One of past decade’s best examples of equipment uptake among North American ready mixed concrete producers is also a textbook case of user experience-driven continuous improvement. Shumaker Industries piloted and initially deployed its Load and Go automated mixer truck wash station over a 2007-2012 window. Operators saw the 12- x 15-ft. aluminum frame device—outfitted with hoses and wands feeding nozzles…
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Colorado Front Range operations next stop in Holcim brand migration
Sources: Holcim US, Chicago; CP staff A Holcim US corporate banner is uniting legacy brands Aggregate Industries, Metro Mix Concrete and Transit Mix Concrete, serving Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver and Ft. Collins, Colo. markets. Ready mixed, aggregate and asphalt operations will join the producer’s namesake cement plant in Florence, Colo. The regional rebrand follows similar action in Texas and, Holcim…
Read MorePRODUCERS – SEPTEMBER 2018
LafargeHolcim has closed on the assets of Metro Mix LLC, a ready mixed producer with Denver and Castle Rock, Colo., plants and a payroll of 50. Metro Mix reported 2017 sales upward of $30 million and serves a fast growing market where construction is projected to remain strong thanks to large jobs and population growth.
Read MorePRODUCERS – AUGUST 2018
LafargeHolcim has acquired Tarrant Concrete Co., which operates three ready mixed plants on two sites, and builds on a Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex platform created under Holcim (US). With 90 employees and annual sales hovering $40 million, Tarrant Concrete becomes the first bolt-on transaction in domestic ready mixed production since the Aggregate Industries U.S. and Holcim (US) businesses, along with Lafarge North America, were brought under LafargeHolcim Ltd. in the 2015 Lafarge Group and Holcim Ltd. merger.
Read MoreMetro Mix deal broadens LafargeHolcim, Aggregate Industries’ Denver footprint
Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff
LafargeHolcim has closed on the assets of Metro Mix LLC, a ready mixed producer with Denver and Castle Rock, Colo., plants. The transaction adds to an already strong Colorado market presence LafargeHolcim enjoys through its integrated Aggregate Industries operations.
Read MoreNRMCA Commitment to Environmental Excellence Awards
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Commitment to Environmental Excellence Awards program recognizes sound operating practices and outstanding contributions to protecting the environment. Now in its 22nd year, it salutes producer members that have surpassed governmental compliance requirements and demonstrated environmental commitment through plant and staff investment.
Read MoreAggregate Industries brings hockey to life at Bruins’ new practice facility
Aggregate Industries US (AIUS), a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim Ltd., designed and developed the decorative concrete that brought landscape architect Carol R. Johnson Associates Inc.’s vision for the Boston Bruins’ new Warrior Ice Arena to life. The architect wanted to bring the imagery of hockey from the interior to the exterior of the complex. The main entrance to the 75,000-sq.-ft. practice facility features a landmark 68-ft.-high hockey stick and giant granite hockey pucks as well as a unique hardscape design.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim eyes production homebuilders via wall system developer alliance
An agreement between LafargeHolcim and Phoenix-based HercuTech Inc. positions Lafarge North America, Holcim (US) and Aggregate Industries to market and support production of HercuTech, a plant-fabricated, high performance insulated concrete wall system suited to residential and light commercial applications.
Read MoreCourt to Teamsters: Aggregate Industries not NLRA-bound to be ‘bad’ at bargaining
Sources: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
The top federal appellate court recently granted an Aggregate Industries petition for review of a National Labor Relations Board decision involving the transfer of work between Construction and Ready-Mix bargaining unit drivers represented by Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers Local 631, Las Vegas.
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