Deere Launches Interactive Skid-Steer Site
John Deere Construction & Forestry has launched www.skidsteer smackdown.com, an interactive Web site for skid-steer users that features head-to-head contests between Deere and competitor machines. The site includes video, discussion forum and product information. It also enables users to select a Deere machine they’d like to see compared to other units. The videos — showing tasks with measurable results — can then be rated, commented on and shared with colleagues.
Wastequip Launches Companywide Reorganization
Wastequip Inc. has launched a companywide reorganization designed to make it more efficient and an environmental leader in the waste industry. The Cleveland-based company also has restructured its Steel Group into a newly formed Container Division and created a Technical Products Division for its hoists and compactors. Driven by its focus on LEAN Six Sigma programs, plant managers are being trained in LEAN practices, while several older and less efficient facilities are being closed.
