Total construction starts jumped 27% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.185 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. During the month, nonresidential building starts increased 51%, nonbuilding starts increased 30%, and residential starts rose less than one percent. Across 2022, total construction starts were 15% higher than in 2021. Nonresidential building starts rose 38% over the year,…
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Rema Tip Top North America Celebrates 70 Years
In its 70-year history, Rema Tip Top North America has transitioned from being an importer and wholesaler of Rema Tip Top AG products, to being the company’s leading foreign subsidiary. Headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, N.J., with manufacturing in Madison, Ga., today Rema Tip Top North America has more than 20 locations employing more than 1,850 employees. Rema Tip Top is…
Read MoreMSHA Issues Warning About Highwalls
According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), since 2012, falling rocks and materials from hazardous highwalls have resulted in nine mining fatalities and 27 serious injuries.
Read MoreGCAA on Top of Gas Tax Losses
Jan. 23, 2023 – Georgia Construction Aggregate Association Executive Director Jeff Wansley said that GDoT Commissioner Russell McMurry testified before the House Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee. He confirmed that the Governor’s budget recommendations included funds to cover all the income lost while the state’s motor fuel tax was suspended for nine months. Committee Chair Clay Pirkle (R-Ashburn) noted that legislators had…
Read MoreHolcim Acquires Pioneer Landscape Centers Quarries
Holcim acquired the sand and aggregates quarries of Pioneer Landscape Centers, a market leader in the fast growing metropolitan markets Denver, Phoenix and Colorado Springs, Colo., and a major supplier of construction aggregates for the region. The transaction includes 13 quarries and complements Holcim’s December 2022 acquisition of aggregate reserves in Greeley, Colo. The acquisitions will support Holcim’s growth in…
Read MoreSingle-Family Starts Edge Higher as Multifamily Production Weakens
Single-family housing starts posted a double-digit percentage gain in December, but production is running well below a rate of 1 million units annually, indicating ongoing weakness in the housing market as high construction costs and elevated interest rates continue to present affordability challenges. It takes 400 tons of aggregates to construct the average modern home, according to the National Stone,…
Read MoreHaver & Boecker Niagara Offers Next-Generation Niagara T-Class Vibrating Screen
Haver & Boecker Niagara announced the next-generation Niagara T-Class vibrating screen. The new design retains the technical benefits the original concentric technology is known for while improving screening uptime and performance with new features. The T-Class provides producers with a cost-effective, maintenance-friendly solution to process a wide range of materials within the aggregates, mining, industrial minerals, recycling industries and more.
Read MoreMSHA Reports First Fatality of 2023
MSHA reported that on Jan. 4, a miner at Vulcan Materials’ Sevierville Quarry , Sevier, Tenn., was fatally injured while performing maintenance inside a jaw crusher. The pitman assembly (moving jaw) rotated, pinning the miner against the crusher housing.This is the first fatality reported in 2023, and the first classified as “Machinery.” MSHA recommends the following best practices to avoid…
Read MoreDOL Offers Safety App for Spanish-Speaking Miners
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Miner Safety and Health app for iOS and Android devices is now available in Spanish. In August 2022, the Mine Safety and Health Administration launched the app’s original version. With today’s launch, Spanish-speaking miners will have access to the app’s benefits. Users will need to switch their phone settings to Spanish to…
Read MoreNSSGA Files Legal Challenge to WOTUS Rule
On Jan. 18, The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) joined a coalition representing aggregates producers, farmers, home builders and others representing a broad swath of the U.S. economy to file a complaint in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, over the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Following decades of regulatory actions and…
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