their umbrella, Compact Power boasts an impressive range of mini-skids and compact utility loaders, as well as a full array of hydraulically-powered attachments.

Compact Power extended their line of compact equipment at ConExpo with the launch of their new 700 Series Compact Loaders, new Boxer 322 Mini-Skid, new Boxer 118 dedicated trencher and their new Boxer 106 motorized wheelbarrow.