Committee commences NRMCA staff president search

Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Executive Committee has named Chief Financial Officer Joe Roche as interim president and charged Executive Vice President, Human Resources Tim Cooper with vetting executive search firms to help identify a successor to Michael Philipps, who departed the organization in August after six years at…

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Staff executives to oversee NRMCA following Philipps’ departure

Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Chief Operating Officer Deborah Malone and Chief Financial Officer Joe Roche will lead their organization for an interim period after the August 20 resignation and departure of Mike Philipps, who had served as staff president for six years. 2024 Chairman Nathan McKean (BMC Enterprises) credits…

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BMC Enterprises sustains double-digit growth, adding Raineri, Blue Grass RM

The St. Louis region’s top ready mixed concrete and aggregate producer has acquired three operators serving its central-eastern Missouri home base: Blue Grass Ready Mix, single-plant Saint Robert operator; Raineri Building Materials, with two St. Louis ready mixed plants and companion construction product yards; and, Eureka Materials, sand & gravel producer. The deals position BMC Enterprises Inc. with 70-plus concrete…

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Raineri, Blue Grass RM deals sustain BMC’s double-digit growth

Sources: BMC Enterprises Inc., St. Louis; CP staff The St. Louis region’s top ready mixed concrete and aggregate producer has acquired three operators serving its central-eastern Missouri home base: Blue Grass Ready Mix, single-plant Saint Robert operator; Raineri Building Materials, with two St. Louis ready mixed plants and companion construction product yards; and, Eureka Materials, single-pit sand & gravel producer.…

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BMC adds ready mixed plants, enters precast market in Stewart deals

St. Louis aggregates and ready mixed top gun BMC Enterprises has entered precast concrete, acquiring Stewart Concrete Products of Halfway, Mo., and announced a strategic partnership with Stewart-Morrison Redi-Mix, Inc. of West Plains, Mo. Both will operate as BMC portfolio companies—sisters to the Breckenridge Material flagship brand. Acquired assets include five concrete products locations, eight ready mixed plants and two…

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BMC adds Stewart Concrete, Stewart-Morrison RM operations

Sources: BMC Enterprises Inc., St. Louis; CP staff St. Louis aggregates and concrete top gun BMC Enterprises has entered precast concrete, acquiring Stewart Concrete Products of Halfway, Mo., and announced a strategic partnership with Stewart-Morrison Redi-Mix, Inc. of West Plains, Mo. Both will operate as portfolio companies under BMC. Acquired assets include five concrete products locations, eight ready mixed plants…

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PRODUCERS – MAY 2017

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Graycliff Partners, an independent New York investment firm focusing on middle market private equity transactions, has provided subordinated debt and equity financing to Delaware, Ohio-based Oberfields, a key regional player in concrete masonry and hardscape products, including standard gray and architectural block, segmental retaining walls, pavers, and precast components, plus related accessories. The investment supports the recapitalization of the company, led by President and CEO Bruce Loris, and buyout of another principal, Anderson Group LLC.

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Breckenridge Materials parent expands aggregates production

Sources: BMC Enterprises, Inc., St. Louis; CP staff

BMC Enterprises has added to its Missouri aggregates business through the opening of the BMC Stone quarry in High Hill; acquisition of a strategic interest in Base Rock Minerals, LLC, a limestone quarry in Bonne Terre; and, acquisition of Strack Stone Co., a limestone quarry located just north of Cape Girardeau. The latter will operate under the Base Rock Minerals name. 

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