Pathfinder, Bergen marketing alliance expands mold offerings, distribution

Source: Pathfinder Systems, Holland, Mich.

Block & paver machinery specialist Pathfinder Systems is the exclusive North American marketing and sales agent for Mountain Top, Pa.-based Bergen Industries. A new alliance calls for the companies to work seamlessly to provide premium quality, competitively priced molds and mold parts, delivering orders to the concrete products industry in a timely manner.

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Feds circle prospective Martin Marietta, Vulcan market overlaps

Sources: Vulcan Materials Co., Birmingham, Ala.; Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh, N.C.; CP staff

In response to a potential Martin Marietta–Vulcan Materials merger the former company proposed in a early-December stock-for-stock exchange offer, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division has requested Vulcan provide ready mixed, aggregate and asphalt delivery detail from certain operations in 15 states. Vulcan noted in a Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) filing it had received from Justice officials a Civil Investigative Demand and request for additional information and documentary.

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Pathfinder, Bergen marketing alliance expands mold offerings, distribution

Source: Pathfinder Systems, Holland, Mich.

Block & paver machinery specialist Pathfinder Systems is the exclusive North American marketing and sales agent for Mountain Top, Pa.-based Bergen Industries. A new alliance calls for the companies to work seamlessly to provide premium quality, competitively priced molds and mold parts, delivering orders to the concrete products industry in a timely manner.

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KF Controls joins the Egan Company

Source: Eagan Co., Brooklyn Park, Minn. Following a late-2011 transaction, KF Controls LLC, Coon Rapids, Minn., has joined the Egan Co, a premiere Minnesota industrial service business. KF Controls will continue to service the concrete products industry with KFBatch control and data processing systems, backed with the full electrical and mechanical support from the 700-employee Egan.

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2012 World of Concrete CIM Auction pool: Deeper by the day

Sources: Concrete Industry Management Program/National Steering Committee

More than 130 concrete and cement producers, contractors and allied groups, plus plant and construction equipment suppliers, have donated to the seventh annual auction—January 25, World of Concrete day two—benefiting Concrete Industry Management degree programs at five colleges and universities.

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Texas town’s zoning ordinance puts masonry front and center

Sources: Texas Masonry Council, Houston; CP staff

Following the lead of peers in cities across the Lone Star State, officials in Houston-bordering Bellaire have determined that clay, natural stone, or glass block masonry will be a predominant exterior building material.

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Brick group weighs pros and cons of competing exterior products

Source: Brick Industry Association, Reston, Va.

A new video and fact sheets debunk what BIA contends are common myths about genuine clay brick versus its competitors. With frank pros and cons on the latest in sustainability features, maintenance needs, costs, and fire safety, the package stacks brick against top alternatives: vinyl siding, concrete masonry, manufactured stone, fiber cement siding and Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS), otherwise known as synthetic stucco.

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