Manufacturers – February 2024

Heidelberg Materials North America cement plants in Edmonton, Alberta, and Delta, British Columbia, have earned Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Star for Industry Certification, which signifies that the facility performs in the top quartile of similar operations in Canada and the United States for energy efficiency. That metric is one of many aspects that Heidelberg Materials targets to protect the climate,…

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Producers – February 2024

Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, recently closed on the Nampa, Idaho facility of Waupaca Northwoods LLC, a Wisconsin-based producer of soils, barks, mulches and decorative stone. The deal marks a Western states entry for the Oldcastle APG Lawn & Garden business, expanding the producer’s landscape materials portfolio across North America. Notes President Tim Ortman, “The addition of the Nampa facility’s…

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Manufacturers – January 2024

Long-time executives Mike Lawry and Ryan Canfield have acquired the assets of Cincinnati-based Hill and Griffith Co., Grifcote and Cast-O-Magic concrete form release agent supplier, and HG Logistics, third-party transportation services provider. A 32-year veteran of the business who has served as chief operations officer since 2021, Lawry is Hill and Griffith chief executive officer and HG Logistics president. A…

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Organizations – January 2024

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Senior Vice President, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Kevin Walgenbach, has been named executive vice president, Operations and Compliance, effective this month. Over a 17-year tenure, he has played a key role in conducting educational training for NRMCA members, including organizing regional seminars and workshops along with the Plant Manager, Safety, Dispatcher and Environmental courses. He…

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Producers – January 2024

U.S. stone, sand & gravel leader Vulcan Materials Co. was recently named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024 by Newsweek, and included in the American Opportunity Index, which measures how well large companies invest in their human talent to drive business performance and individual employee growth. “Our company has an intentional focus on operating The Vulcan Way – doing…

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Organizations – December 2023

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has named Jacques Cattan as managing director, Quality Programs. He will oversee certification activities for plants, erectors and personnel, and succeeds Mike Kesselmayer, retiring at year end. Prior to PCI, Cattan was design-build director at Chicago-based F.H. Paschen, a major general contractor, construction manager, and design-build services provider. He was responsible for design management, virtual design,…

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Bio-charcoal hardens Habitat affiliate’s zero carbon concrete home

The Tacoma/Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium has recognized Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Build with Strength coalition for a Gig Harbor, Wash. home built with insulating concrete form (ICF) walls and mixes bearing a bio-charcoal admixture. When dosed at 100 lbs., SolidCarbon’s the C-Lock 8 admixture has the potential to sequester 50 kilograms…

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AGC COO Shoaf to succeed CEO Sandherr in Q2 2024

Sources: Associated General Contractors of America, Washington, D.C.; CP staff AGC Chief Executive Officer Stephen Sandherr plans to retire from his post of 27 years, effective March 31, capping an overall 37-year tenure with the organization. “I am grateful to have retained the confidence of AGC’s officers and Board for these many years,” he says. “I am also fortunate to…

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Registration opens for The Precast Show 2024, participation indicators solid 

Sources: National Precast Concrete Association, Carmel, Ind. Management has opened registration for The Precast Show 2024, February 8-10 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The event marks North America’s largest precast-specific gathering, bringing under one roof key equipment or machinery manufacturers, accessory or material suppliers, plus information technology and other service providers. With more than 85,000 square feet of exhibit…

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Outdoor Living Supply builds Southwest footprint with Apache Stone

Sources: Outdoor Living Supply, Rochester, Minn.; CP staff Concrete and natural stone hardscapes retailer Outdoor Living Supply has acquired Apache Stone, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wisconsin-based Halquist Stone Co. The transaction includes hardscape, masonry and landscape yards in Phoenix and Apache Junction, Ariz. plus Las Vegas, home to a Bedrock Landscape Supply yard that OLS acquired in late-2022. The…

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