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Soil Connect hires Jonathan Alvarado

November 3, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Matthew Chudoba

Soil Connect hires Jonathan Alvarado: Soil Connect, the first and only institutionally backed digital platform focused on the multi-billion dollar soil and aggregates industry, today announced that it has hired Jonathan Alvarado as Chief Growth Officer. In this role, Mr. Alvarado is responsible for overseeing Soil Connect’s customer acquisition and retention strategies. He is also […]

STIHL launches most powerful production chainsaw

November 2, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Madeleine Read

STIHL launches most powerful production chainsaw: STIHL has launched the new MS 881, the world’s most powerful series-produced chainsaw, ideal for professional heavy-duty felling, logging and mobile saw mills. With 121.6cc of displacement and 8.6hp/6.4kW output, the MS 881 is not only 19% more powerful than the heavy duty MS 661, but also the […]

Soil Connect hires Jonathan Alvarado

November 3, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Matthew Chudoba

STIHL launches most powerful production chainsaw

November 2, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Madeleine Read

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Soil Connect hires Jonathan Alvarado

November 3, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Matthew Chudoba

Soil Connect hires Jonathan Alvarado: Soil Connect, the first and only institutionally backed digital platform focused on the multi-billion dollar soil and aggregates industry, today announced that it has hired Jonathan Alvarado as Chief Growth Officer.

In this role, Mr. Alvarado is responsible for overseeing Soil Connect’s customer acquisition and retention strategies. He is also charged with raising brand awareness among professionals in the construction, building and excavation industries.

Soil Connect hires Jonathan Alvarado

Cliff Fetner, Founder and CEO of Soil Connect, said, “Jonathan has a proven track record of advancing the role disruptive technologies are playing in solving inefficiencies in the antiquated construction industry, and his insights will be invaluable as Soil Connect seeks to transform the transportation and management of soil and aggregates. What’s more, he has established relationships with a strong network of construction professionals and understands what it takes for a startup to become profitable quickly. As a result, he was the ideal candidate for this role and we are excited for him to join our growing team.”

Mr. Alvarado joins Soil Connect from construction trucking services app TRUX, where he served as National Vice President of Sales. During his tenure, he built and managed hyper-growth sales engines that grew the platform’s sales by over 6,000 percent, helping to achieve profitability in less than three years. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he created and managed a highly efficient inside sales force that allowed TRUX to beat its year-over-year sales numbers even amid the marketplace turmoil. Prior to TRUX, Mr. Alvarado worked in sales and business development at StoneMakers Corporation. Over the course of his career, he has helped companies generate over $360 million in new revenue across the United States and Canada.

Mr. Alvarado stated, “As someone with a background in construction technology, I have a strong understanding of which platforms are truly disrupting the industry for the better, and Soil Connect stands apart from them all. While other construction technology apps focus solely on logistics or dispatching, Soil Connect is the only platform designed specifically for helping contractors on their job sites, saving them significant time and money on almost every project. The company has tremendous potential, and I could not be more excited to leverage my experience to help scale the business.”

Mr. Alvarado is the latest strategic hire made by Soil Connect, which is redefining the way construction professionals source, transact and transport dirt and aggregates. In the last few months, the company has made a number of hires to advance its strategic priorities, including most recently Berkay Sebat, who serves as the platform’s Head of Mobile reporting to CTO Steve Eakin.

Construction professionals interested in transacting on Soil Connect can create a profile by visiting www.soilconnect.com.

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STIHL launches most powerful production chainsaw

November 2, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Madeleine Read

STIHL launches most powerful production chainsaw: STIHL has launched the new MS 881, the world’s most powerful series-produced chainsaw, ideal for professional heavy-duty felling, logging and mobile saw mills.

With 121.6cc of displacement and 8.6hp/6.4kW output, the MS 881 is not only 19% more powerful than the heavy duty MS 661, but also the only saw in the STIHL line-up to drive a 0.404 pitch chain. With standard bar lengths up to 41” and able to accept guide bars up to 59”, the new saw is the ideal machine to tackle even the most demanding forestry jobs.

STIHL launches most powerful production chainsaw

At the heart of the MS 881 is the STIHL 2-MIX engine that ensures the machine is the only chainsaw in its performance class that meets the strict requirements of the European Euro-5 (EU5) exhaust emission standard.

In addition to EU5 compliance, the MS 881 has been engineered with maintaining a great power-to-weight ratio. New construction of cylinders, slimmer sprocket covers, and the development of lightweight components have resulted in an impressive weight-to-power ratio of 1.55Kg/Kw, whilst maintaining robustness and durability.

In addition to outstanding power, the new chainsaw is designed with operator comfort in mind thanks to a one-touch stop button, ensuring the MS 881 is ready to start at any time, whenever it is warm.

Other design features include captive nuts on the optimised chain sprocket cover that offer additional convenience when changing the chain, as well as a new oil pump that regulates oil flow rate according to demand, guaranteeing optimum oil flow at all times.

A long service life and ease of maintenance are improved through the use of a new HD2 air filter with a radial seal that provides excellent protection against fine dust often created when planking and in saw mill environments. The introduction of a diagnostic socket means that specialist dealers can quickly identify a fault and eliminate it quickly.

For more information on STIHL’s extensive range of forestry saws please visit www.stihl.co.uk.

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Soil Connect hires Jonathan Alvarado

STIHL launches most powerful production chainsaw

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STIHL launches most powerful production chainsaw

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Soil Connect hires Jonathan Alvarado

Soil Connect hires Jonathan Alvarado: Soil Connect, the first and only institutionally backed digital platform focused on the multi-billion dollar soil and aggregates industry, today announced that it has hired Jonathan Alvarado as Chief Growth Officer.

STIHL launches most powerful production chainsaw

STIHL launches most powerful production chainsaw: STIHL has launched the new MS 881, the world’s most powerful series-produced chainsaw, ideal for professional heavy-duty felling, logging and mobile saw mills.

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