Shipping sand products to Brooklyn, N.Y. and the five boroughs of Manhattan is a challenge. But Silvi Materials now has a new high-quality, cost-effective solution, according to Don Carpani, vice president, aggregate and cement sales. “A few years ago we acquired a sand operation in Port Norris, N.J.,” Carpani said. “We also acquired a port located about two miles from…
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Deere Makes Donation Match Commitment to Construction Angels
Continuing its commitment to the safety and wellbeing of the construction industry, John Deere announced that it is committed to matching donations, up to a total of $100,000, made to the Construction Angels nonprofit organization from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31. Construction Angels offers critical support when tragedy strikes, providing financial assistance, grief counseling services and long-term scholarship funding to…
Read MoreKomatsu to Acquire American Battery Solutions
Komatsu, through its wholly owned subsidiary in the United States, Komatsu America Corp., has agreed to acquire American Battery Solutions Inc. (ABS), a battery manufacturer headquartered in Detroit. U.S. Komatsu is planning to close the acquisition on Dec. 1, 2023, on the condition that all necessary procedures for the closing are completed. The immediate impact on Komatsu’s consolidated business results…
Read MoreGraniterock’s Assistance to Firefighters Sparks Gratitude
Quick action by Graniterock’s Wilson Quarry haul truck drivers helped Cal Fire firefighters get a handle on a blaze that threatened the Aromas, Calif., Quarry and nearby properties. The blaze started on a neighboring property – a lumber storage yard on Quarry Road. Tracy Rego and Robert Ramirez were awakened around 3:15 a.m. Oct. 31 with a phone call from…
Read MorePermitting Update: Indiana
A new lawsuit filed by several residents requests a judge to rule on the Noblesville Board of Zoning Appeals’ decision to approve a sand and gravel extraction project near Cherry Tree Meadows. Beaver Materials’ proposal for a sand and gravel extraction site near the neighborhood was approved Oct. 5. The suit against the company was filed Nov. 1 in Hamilton…
Read MorePermitting Update: New York
Coeymans, N.Y.-based Carver Sand & Gravel is closer to expanding its 320-acre mining operation in Fulton County and changing the terms of its permit. The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) on Thursday issued it a conditioned permit to increase its truck loading hours and blasting numbers, among other changes, in the town of Ephratah. The agency, charged with overseeing public and…
Read MoreCDE to Host EvoWash Webinar
On Nov. 29, at 11:00 a.m. ET, CDE will host a live webinar with a virtual tour of its EvoWash Sand Classifying & Dewatering System. During the tour, its experts will explain how this hydro-cyclone technology is helping customers including Luck Stone, Wheatcraft Materials and Lone Star Aggregates (to name a few) enjoy increased accuracy of separation, increased dewatering efficiency…
Read MoreU.S. Market Continues to Strengthen for Rokbak
Rokbak is continuing to see huge demand for its RA30 and RA40 articulated haulers in North America, much to the delight of Kevin Clark, regional sales manager. In his territory – the northeast United States which stretches from the Canadian border down to the state of South Carolina, encompassing Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio,…
Read MoreSuperior’s Michigan Distributor Expands Stock
AIS Construction Equipment Co., a long-standing Superior Industries distributor in Michigan, has dramatically increased local stock of its conveyor idlers, pulleys, scrapers and accessories. With the expansion, AIS Construction Equipment is Michigan’s largest and ONLY locally-owned conveyor parts supplier.
Read MoreConstruction Starts Drop, Highways Rise in October
Total construction starts fell 7% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.1 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonbuilding and residential starts fell 32% and 1%, respectively. Conversely, nonresidential building starts gained 8% during the month. Highway and bridge starts improved 6% in October. Year-to-date through October 2023, total construction starts were 4% below that of 2022.…
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