McLanahan Corp.’s location in Hollidaysburg, Pa., has received certification in the ISO 9001:2008 Management System for the design, manufacture and service of equipment for the mineral, aggregate, agricultural and industrial industries. The official registration audit was completed by SRI Quality System Registrar out of Pittsburgh, Pa., in late October 2013, and the company received its official certification in December.
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Bluegrass Buys Lafarge Assets in Maryland
Bluegrass Materials Co. reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Lafarge North America’s Maryland aggregates business, which includes operations in the greater Baltimore area and western Maryland.
Read MorePermian Basin Materials Gets Financing
GE Capital, Corporate Finance announced it is serving as administrative agent on $72.5 million of senior secured credit facilities to Permian Basin Materials LLC, a newly formed affiliate of WL Ross & Co. LLC (WL Ross).
Read MoreFatalities Hit Industry in December
Three fatalities struck the aggregates industry in the month of December. On Dec. 4, a 63-year-old lead man with 16 years of experience was killed at a crushed stone mine. The victim initiated a blast and was struck by flyrock from the blast. He was standing 153 ft. from the nearest blast hole and was struck by rock as large…
Read MoreMajor Wire’s Flex-Mat Now Produced On The West Coast
Major Wire Screen Media, a subsidiary of Canada-based Major Wire Industries Ltd., is now producing the company’s Flex-Mat 3 High-Performance Screen Media from its new larger facility in Fife, Wash. Now, aggregate, mining, recycle, asphalt and green waste users can receive shipments of Flex-Mat 3 Tensioned with shorter lead times and lower freight costs.
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