CRH Chief Financial Officer Myles Lee will succeed Liam O’Mahony, who, as previously announced, plans to retire as chief executive at year’s end
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Past Lafarge Ceo Piecuch Named U.S. Concrete Chairman
Effective May 22, John Piecuch has succeeded U.S. Concrete’s Vince Foster, who has served as nonexecutive chairman since the company’s 1999 founding
Read MoreKnife River Sharpens California Presence With Amador
MDU has acquired Amador Transit Mix, Inc. and related companies based in Sutter Creek, Calif., about 45 miles southeast of Sacramento
Read MoreNew Production Line Catapults Ncma Testing, R&D Capabilities
NCMA has taken a quantum leap in testing and engineering capabilities with a small-scale, commercial grade unit masonry production line, dedicated during a mid-May open house that drew upwards of 250 to the northern Virginia headquarters
Read More2006-09 Markets Drive Worst Post-War Cement Consumption Slide
A downward revision in construction activity outlined in the latest PCA forecast suggests that U.S. portland cement consumption over a four-year period will bring the worst decline, on a percentage basis, since the Great Depression
Read MoreKnife River Bolts On Yarbrough’s To Texas Platform
MDU has acquired Yarbrough’s Dirt Pit, Inc (dba Yarbrough’s Material & Construction), which operates a ready mixed plant and 300,000-plus-tons/year aggregate distribution yard near Sour Lake, Texas
Read MoreLafarge Enters Jamaica Joint Venture
Lafarge recently signed an agreement with Jamaica Pre-Mix Ltd to create Jamaica Aggregates Ltd
Read MoreWalker Concrete Nets National Cement Atlanta Market Integration
National Cement Co. parent Vicat has acquired Walker Concrete and Walker Construction Products, Stockbridge, Ga., which serve primarily south-metro Atlanta through 14 ready mixed plants and four retail locations–the latter offering tools, decorative flatwork supplies and concrete landscaping units
Read MoreEnvironmental Specialist Rebrands Nycon, Unveils ÀgreenÌ Fiber
After closing on Rhode Island synthetic concrete-reinforcing fiber manufacturer Nycon Inc., Pure Earth has effected a name change to New Nycon Inc., and introduced an eco-friendly fiber derived from new commercial scrap carpet through a proprietary extraction process
Read MoreAem Pegs Equipment Depreciation Bonus In Economic Stimulus Package
Beyond rebate checks destined for individual taxpayers beginning this month, businesses will benefit from a key provision in the economic stimulus package that cleared Congress and the White House in February
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