Oct. 1, 2024 – The AVP Pulse Index this month dropped 0.4% month-over-month, while increasing 3.5% year-over-year; and 14% over the past 36 months. The proprietary AVP Pulse Index – a joint effort between mergers and acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners and Rock Products – illustrates the health of the industry in one single trend line, using relevant data that is updated monthly or quarterly.
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The AVP Pulse Index for October
Oct. 1, 2024 – The AVP Pulse Index this month dropped 0.4% month-over-month, while increasing 3.5% year-over-year; and 14% over the past 36 months. The proprietary AVP Pulse Index – a joint effort between mergers and acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners and Rock Products – illustrates the health of the industry in one single trend line, using relevant data that is updated monthly…
Read MoreTurning to Stone
Sept. 3, 2024 – Interesting story in the New Yorker about Marcia Bjornerud, a professor of geosciences at Lawrence University in Wisconsin and her newest book, “Turning to Stone.” Each of the book’s 10 chapters is structured around a variety of rock that provides the context for a particular era of her life, from childhood to the present day. The result is one…
Read MoreNSSGA Young Leaders Meet in Atlanta
Aug. 28, 2024 – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Young Leaders held a Meet Up in Atlanta on Aug. 20-21. The event – held with the support of the Georgia Construction Aggregate Association – provided a regional opportunity for young aggregate leaders to conference and network. The two-day event included roundtable discussions and tours of local facilities. The Atlanta meeting included a tour of…
Read MoreThe AVP Pulse Index for August
August 19, 2024 – The AVP Pulse Index this month increased 1.1%, after several smaller 0.1% gains in both June and July. The Index continues to steadily increase with a year-over-year growth of 3.3%, while up 11.2% over the last 36 months. The proprietary AVP Pulse Index – a joint effort between mergers and acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners, and Rock…
Read MoreGranite Completes D&B Transaction
Aug. 13, 2024 – Granite Construction continues to grow its business further from its West Coast base. The company completed the acquisition of Dickerson & Bowen Inc. (D&B), a regional aggregates, asphalt and highway construction company serving central and southern Mississippi. The acquisition is a highly complementary bolt-on to the company’s 2023 acquisition of Lehman-Roberts Company/Memphis Stone & Gravel, and…
Read MoreSummit by Segment
Aug. 7, 2024 – Summit Materials’ net revenue increased $395.1 million, or 58.1%, in the second quarter to $1,075.5 million. In the quarter, $464.0 million of net revenue was due to acquisitions, primarily the Argos USA transaction. Geographically, the West Segment operating income decreased $3.9 million to $70.7 million. Adjusted EBITDA decreased $2.9 million, or 2.8%, to $101.6 million in the second quarter largely…
Read MoreCalifornia Reclamation
July 30, 2024 – Once a mining pit, a long-unused quarry in Orange, Calif., is on track to become a nature preserve, the city of Orange announced. Owners of the 14-acre Chandler sand and gravel basin on Santiago Canyon Road, dubbed by East Orange residents the “Chandler Pit,” have agreed to donate the basin to the city in exchange for rights…
Read MoreSneak Peek
July 26, 2024 – It’s not August yet, but the August issue of Rock Products is available online via a digital sneak peek. The issue features The Pulse quarterly construction materials report and AVP Pulse Index from Allen-Villere Partners; a preview of the MINExpo show taking place in Las Vegas in September, plus some of the products and services you will find there; Larry Horrie’s feature “Shaking Out the Sand,” which focuses…
Read MoreThe AVP Pulse Index for July
July 18, 2024 – The AVP Pulse Index this month rose 0.1% month-over-month, while increasing 1.7% year-over-year, and 10.1% over the past 36 months. The proprietary AVP Pulse Index – a joint effort between mergers and acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners, and Rock Products – illustrates the health of the industry in one single trend line, using relevant data that is updated monthly…
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