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contact: Besser Field Staff Grows Elwood Palmer is the
newest member of the Besser technical service department. Technical service
representatives provide assistance to Besser customers by installing and repairing
equipment and providing training and support for concrete masonry producers. Elwood
prepared for this new role by Elwood began his career with Besser Alpena in 1978 in the manufacturing area. Prior to joining technical service, he worked in the heavy machines department. "The great thing about moving to a technical service position is that now I will be able to see the Besser machinery that I helped build put into actual production," stated Elwood.
H. Dewyane Barron is the
new Besser senior technical advisor. In this position, Dewyane will act as turnkey project
manager for the Besser Family of Companies. He will coordinate the supply of Besser
equipment, installation and start-up of turnkey projects and will make sure that
contractual obligations are met. Dewyane will also coordinate the resolution of
performance issues relative to Besser equipment and installations by providing on-site
supervision. He will work out of West Palm Beach, Florida. Dewyane was formerly the south region operations manager for CSR Rinker in Florida. He was responsible for safety, cost control, capital expenditures, quality and plant appearance for the CSR manufacturing facilities in the south region. Other functions included overseeing plant production, inventories, plant maintenance and storage yard layouts. Dewyane spent most of his 23-year career in the concrete products industry at CSR Rinker working as a manufacturing administrative assistant, regional block manufacturing superintendent or maintenance manager - block manufacturing. Prior to his career, Dewyane attended the US Army School of Maintenance and the US Army School of Basic and Advanced Electricity. XXX |
attending several Blockmakers Workshop® courses. So
far he has completed the Concrete Masonry Technology, Vibrapac and Advanced Vibrapac
Production, Dynapac Production and the Electronic Controls courses. Elwood also spent
several weeks working in the mid-Atlantic area of the United States with Besser
representative Rich Matzke. 