Topcon Solutions Store has been named Partner of the Year — Americas 2022 by Autodesk Construction Solutions, the team at Autodesk behind the company’s comprehensive construction management solution Autodesk Construction Cloud. TSS committed enhanced resources and exclusive sales personnel to the construction space, resulting in significant growth in its Autodesk construction business in 2021.

In addition to the Partner of the Year honor, TSS was further recognized with employee Ian Donovan, regional software sales manager at TSS, earning the Autodesk Partner Value Selling Award — Americas 2022.

With its July Market Trends Report, Ritchie Bros. digs into construction and aerial equipment sales through the first half of 2022. In the United States, Ritchie Bros. mix-adjusted price indexes (for April to June) show prices for used large and medium earthmoving categories are up 15% and 20% year over year respectively, while aerial equipment is up 18%.

Sales Transformation Group CEO Ryan Groth estimates that just over half of sales staff in construction and other industries are “weak” salespeople, something contractors can use to their advantage.

Imagine what a contractor could do with extra money that resulted from simply closing more sales.

Plastic Components announced that Buddy Ayala has joined its nationwide network of sales representatives.

Understanding buyer behavior is critical for sales and marketing alignment.

Hy-Brid Lifts announced record sales in the first half of 2021, with projections for the second half of the year on track to continue in a positive trend. Global sales rose 68% compared to the previous year, spurred by a 110% growth in Push-Around Series sales.

L&W Supply – one of the nation’s largest distributors of drywall and interior building materials – has announced that Ben Fredal has been promoted to Director of National Accounts Commercial – West. 

On a same-store basis, member sales across all AD’s divisions and countries were down 6% through the first six months of this year, to $21.6 billion, driven by a 13% decline in Q2. 

Grabber Construction Products is pleased to announce the hire of Mike Toole as Vice President of Sales. Toole will lead Grabber’s worldwide selling effort.