The U.S. Department of Labor announced the department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration’s “Mine Emergency Unit” bested competitors from around the world and finished first at the International Mines Rescue Competition, held Sept. 11-16, 2022, in Beaver, W.Va. After a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic, the biennial event resumed at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy where highly…
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Minnesota DNR Completes Three New Aggregate Resource Maps
Geologists in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Aggregate Resource Mapping Program completed three new resource maps showing the potential for sand and gravel deposits, as well as crushed stone resources, in Swift, Sibley and Redwood counties. Aggregate resources are a critical natural material needed to construct roads, bridges, trails and buildings. Datasets for all three county projects, including…
Read MoreLiuGong North America Adds New Dealers
LiuGong North America recently welcomed two construction equipment distributors to its growing dealer lineup: Bristol, Pa.-based Modern Group and Sheridan, Ark.-based Crouse Equipment.
Read MoreNSSGA Honors Community Relations Excellence Award Winners
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the recipients of the NSSGA Community Relations Excellence Awards. The Community Relations Excellence Awards recognize producers’ achievements through their involvement in their community to enhance the public’s perception of their business, their facility and our industry. This year, NSSGA recognized a total of eight Gold, eight Silver and 44 Bronze winners.
Read MoreCement Leaders Document Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality Progress
Portland Cement Association Chairman Ron Henley (GCC America) told a New York Climate Week gathering that U.S. producers have exceeded expectations outlined nearly one year ago with release of the PCA Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality.
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Sept. 20, 2022 – Capstone Partners’ Building Products & Construction Services Team is pleased to share its latest Rock Products Aggregates Industry Market Report. Healthy backlogs and persistent aggregates-intensive construction projects have fueled demand for sector participants, despite a backdrop of economic uncertainty. Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has continued at a healthy pace through year-to-date (YTD) 2022, dominated by strategic buyers. Read…
Read MoreLehigh Hanson, HeidelbergCement Reveal New Name
Lehigh Hanson Inc. will follow the transformation of its global parent company, HeidelbergCement, to Heidelberg Materials – a new brand identity with a global reach and a focus on sustainability, digitalization and leadership in the building materials industry.
Read MoreAggregates Industry Market Report
In This Quarterly Report, Provided Exclusively to Rock Products, Capstone Partners Offers Insight Into Merger and Acquisition Activity, Capital Markets Trends, Aggregate Production and Pricing. By Darin Good, Brian Krehbiel and Crista Gilmore Capstone Partners’ Building Products & Construction Services Team is pleased to share its Rock Products report. Healthy backlogs and persistent aggregates-intensive construction projects have fueled demand for sector participants, despite a backdrop…
Read MoreTotal Construction Starts Fall in August
Total construction starts fell 9% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.25 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. The decline, however, comes on the heels of a massive increase in July that saw the start of three large manufacturing plants and two LNG export facilities. In August, nonresidential building starts rose 7%, residential starts were 1% higher,…
Read MoreVolvo CE Launches Online Configuration Tool for Electric Equipment
Volvo Construction Equipment has created an online tool that allows customers to “build and price” their ideal electric compact excavator and wheel loader, marking the company’s latest advancements in both e-commerce and the introduction of electric construction equipment to the market.
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