icp advisory board includes leading equipment industry voices
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Four leading experts from the construction industry have been named to the International Construction Products Advisory Board, a group designed to ensure the company’s products and services meet evolving customer needs.TRANSCRIPT
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ICP ADVISORY BOARD INCLUDES LEADING EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY VOICES
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Group Will Help Insure ICP Products Effectively Meet Customer Needs
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (March 5, 2014) — Four leading experts from the construction industry have
been named to the International Construction Products Advisory Board, a group designed to ensure
the company’s products and services meet evolving customer needs.
“This group serves a very important purpose for us,” said Tim Frank, ICP founder and chairman.
“The voice of the customer is paramount in all we do. We will rely on our industry experts for input
on what the latest customer needs and demands are. It is important for us to monitor the pulse of
this industry.”
Advisory Board members include:
Bob Hall, president of equipment operations, Bechtel. Bechtel is the largest construc-
tion contractor in the United States and the 10th largest in the world. The company has more than
53,000 employees and annual revenue of $37.9 billion. Bechtel has worked on projects in 140
countries, including roads and rail systems, airports and seaports, fossil and nuclear power plants,
renewable energy, refineries and petrochemical facilities, defense and aerospace facilities, and
many more.
Chris Arnold, vice president of global execution services, Fluor Corp. Fluor is the
second largest contractor in the U.S. and the 12th largest in the world, with more than 40,000
employees and revenues exceeding $22 billion. Fluor is one of the world’s largest publicly traded
engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance (EPCM) and project-management companies.
Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine ranks Fluor No. 1 on its Top 100 Design-Build Firms list
and on its list of the Top 100 Contractors by New Contracts.
ICP Names Construction Industry Experts to Advisory Board
Chuck Yengst, president, Yengst & Associates. For more than 30 years, corporations
throughout the world have relied on Yengst’s insights and market research on the equipment
industry. Yengst & Associates serves manufacturers and component suppliers in the machinery
industry as well as rental equipment operations and financial institutions. Its clients have access to
equipment analysis reports, company profiles, monthly market reports, the Rental Insight Newsletter,
industry forecasts and more.
Steve Zagar, dealer and OEM expert. Zagar spent 35 years with Euclid, Anderson Equipment
(Komatsu), Rudd Equipment (Volvo), and Volvo Construction Equipment corporate. He spent five years
in China leading Volvo China and developing the global marketing and aftermarket plans for the
Volvo/Lingong join venture.
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International Construction Products sells and supports a wide range of construction and material-moving equip-ment through its innovative, online ICP Direct marketplace. ICP carefully screens all of the brands it brings to market, with in-depth factory, process, and engineering reviews prior to offering any product for sale. Customers can research, buy and arrange the full spectrum of support options using ICP’s online tools. Owned and managed by experienced North American equipment experts, the ICP Direct marketplace combines the cost-saving manu-facturing of Chinese and other Asian brands with the world-class support demanded by North American customers. Product offerings are growing and include hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, bulldozers, road rollers and a range of forklifts. For more information, visit www.icpdirect.com.