Industry News - January 2022

Industry News - January 2022

Felling Trailers names new sales manager

Felling Trailers appointed Joel Lindmeyer Great Lakes regional sales manager. He is responsible for all sales development, activity and dealer support in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Lindmeyer has 25 years of experience in the truck and trailer industry with an emphasis in sales and customer service. Daniel “Boone” Larsen previously held the position before his retirement last year. 


Joseph H. Wieser passes away

Joseph H. Wieser, 84, of Maiden Rock, Wisconsin, died Nov. 20 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Born May 13, 1937, to Aloys and Malinda (Eden) Wieser, the eldest of 18 children, he enlisted in the army in 1957 and he was honorably discharged in 1963. He married Mary Buchmann on July 12, 1958, and together they had 10 kids and were married over 63 years.

Wieser was a dairy farmer in Minnesota until 1965 when he and Mary started Wieser Concrete Products in Maiden Rock. Wieser was involved with the company until his retirement in 1999. After he retired, he stayed involved with Wieser Concrete by mentoring and advising his daughter and sons in the business. In 1967, he joined the National Precast Concrete Association and started to get involved and quickly became a leader at the national level. He was instrumental in the growth and success of the NPCA and was awarded its highest award, the Robert E. Yoakum Award in 1981. He later served as chairman of the association in 1985.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, his 10 children and many beloved grandchildren. 


NOWRA elects board of directors

The following members have been elected to the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association board of directors to serve through 2024: Tricia Scott, regulator, Nebraska; Chris Chapman, service provider, Missouri; Claude Goguen, supplier/manufacturer, Indiana; and Joshua Gunia, installer, Washington. Outgoing board members are Chris Kumnick, regulator, Georgia; Jessica Wood, service provider, Missouri; and Bruce Stow, supplier/manufacturer, New York.

In other NOWRA news, the 2021 Richard J. Otis Industry Achievement Award was given posthumously to Ron Suchecki, Jr. at the 2021 Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference in Texas. Suchecki, research director and general manager for Hoot Systems and a partner in Central Texas Precast, passed away in February 2021 at age 50.



Discussion

Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted.