According to figures just released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an estimated 697 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the third quarter of 2015, an increase of 5 percent compared with that of the third quarter of 2014. “The estimated production for consumption in the first…
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Atlas Copco Opens Distribution Center
Atlas Copco drilling customers are receiving orders faster thanks to a new Rock Drilling Tools (RDT) Distribution Center in Chambersburg, Pa. The dedicated 18,000-sq.-ft. warehouse optimizes the U.S. delivery system, serving as dedicated, centralized “replenishment point” for Atlas Copco customer centers and authorized distributors. The RDT Distribution Center is part of a larger worldwide initiative to enhance customer service through supply…
Read MoreNSSGA Analyzes New Highway Bill
The FAST Act, America’s new highway bill, has been passed and signed into law. But lost in the complicated, labyrinthine story of its passing is, what does the bill really mean?
Read MoreConstruction Materials Anchoring St. Lawrence Seaway Shipments
The number of vessels currently in the Great Lakes-Seaway system has exceeded the five-year average as ships deliver much-needed supplies and make a final push to export grain before the St. Lawrence Seaway closes December 30, according to the Chamber of Marine Commerce.
Read MoreHolthaus Joins Kalenborn Abresist
Kalenborn Abresist Corp. has named Daniel Holthaus as field sales manager. Holthaus, and the rest of the field service team at Kalenborn Abresist, provide customer support and on-site field service for abrasion resistant linings, corrosion control coatings, steel fabrication services and pipe installation. Holthaus comes to Kalenborn from the Spray Foam Insulation and Coatings side of the industry. His 20 years…
Read MoreIMI Aggregates’ McCordsville Quarry: A 60-Year Vision Approaches its Final, Successful Chapter
This 1956 aerial image shows the McCordsville Quarry one year after its opening surrounded by farms, open land and the undeveloped Geist Reservoir. Every good business plan starts with a vision. And that was certainly what Irving Materials, Inc. (IMI) had when it opened its aggregate mining operations in McCordsville, Ind. in 1955. But this vision evolved into something beyond traditional business…
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