New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. (NESL) has acquired all the outstanding stock of Hempt Bros. Inc. The strategic acquisition consists of three aggregate plants, four hot mix asphalt plants, two ready mixed concrete plants, paving and heavy highway construction in the Harrisburg, Pa., area.
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U.S. Silica Releases 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. released its Corporate Responsibility Report, summarizing the company’s global sustainability activities, performance and results from calendar year 2020. The report provides a look at how U.S. Silica is operating to make positive impacts both in its internal community and on the communities in which it operates, and contributing to sustainable products used around the world.
Read MorePropane Council Shares Air Quality Resources
May 3, 2021 – In celebration of Clean Air Month, the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is encouraging construction professionals to visit its webpage dedicated to carbon monoxide (CO) safety and indoor air quality this month. Celebrated in May, the American Lung Association (ALA) sponsors Clean Air Month to bring heightened awareness to the correlation between clean air and respiratory…
Read MoreCat Sales, Revenue Up in First Quarter
Caterpillar reported first quarter 2021 sales and revenues of $11.887 billion compared with $10.635 billion in the first quarter of 2020, a 11.8% increase. The company’s Construction Industries Division posted total sales of $5.459 billion in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $1.153 billion, or 27%, compared with $4.306 billion in the first quarter of 2020.
Read MoreWhat’s Under Construction?
May 3, 2021 – Since the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, the first megaproject in U.S. history, crews around the nation have always eyed making the country’s infrastructure better and more efficient. ConExpo-Con/Agg 365 recently ranked the top five infrastructure projects currently underway in the United States. Hint: there’s a lot of transit on the list. Check out the…
Read MoreB2W Software Can Help Make More Informed Decisions.
B2W Software delivers a differentiating approach for managing estimating and operations in heavy construction. Instead of fighting the limitation and liabilities of disparate software programs, contractors can establish one cohesive platform.
Read MoreDoosan Launches New Wheel Loaders
Doosan Infracore North America LLC, is launching its next-generation wheel loaders, the -7 Series, in the United States. and Canada. All-new redesigned cabs with first-class comfort features, increased bucket capacities and new, fuel-saving technologies are highlights of this next generation of Doosan wheel loaders.
Read MoreCEMEX U.S. Sales Up 5% in First Quarter
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. announced strong results in the first quarter of 2021 with EBITDA growing on a year-over-year basis in all regions. Consolidated net sales increased 9%, on a year-over-year basis to $3.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021.
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