Oldcastle APG has acquired Pebble Technology International, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based developer of branded outdoor living products and aggregate swimming pool finishes. The company has five locations and a reputation for product quality and high-touch customer service. It strengthens Oldcastle APG’s hand in the thriving pool category with a brand complementing Belgard, MoistureShield and Techniseal product series—a depth of offering affording architects,…
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Command Alkon caps two-year transformation with a change at the top
Command Alkon Executive Vice President of Business Development and Chief Product Officer Martin Willoughby has succeeded President and Chief Executive Officer Phil Ramsey, who served at the helm for 16 of his 30 years at the Birmingham, Ala. information technology provider and will remain on the board of directors. The leadership transition would appear to conclude a momentous interval coinciding…
Read MoreLindsay Precast numbers, prospects suit Kentucky investment fund
A private equity firm pursuing middle market, business-to-business industrial targets, MiddleGround Capital has acquired Canal Fulton, Ohio-based Lindsay Precast, one of the top independent producers serving utility, drainage and other non-architectural construction segments. With a payroll of 350, the producer operates two plants each in Ohio, Colorado and the Carolinas, plus Florida and Washington satellites, and serves water supply, wastewater,…
Read MoreCouncil conveys energy efficiency message to global audience
The International Code Council took the opportunity of the United Nations COP26 Global Climate Change Conference in Glasgow to underscore the role building codes need to play in helping governments and local jurisdictions around the world meet their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to a consensus greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. The We Mean Business Buildings Pavilion organized by the Global…
Read MoreJustice Department outlines terms for Neenah Enterprises, U.S. Foundry union
The Department of Justice is ordering Neenah Enterprises Inc., U.S. Holdings Inc. and US Foundry and Manufacturing Corp. to divest certain gray iron municipal castings assets in order to proceed with the former company’s proposed acquisition of substantially all US Foundry assets. NEI and US Foundry are two of three significant suppliers of gray iron municipal castings in 11 Eastern…
Read MoreWage theft report: Project labor agreements shortchange nonunion workers
The Associated Builders and Contractors is spotlighting a new study highlighting one of the most negative economic impacts on nonunion construction workers, who comprise 87.3 percent of the construction industry workforce. “Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements Result in Lost and Stolen Wages for Employees and Excessive Costs and Liability Exposure for Employers” finds that the limited number of nonunion craft professionals…
Read MoreCemex, Holcim, tech giants charter procurement, supply chain coalition
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. and Holcim AG are First Movers Coalition (FMC) founding members, joining Amazon, Apple and nearly two dozen other major companies to accelerate development of early-stage decarbonization technologies through procurement and supply chain management practices. FMC will work across eight key sectors, seven of which—cement, steel, aluminum, chemicals, shipping, aviation and trucking—account for more than a third…
Read MoreLafargeHolcim closes on Minnesota’s Marshall Concrete Products
Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff LafargeHolcim has acquired Marshall Concrete Products, a longstanding ready mixed producer and block distributor in Minneapolis/St. Paul and the greater Twin Cities market. With a 60-plus payroll and fleet of front discharge and conveyor-equipped rear discharge mixer trucks, Marshall Concrete is primarily focused on residential and light commercial work. It serves as a bolt-on to…
Read MoreMack, McNeilus sustain tradition of big ticket CIM Auction donation
Sources: CIM National Steering Committee; CP staff McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing and Mack Trucks are continuing their custom of dispatching one of the signature offerings in the Concrete Industry Management Program Auction, staged in the Las Vegas Convention Center with World of Concrete backdrop. A McNeilus 10.5-yd. FLEX Controls Standard Mixer mounted on a 2022 Mack Granite GR64BR joins the…
Read MoreLafarge Whitehall tri-blend: High early strength, low CO2
Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff One of the oldest cement operations in the country proves the connection between innovation and longevity. Lafarge Whitehall, a fixture in western Pennsylvania dating to 1899, has developed a tri-blend binder with carbon dioxide emissions profile as low as one-third that of ordinary portland cement. TerCem imparts enhanced early strength performance beyond what concrete producers…
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