This year began with a shareholder vote realigning the portfolio and ownership of Denver-based Summit Materials Inc. around Argos North America Corp. cement and ready mixed production assets and top shareholder Cementos Argos S.A. It closes with prospects for a similar action transforming New York Stock Exchange-traded Summit Materials to a subsidiary of privately held Quikrete Holdings Inc., Atlanta. The…
Read MoreSources: Oldcastle APG, CRH Company, Atlanta; CP staff Oldcastle APG has acquired a controlling interest in Yardzen, an online design and build platform powered by “inventive software engineers, world-class landscape architects, exterior designers, creative marketers, curious product managers, horticulturists, operations whizzes construction experts and experienced builders.” The investment extends a partnership allowing Oldcastle APG to present its hardscape, fencing and…
Read MoreOldcastle APG’s trades-geared packaged material division recently teamed with Peri 3D Construction to demonstrate the efficiency of using 3,000-lb. 3D Printing Mortar Mix supersacks to feed a Cobod printer placing exterior and interior walls for three New Standard Homes residences. Results from the Shriner, Texas project help position Amerimix as a premiere provider of 3D printing mix or ink materials—well…
Read MoreThe Dublin parent company of CRH Americas Materials Solutions, Ash Grove Cement, Oldcastle APG and Oldcastle Infrastructure has appointed Chief Financial Officer Jim Mintern as successor to Albert Manifold, who will cap an even 11 years as chief executive officer at the end of 2024. Mintern is a 22-year CRH Plc veteran who has held various senior leadership roles and…
Read MoreOldcastle APG, Atlanta-based CRH Company, has acquired Master Block Inc., a single plant operator in El Mirage, Ariz. The producer will seamlessly integrate into a regional concrete masonry, hardscapes and packaged dry mix platform anchored by Superlite, a charter Oldcastle APG business in Phoenix. Additionally, Pebble Technology International, a Scottsdale, Ariz. sister business specializing in swimming pool finishes, offers West…
Read MoreSources: Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, Atlanta; CP staff Oldcastle APG’s trades-geared packaged material division has teamed with Peri 3D Construction to demonstrate the efficiency of using 3,000-lb. 3D Printing Mortar Mix supersacks to feed a Cobod printer placing exterior and interior walls for three New Standard Homes residences. Results from the Shriner, Texas project help position Amerimix as a…
Read MoreSources: CRH Plc, Dublin; CP staff The parent company of CRH Americas Materials Solutions, Ash Grove Cement, Oldcastle APG and Oldcastle Infrastructure has appointed Chief Financial Officer Jim Mintern to replace Albert Manifold, who will close an even 11 years as chief executive officer at the end of 2024. A 22-year veteran of CRH Plc, serving in various senior leadership…
Read MoreSources: Oldcastle APG, A CRH Company, Atlanta; CP staff Oldcastle APG has acquired Master Block Inc., a single plant operator in El Mirage, Ariz. The producer will seamlessly integrate into a regional concrete masonry, hardscapes and packaged dry mix platform anchored by Phoenix-based Superlite, a charter Oldcastle APG business. Additionally, Pebble Technology International, a Scottsdale, Ariz. sister business specializing in swimming…
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A visit with 2024 Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association Chair Sam Hoehner Two years out from the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute and National Concrete Masonry Association unification, the successor organization’s board chair sees a groundswell of indicators favoring members, allied interests and architectural, engineering and construction parties, concluding, “I can’t think of a better time to be a part…
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Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, underscored a commitment to its Permacon business in Canada with the November 2023 dedication of a new hardscape production line in Anjou, Quebec. The advanced paver, slab and segmental retaining wall operation is built in an existing enclosure across from a twin-machine line whose decades of output supported the Quebec and Ontario hardscape market leader.…
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