Upstate Double Down

Charlotte-based Concrete Supply Co. signals Carolinas market leadership in a new ready mixed operation serving Greenville-Spartanburg, the heart of upstate South Carolina. Rated at 300-yd./hour, the twin-alley, transit mixed plant occupies just under half of a 20-acre Spartanburg site. It replaces a 1960s’ era, 120-yd./hour central mixed plant that had evolved under Metromont LLC, Greenville, RMC Industries, Atlanta, and Cemex…

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Underwriter’s holding company takes majority stake in Metromont

South Carolina-based Metromont LLC, a top five precast, prestressed producer, has agreed to sell a majority interest to old-line, specialty insurance provider Markel Corp. of Richmond, Va. Subsidiary Markel Ventures functions as a holding company with long term investments in businesses serving industrial or consumer markets. Family-owned Metromont operates six plants from Virginia to Florida, offering architectural, engineering and construction…

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