Nationwide housing starts dropped 3.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.099 million units in January, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Overall permit issuance edged down 0.2 percent.
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Summit Materials to Acquire Boxley
Summit Materials anticipates a mid-March closing on key aggregate, concrete and asphalt-production assets of Roanoke, Va.-based Boxley Materials Co., a 124-year-old operator serving Virginia and West Virginia. A definitive agreement on the deal was announced less than two weeks after Summit closed on its recently reported deal for Wilmington, N.C.-based American Materials Co., with five sand and gravel operations in…
Read MoreDufferin Aggregates Quarry Becomes Environmental Trailblazer
CRH Canada’s Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry is the first quarry in the world to receive certification as a supplier of responsibly sourced stone, sand and gravel, according to The Cornerstone Standards Council (CSC).
Read MorePolydeck Hires Kurz
Polydeck Screen Corp. is pleased to announce the addition of Bob Kurz as their Upper Midwest regional manager. His territory includes Northern Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and North and South Dakota. Kurz has eight years’ experience in different roles in the industry, including the last four as an aggregate plant manager. He replaces Dick Stiles, who retired in December.
Read MoreAstec Mobile Screens Achieves Safety Milestone
Astec Mobile Screens (KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens) was recently recognized for achieving a superior safety rating for Astec Industries companies in 2015. Currently, the company has gone 745 days without a recordable accident for its 100 associates employed at the manufacturing facility, according to Tim Gonigam, president of Astec Mobile Screens. Astec Mobile Screens is one of three Astec Industries…
Read MoreMSHA’s POV Rule Challenged in Court
A district court judge in Southern Ohio will hear arguments on April 12 on whether the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals should hear the case against MSHA’s Pattern of Violations (POV) rule brought up by the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) and other associations.
Read MoreDeister to Feature Vibrating Feeder at AGG1
Deister Machine Co. Inc. will highlight the new Deister (EMF-Series) Two-Mass Electromechanical Vibrating Feeder at AGG1 in Booth 2404. The new feeder is designed to allow greater control over high-capacity feed rates and productivity, while lowering costs per ton in a wide variety of aggregate, mining and mineral applications. Engineered to deliver greater reliability and ease of maintenance, the Deister…
Read MoreJanuary Construction Starts Rise; Year Starts Strong
The value of new construction starts in January grew 2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $607.9 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.
Read MoreBunner Named James M. Christie Award Winner
Matthew Bunner, safety manager for Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc., has been named the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s 2015 James M. Christie Safety & Health Professional of the Year. The award recognizes an individual for substantial contributions and commitment to safe and healthy operating practices within his or her company and the industry.
Read MoreNearly 59,000 Bridges Still Structurally Deficient
There’s good news and bad news to report about the condition of America’s bridges. There were 2,574 fewer structurally deficient bridges in 2015 compared to the number in 2014. The bad news is there are still 58,500 on the structurally deficient list – and at the current pace of bridge investment – it will take at least 21 years before…
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