How Top Plant People Use Quoting And Sales Planning To Their Advantage. By Barry Hudson In the high-stakes world of aggregate plants and rock quarries, every grain of sand, every pebble, counts. Especially when margins are as small as they are in this industry. But it’s not just about what’s underfoot; it’s about foresight, planning, and a dash of savvy…
Read MoreDay: January 13, 2024
Welcome to 2024
Happy New Year, and welcome to 2024. I hope this is a banner year for all of us and we see much success up ahead in the aggregates industry. Public highway, pavement and street construction is expected to grow by double digits for the second consecutive year, increasing 16% to $126 billion in 2024 from $108.6 billion in 2023, according…
Read MoreFirst Look – January 2024
TOP NEWS Granite Granite Construction announced the acquisition of Lehman-Roberts Co. and Memphis Stone & Gravel Co., longstanding asphalt paving and asphalt and aggregates producers and suppliers. Silvi Materials 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, launching barges from a new port located about…
Read MoreSummit Materials, Argos USA Merger Moves Forward
Summit Materials shareholders approved proposals at the heart of a September 2023 agreement with Colombia-based Cementos Argos S.A., paving the path for a prompt Summit Materials and Argos North America Corp. merger. The proposals are tied to issuance of shares in exchange for Argos USA cement, ready mixed concrete and aggregate production assets. The shares position Cementos Argos as Summit…
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