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…
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