LafargeHolcim applies ready mixed delivery tech tools to cement

Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff Lafarge and Holcim cement customers across the U.S. will soon have an app- and web-based solution offering delivery status details, plus access to bill of lading and order history files. The new CementDirect app mimics technology well established in ready mixed concrete order dispatch and recordkeeping.

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Vulcan Materials consummates U.S. Concrete deal

Sources: Vulcan Materials Co., Birmingham, Ala.; CP staff Texas-based U.S. Concrete Inc. has become a wholly-owned Vulcan Materials subsidiary with the completion of a stock buyout offer announced in June. The transaction, notes Vulcan Materials Chairman Tom Hill, “Is an important milestone as we welcome U.S. Concrete and its talented team while also taking the next step in our growth…

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