Vermeer Southwest acquires Vermeer Rocky Mountain
Vermeer Southwest acquired Vermeer Rocky Mountain and the new entity will become Vermeer Mountain West. Combining these two adjacent Vermeer industrial dealers creates a contiguous network of nine dealership locations spanning the mountain west region of the U.S. Kyle Pieratt, who served as president and CEO of Vermeer Southwest, will continue to lead as the president and CEO of Vermeer Mountain West. The dealership will be headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, with branch locations in eight other states, including New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Texas and Washington.

Vacuum Truck Rentals welcomes new branch manager
Vacuum Truck Rentals announced Chris Wilson as the new branch manager of its Merrillville, Indiana, location. He brings 18 years’ experience in the industrial construction and maintenance industries and will oversee the rentals and sales operations of the Indiana location. VTR has a fleet of over 800 trucks and 17 locations nationwide.

Vac-Con announces CMI Equipment as new dealer
Vac-Con announced the addition of CMI Equipment to the Vac-Con dealer network. For more than three decades, the distributorship has provided sales, parts and service support to customers located in the state of Tennessee. CMI will offer the full portfolio of Vac-Con machines including combination sewer cleaners, jetters and hydroexcavators in both trailer and truck-mounted configurations.

Alexander joins Sprayroq as president
Sprayroq announced it hired Jeremy Alexander as its new president. Prior to taking on his new role at Sprayroq, he was the director of marketing at Line-X. The addition of Alexander comes on the heels of the firm’s recent rebranding with a new visual identity, coupled with the launch of a new website and relocation of the corporate headquarters in Alabama.

ACPA names Hawkins president
The American Concrete Pipe Association named Steven Hawkins as its new president. The appointment comes after an extensive nationwide search and has been approved by the ACPA Board of Directors. Hawkins has more than 20 years in leadership roles in the concrete reinforcement industry, with the most recent as the director of marketing and membership at the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute in Chantilly, Virginia. Hawkins has a bachelor's degree in architecture, a master's degree in communications studies from the University of Kansas, and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University.