A company best known for building materials between interior and exterior faces is exiting precast concrete stone veneer via a dominant player in wall and roof finishes.
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Boral ‘cultures’ second business mirroring Headwaters
Acquisition of a 50 percent Owens Corning Masonry Products stake follows recent Boral financing and portfolio-strengthening measures in Australia and the U.S.
Read MoreFMCSA’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program succeeds SAFER
The Safety Management System (SMS) central to FMCSA’s new Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program will analyze violations from inspections and crash data to determine a commercial motor carrier’s on-road performance.
Read MoreFleet Owner recognizes Oldcastle APG’s driver log practices, fuel economy gains
Source: CP staff The leading monthly in on-highway and on-off highway trucking named Atlanta-based Oldcastle Architectural Products Group runner-up in the Fleet of the Year Awards/Private Category. Fleet Owner editors, who nominate all candidates, cite the concrete masonry giant’s year-over-year 8.9 percent improvement in miles per gallon and use of technology to cut administrative expenses related to driver logs and…
Read MoreUnion rights workplace poster mandate carries NLRB label
An NLRB-proposed rule would require private employers to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act, which defines union organizing, representation, and collective bargaining activities.
Read MoreTeamsters organize Missouri’s All American RM
Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, D.C. Drivers and shop staff for All American Redi Mix, Kansas City, Mo., have voted in favor of representation by IBT Local 541. The bargaining unit consists of 11 mixer or bulk drivers and a mechanic. Local 541 staff sought to organize All American RM after a market analysis by International and Western Region…
Read MoreFeds propose stiff penalties for commercial driver hand-held cell phone use
Continuing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s campaign against distracted driving, the DOT is proposing a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rule banning interstate commercial truck drivers’ use of hand-held cell phones while operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV).
Read MoreCIM World of Concrete Auction: Mack-mounted McNeilus mixer, 85 loads of powder
Mack Trucks and McNeilus Cos. have teamed up to anchor the sixth annual CIM auction, scheduled for January 20, World of Concrete day three. The Granite-mounted mixer truck leads the pool of equipment, products, and sports or entertainment packages subject to live, silent and online bidding for auctioneers conducting the event from Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall Room N262.
Read MoreDana heads OC Building Materials, Cultured Stone group
Source: Owens Corning, Toledo, Ohio Owens Corning has named Chuck Dana group president, Building Materials, with responsibilities for Cultured Stone, OC Masonry Products and sister businesses. He joined Owens Corning in 1996, leading its Composites business since 2002, and succeeds Karel Czanderna, who is leaving the company after a transition period. Dana and his Composites successor, Arnaud Genis, will report…
Read MoreSurvey of public, ‘green’ homebuilders cites KB, Pulte and laggards
An audit of policies or practices tied to timber-derived building materials and products—plus energy, water, climate change and land use—shows the top 10 publicly traded homebuilding companies addressing environment and resource conservation challenges to widely varying degree. In “A Green Recovery for America’s Homebuilders? A Survey of Sustainable Practices by the Homebuilding Industry,” activist investor Calvert cites KB Home, Los Angeles, and Pulte Homes, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., tops in covering the five points, each builder maintaining spots from a similar 2008 survey.
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