Hanson Aggregates, a subsidiary of Lehigh Hanson Inc., bought 1,425 acres of land west of Buckeye, Ariz., for $16.5 million, according to real estate database Vizzda. Trey Champie of Headquarters West was the broker for the deal, and the seller was Resource Land Holdings, a private equity firm based in Denver.
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CASE, Leica Introduce OEM-Fit Machine Control Solutions
CASE Construction Equipment now offers OEM-Fit 2D and 3D machine control solutions designed by Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon – now available for CASE D-series excavators from CASE SiteControl Certified dealers.
Read MoreRock Machinery Announces New Service Manager
Rock Machinery Co., LLC., a leading distributor of processing equipment and parts for the aggregate, recycle, and mining industries, recently hired Darrin Bush as the service manager covering northern Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim to Partner on C&D Project
LafargeHolcim in the United States along with its subsidiary company, Geocycle, announced a cooperative agreement research project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to study how construction and demolition (C&D) materials can be used for energy recovery and mineral recycling.
Read MoreUS Aggregates’ Delphi Quarry Hosts Elected Officials
US Aggregates’ Delphi Quarry, Delphi, Ind., hosted Congressman Jim Baird and State Representative Beau Baird as well as leaders from across The Heritage Group at the plant for a tour Tuesday, July 6.
Read MoreConcrete News
July 21, 2021 – According to the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), the estimated ready mixed concrete produced in April 2021 is 35.6 million cu. yd., 20% higher than that in April 2020. The estimated production in the U.S. through April is 114.3 million cu. yd., approximately 6.8% higher than that during the same period in 2020. NRMCA joined a…
Read MoreTotal Construction Starts Slip in June; Highways Down
Total construction starts lost 7% in June, slipping to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $863.6 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. All three major sectors (residential, nonresidential building, and nonbuilding) pulled back during the month. Single-family housing starts are feeling the detrimental effects of rising materials prices. Large projects that broke ground in May were absent in June for nonresidential building and…
Read MoreAggregates Facts
July 20, 2021 – Did you know that 38,000 tons of aggregate go into each lane mile of interstate highway? Construction of the average home requires 400 tons of aggregate, while the average size school or hospital requires 15,000 tons. Every state and roughly three-quarters of the nation’s counties are home to an aggregate operation, producing nearly 2.4 billion tons…
Read MoreU.S. Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping Bounces Back
U.S. Great Lakes ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway are reporting a surge in cargo shipments to feed domestic construction and manufacturing activity and global export demand, according to the latest June figures.
Read MoreMartin Equipment Expands Hitachi Product Offering
Martin Equipment of Illinois expanded its existing Hitachi product lineup. In addition to Hitachi construction products, the industrial equipment dealer will now offer sales and support of Hitachi mining products at its five Illinois locations.
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