WIRTGEN GROUP FOUNDER HONORED AMONG TOP 100 PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS
Oct. 21, 2004 -- Reinhard Wirtgen, founder of Wirtgen Group, has been honored as one of the "Top 100 Private Sector Transporation Constructiion Professionals of the 20th Century" by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).
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Mr. Wirtgen (1941-1997) and other honorees were recognized at a gala reception and dinner in Washington D.C. Thursday, Oct. 21. "Reinhard Wirtgen, founder of Wirtgen GmbH, pioneered asphalt and concrete pavement recycling to the benefit of the world," ARTBA said in a commemorative publication. "By 1971, Wirtgen had developed hot asphalt milling technology to remove asphalt pavements. Later, using cutters from the mining industry, Wirtgen modified his hot milling machines into cold milling machines, which worked without pavement preheating and now have become a world standard." Mr. Wirtgen created a legacy of construction and civil engineering achievement that continues to enhance local transportation infrastructure around the world. |
In developing countries, asphalt recycling technologies developed under Mr. Wirtgen's authority help road agencies make scarce road funds go farther, enabling interior development, facilitating economic growth and helping assure a brighter future for citizens.
In developed countries, asphalt recycling technologies pioneered by Mr. Wirtgen improve the environment, conserve resources, enhance local economies, leverage roadbuilding funds, and provide better service to motorists and residents.
In 1989, Wirtgen unveiled machines for cold recycling of road base courses and materials. These machines helped popularize asphalt recycling to the extent that it is far and away the most-recycled product in the United States.
"Reinhard Wirtgen felt business was a 'partnership with customers, based on mutual confidence'," said Wirtgen America Inc. president and COO Stuart W. Murray. "He truly did commit his lifetime to serving the world's construction industry. "He prided himself in providing the best product available, with the best design and worksmanship."
BACKGROUNDER
Wirtgen America, Inc., Nashville, is the North American arm of the Wirtgen Group, the single-source marketer of the world's most technologically advanced lines of asphalt reclaiming and recycling equipment from Wirtgen, asphalt and soil compactors from Hamm Compaction Division, and U.S.-sourced asphalt pavers from Vögele America Inc.
NOTE TO EDITORS
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