West #9, 2011

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April 23 2011 Vol. VII โ€ข No. 9

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JCB Machines Head to Haiti for Earthquake Help

JCB Adds West Coast Parts Centerโ€ฆ 12

Photo courtesy of Backus Aerial Photography NTEA Hosts 47th Annual Conventionโ€ฆ19

The donated parcel of land, which is 9.37 acres (3.748 h) and valued at $3.5 million, is located in the midst of Virginia Beachโ€™s โ€œAcademic Village,โ€ a new area that focuses on higher learning.

Operation Smile Builds Global HQ in Virginia Beach By Angela Hurni Rit chie Br os. Hol ds Sal e in Ho ustonโ€ฆ42

Table of Contents ............4 Truck & Trailer Section .... ..................................19-23 Attachments Section13-15 Business Calendar ........28 Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ....29-35 Auction Section ......38-47 Advertisers Index ..........46

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For almost 30 years, Operation Smile has been giving smiles to children and young adults around the world. Some 160,000 patients, who previously suffered from a debilitating cleft, have benefited from Operation Smileโ€™s services that have allowed children to be healed, regardless of their financial standing. The good will that the organization has garnered over the years is now being returned to them, in part, through a land donation from the city of Virginia Beach where the organizationโ€™s new Global Headquarters is being built. The groundbreaking for the new $20million Global Headquarters occurred on Sept. 29, 2010, with a multitude of dignitaries present for the ceremony, including Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell; Donald Trump Jr., who serves on Operation

A small fleet of powerful JCB machines is playing a big role in paving the way for rebuilding in part of earthquake-devastated Haiti. Two JCB excavators and a wheeled loading shovel have been bought by the international charity Oxfam and donated to the not-for-profit organization Disaster Waste Recovery (DWR), which is clearing damaged houses and recycling the resulting debris in one of the poorest areas of the Caribbean islandโ€™s capital Port Au Prince. The JCB JS220XD and JS145W excavators and JCB 426ZX machines are working in partnership demolishing damaged properties and loading a crusher and screening plant. The resulting debris is then recycled and used in the reconstruction of buildings, roads and pavements. The order โ€” which was won in the face of competition from other major global manufacturers โ€” also included a JCB HM1560Q Hammermaster breaker and a JCB MP200U multi-processor attachment for use on the JS220XD and a JCB HM860Q Hammermaster breaker for the JS145W. JCB also provided seven daysโ€™ on-site operator training in Haiti. Oxfamโ€™s Logistic Co-ordinator in Haiti Hubert Ballaman said, โ€œThe location where the JCB

Smileโ€™s Board of Directors; and Virginia Beach Mayor William D. Sessoms Jr., to name a few. The donated parcel of land, which is 9.37 acres (3.748 h) and valued at $3.5 million, is located in the midst of Virginia Beachโ€™s โ€œAcademic CONEXPO COVERAGE Village,โ€ a new area that CONTINUES... focuses on higher learning. see page 10 Some neighbors include the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center, the Advanced Technology Center, Tidewater Community College (TCC), the soon-to-be-built city of Virginia Beach Joint Use Library, and numerous organizations within the local health care industry. The parcel of land is considered a โ€œcollaborative parcelโ€ that has a shared service yard and shared outdoor space and common areas with TCCโ€™s Regional Health Professions Center building. see SMILE page 16

see HELPโ€ˆpage 12


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