Sources: Oldcastle APG, Atlanta; CP staff
Oldcastle APG has acquired Virginia’s Allied Concrete Products, an established player in hardscapes under the Eagle Bay brand, and concrete masonry and lightweight aggregates supplier in the Richmond/Tidewater region.
Read MoreSources: Mutual Materials, Bellevue, Wash.; CP staff
A key concrete or clay masonry and hardscape products player throughout the Pacific Northwest has scheduled a late-March opening of a new concept design showroom in downtown Portland, Ore.
Read MoreSource: Alley-Cassetty Companies Inc., Nashville; CP staf
One of largest independent and family owned masonry distributors in the U.S., Alley-Cassetty Cos., entered a purchase agreement late last year to acquire the block, brick and stone assets of LoJac Materials, Inc., serving the middle Tennessee market from three locations. Projected to close this month, the transaction will expand its reach to 14 Southeast locations.
Read MoreSources: Informa Exhibitions, U.S., Dallas; CP staff
In its recently completed space draw for World of Concrete 2019, show management secured 970-plus exhibitors booking more than 676,000 net square feet of Las Vegas Convention Center indoor and outdoor space. With seven months remaining until the January 22-25 gathering, Informa Exhibitions anticipates significant growth over the 2018 staging, which drew 58,000 registered professionals and 1,564 manufacturers, suppliers or service providers occupying nearly 750,000 square feet.
Read MoreSource: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.
ASTM International Committees on Cement (C01), Lime and Limestone (C07), Mortar and Grouts for Unit Masonry (C12), and Manufactured Masonry Units (C15) are cosponsoring the Workshop: Innovations in Collaborative Research, Development and Applications, June 26 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina.
Read MoreSources: Oldcastle Inc. Atlanta; CP staff
Jewell, an Oldcastle APG company serving Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, anticipates start up by year’s end of a Burnet, Texas, packaging plant for concrete or mortar mixes and companion materials. Serving central Texas markets, the 23,000-sq.-ft. facility is located on 15 acres, complete with quarry. It joins Jewell operations in Hurst, Katy, Rosenberg and Waco, Texas, plus seven distribution facilities near Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston.
Read MoreSources: Ibstock plc, United Kingdom; CP staff
U.K. and U.S. clay and concrete product operator Ibstock has appointed Greg Silvestri as president of its key operating business, Wyomissing, Pa.-based Glen-Gery. He will oversee one of North America’s oldest and largest masonry brands, with 10 brick and stone plants plus 10 distribution sites serving 500-plus U.S. and Canadian dealers.
Read MoreSources: Indiana Limestone Co., Bloomington; CP
A new study from a quarry operator whose signature product clads The Pentagon and Empire State Building examines distinctions between dimensioned limestone and cast stone fabricated from vibratory dry tamped or wet-cast methods.
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Hanover, Md.-based Cathedral Stone Products, Inc. has developed a full line of masonry restoration systems, backed by technical support, laboratory testing and color matching services. As an industry pioneer, the company offers proven systems for preservation projects including surface preparation products, mineral coatings and masonry staining systems.
Read MoreSources: York Building Products, York, Pa.; CP staff
Aggregate and concrete masonry producer York Building Products recently closed on Cockeysville, Md.-based Cinder & Concrete Block Corp., a gray concrete masonry unit producer and hardscape unit distributor.
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