Dublin-based CRH announced in mid-March an agreement to acquire Dallas-based Pavestone Group LP, propelling the Oldcastle Architectural Products Group
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Virginia Ready Mixed On Radar
Essroc-Crider & Shockey is the fourth sizable transaction in Virginia ready mixed in less than two years. It follows Vulcan Materials’ November 2007 acquisition
Read More2011 Invites Improvements For Industry And Conexpo-Con/Agg
A fifth installment at the Las Vegas Convention Center left little doubt of ConExpo-Con/Agg’s emergence as a global event worthy of staging every three
Read MoreStudy Gauges Soft Machinery Market
Plagued by lagging residential activity, increased uncertainty about the economy and tightening credit, the market for construction machinery will grind
Read MorePrecast: Equipment & Products
CONCRETE DRILLING AND ANCHOR KIT The Concrete Drilling and Anchor Kit is billed as the industry’s most complete collection of components specifically
Read MoreWeigh Batcher Foils Manual Method
For lightweight concrete block fabricator H+H Celcon Ltd. of Kent, England, expert engineering has taken product design to new levels of precision and
Read MoreOldcastle Precast Affords Makeover Home Solid Footing In Short Order
Bound by the usual one-week building window, a forthcoming Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project rests on Oldcastle Precast’s Oasis Foundation Wall System.
Read MoreThe Long View
Breaking with the office’s customary year-to-year focus, the new chairman of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is determined to create
Read MoreGulf Surge
On the morning of August 29, 2005, winds and storm surge from Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and
Read MoreFeds Renew Silica Exposure Scrutiny
Revised guidance on skin protection against exposure to portland cement (note Compliance Matters, pages 45-47) follows the Occupational Safety and Health
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