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facturing process, and strive to serve
John Deere customers throughout
the equipment lifecycle, while minimizing waste and making the most of
resources," Kempel added.

Lockwood, Andrews &
Newnam Inc.
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Newport Municipal Utility District,
which provides water, sanitary sewer
and drainage services to 12,000
residents in Harris County, Texas,
about 23 miles northeast of the
Houston central business district,
selected civil engineering firm
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc.
(LAN) as its district engineer.
To serve its residents, the District
operates a 2.5-million-gallon-a-day
(MGD) surface water plant, two ground
water plants, 25 single-family residential subdivisions, a 1.3 MGD wastewater
treatment plant, three detention
ponds, and parks and trail systems.
As the district engineer, LAN will
provide planning, design, inspection
and construction administration services related to the development of
these facilities. Additionally, the firm
will review construction plans related
to the ongoing subdivision development, prepare engineering reports to
support bond issues used to finance
system improvements, and provide
guidance and counsel to the board
of directors on engineering matters.
LAN will join a team of professionals
assisting the District, including lawyers, financial advisors, tax assessors,
operators and bookkeepers.
At ultimate buildout, the District
will serve 17,000 people.
"Due to a surge in homebuilding
over the last few years, the District
has been working hard to expand
its water and wastewater facilities,"
said Bill Rosenbaum, P.E., LAN's vice

Akkerman Earns ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Akkerman Inc., a premier trenchless underground construction systems
manufacturer, attained ISO 9001:2015 for its quality management system at
its sole manufacturing facility in Brownsdale, Minn.
The scope of the certification applies to the design, manufacture, sales and
services of on-line and on-grade tunneling and pipe jacking products for the
underground sewer, water, gas and electrical utilities industries.
It follows the company's receipt of the Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program for safety
in 2010, "as a natural progression to strengthen the business," said Justin Akkerman, operations manager.
"Not only does our comprehensive quality management system benefit our employees through procedure
efficiencies and repeat-ability, but our customers can also feel confident," he added. "Our ISO 9001:2015 ensures that
from design conception to final product testing, our equipment is produced with quality and value at the forefront."
Established in 1973, Akkerman develops, manufactures and supports advanced guided boring, microtunneling,
pipe jacking, sliplining and tunneling underground construction solutions that accurately install a variety of pipe in
an extensive range of ground conditions and project challenges. *
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Akkerman, (800) 533-0386, akkerman.com

president. "We are looking forward to
working with the District to help plan
and implement improvements that
will benefit its residents."
A full-service consulting firm,
LAN offers planning, engineering
and program management services
for the nation's heavy civil infrastructure needs. LAN is a LEO A DALY
company, an international architecture and engineering firm.

"We've experienced a growing need
in Washington and the surrounding
area for our equipment, parts and service," said Darrin Foulk, vice president
of Rental/General Construction at
Cleveland Brothers. "Now that we've
opened, we can meet these needs of
our customers quickly and efficiently."

Cleveland Brothers

Doosan Bobcat North America has
transitioned its rights to the U.S.
sales, marketing and service of the
Montabert brand of attachments to
Montabert SAS, creating a direct link
between the brand's U.S. distribution
network and factory in Lyon, France.
The dedicated Montabert U.S. support
organization this change creates is
the result of an agreement reached
jointly by both parties to support
Montabert SAS's desire to get closer
to its U.S. customer base.
To support the change, Montabert
has been investing in new facilities
across the U.S., including:
* A state-of-the-art service center in
Chattanooga, Tenn., for product
support and reman program.
* A new distribution and customer
center in the St Louis, Mo., area
with more than 50,000 square feet

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Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co.
Inc., the exclusive Cat dealer of
Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia
and western Maryland, has expanded
its facility locations to provide quality
products and services to Washington,
Penn.-area contractors, landscapers,
excavators and others.
The new One Call Rentals Store
in in Eighty Four, Penn., offers sales,
rental, parts and service, and features
a full line of mid-size and compact
Cat machinery, such as mini hydraulic
excavators, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, smaller dozers and wheel loaders. In addition, the facility provides
a variety of allied equipment rental
options, including light towers, small
dump trucks, aerial lifts and more.

Doosan Bobcat
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of warehouse space and offices.
* A new facility under construction
in Elko, NV, to support customers
on the West Coast, planned for
completion in 2020.
"We are excited about the benefits achievable through complete
system integration between the U.S.
distribution center and Montabert
factory," said Stephane Giroudon,
Montabert sales director-Americas,
who will oversee the company's U.S.
operations. "We have been working
closely with Doosan Bobcat North
America to make sure the process
goes smoothly, especially for our
customers, our valued network of
dealers, and our employees."
Current sales and service contacts
in the field remain the same. A new
online Montabert dealer portal has
been launched, with full ordering
capabilities, parts breakdown,
warranty system and case management to further enhance the dealer
experience.
Doosan Bobcat North America is
the U.S. and Canadian subsidiary of
Doosan Bobcat Inc., representing
the world-renowned brands of
Bobcat compact equipment,
Doosan portable power products
and Geith attachments. *
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