Founded in 1926, Martin Equipment is an authorized John Deere equipment dealer. Located in Rock Island, Ill., it offers a variety of equipment, parts, and service options, including articulated dump trucks, crawler dozers, crawler loaders, excavators, forklifts and motor graders, among others. The company provides access to JD Parts Online as well as job and shop services with trained technicians and technology. Martin Equipment also carries products of Wacker Neuson, Terex, Talbert, Kundel, Hitachi, Spectra Precision and Bomag Compaction Products.
Incorporated in 1983, The King Co. Inc. is a marine contractor and designer. Based in Holland Mich., the company specializes in earth-retention systems, foundation piling/deep foundations, dam rehabilitation, marine construction and dredging. Through its design/build expertise and in-house engineering provides solutions for foundation design and earth retention systems. In addition, the firm provides its expertise in trouble shooting for difficult geotechnical and marine conditions. Its clients include JW Marriott, Grand Rapids Art Museum and St. Marys Wege Center.
Twinkle Co was started in 1983, with an office located in a garage in West Liberty, Iowa. Twinkle Co founder Willard Salemink started out with the goal of bringing a wide range of innovation to the sand and gravel dredge mining industry. Previous experience led Salemink to start a company that was innovative in name, business model and product line. Like our dredges, our company name is unique. When choosing the name Salemink wanted something to set the new company apart from the crowd. The name had to have a positive connotation, be easy to remember and non-specific as to product or service. "Twinkle" was chosen and the name has been a tremendous success. The business model was designed to allow Twinkle Co to leverage the efforts of our employees and allow them to concentrate on core company activities. Twinkle Co business model includes the following principles: Building on his previous experience working with and observing dredge operations, Salemink was convinced that the sand and gravel dredging industry suffered an abundance of unrealized production capacity. With the state of the industry in mind, Twinkle Co was formed with the idea that sand and gravel dredges required dedicated technology and updated operating techniques. Twinkle Co set out to identify and solve any problem that prevents maximum dredge production. We were, and continue to be, guided by our mission statement: "Provide dredges and dredging equipment to accomplish productive and efficient dredge operation by moving a high-density mixture through the discharge pipe at the target velocity without interruption." Initially, our product line consisted of rotary cutters, velocity meters and a new philosophy on how to operate sand and gravel mining dredges. Twenty years ago very few dredges had the means to monitor and control pipeline velocity-the key to productive operation. We worked to fill that need. We have delivered over 400 velocity meters along with detailed instructions on how to use them. The result was always a remarkable increase in production, which brought us great satisfaction along with the respect and trust of many producers. With success came new opportunities and challenges. We started designing and delivering complete dredges with pump discharge sizes ranging from 8" to 16" and digging depths down to 120. Our H-Series and L-Series dredges are designed to be mining machines that float, and the distinctive features reflect our design philosophy of rugged simplicity. As new problems emerged we developed new products. Our innovative products include the Dredging Handbook, the Warthog rotary cutter basket with T-Bar construction, the LADDERVAC electronic inlet pressure sensor for ladderpump dredges, the Linear Cutter and Linear Cutter Automation system, the CONVAC modulating bypass valve system, MOAB sheave blocks, BRUTE rigging blocks and numerous other dredge sub-systems that increase the productivity of sand and gravel dredges. Instruments and control systems have been a large part of Twinkle Co success story. From the beginning we knew that instruments and controls are vital to successful dredging. We have the in-house capability to develop, design, build and test our instrument and control products. This allows us to seamlessly combine our knowledge of dredging and control technology. A growing list of satisfied customers testifies to our success and growing reputation as the leading innovator and source for complete dredges, components, instruments, controls, automation systems and practical information. Looking back over the last 21 years we are proud of what we have accomplished and excited about what is yet to come. We have left the garage office behind, but we remain true to the goals of the original business model. As we enter the 21st century we will continue to use our knowledge and imagination to bring technology and innovation to the sand and gravel dredge mining industry. We look forward to working with customers, both old and
Operational for more than 40 years, Ellicott Dredges designs and builds key components of dredging systems, including winches, pumps, excavators and spud carriages. It serves over 70 countries. The company also sells pre-engineered standard dredges to the marine contracting, sand and gravel markets. Ellicott Dredges operates The Mud Cat Division, which sells auger, cutterhead and bucketwheel dredges for industrial and hazardous wastes, pond and lake reclamation and marinas. It also provides customer, parts, sales and field services. In addition, the company offers sand miners and swinging ladders. Ellicott Dredges is located in Baltimore.
Browns Bridge Dock Company has been building and manufacturing boat docks and marinas for over 40 years. We also, repair and maintain docks and marinas. Call us and let us help you with your project today
