Six Strategies For Successful M&A In The Competitive Aggregates Market. By Ryan Brown With apologies to Playwright George Bernard Shaw, the single biggest problem with acquiring a company is the illusion that it has taken place. As highlighted in recent Rock Product news, the aggregates industry is currently focused on strategic acquisitions, where producers target assets to complement their existing…
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Merger Mania
Last month I noted the significance of Breedon’s foray into the North American aggregates market with its acquisition of BMC Enterprises. You can read my interview with Breedon executive Andy Arnold in this issue for a little inside information on that deal. But mergers and acquisitions activity in the aggregates industry is far from over. Here are some recent deals.…
Read MorePrice Management
Rock Products interviews Ksenia Yemelyanova of Price Bee About Analytics, The Market, Customers And Price Strategies. By Mark S. Kuhar Price management has become necessary in our industry, especially after the last few years of high inflation. How did you come to specialize in this area and what particular roles have you had that qualify you as an expert in…
Read MoreMartin Marietta Acquires Colorado Producer
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of Albert Frei & Sons, Inc. (AFS), a leading aggregates producer in Colorado that has supplied the Metro Denver area with materials since 1962. The transaction, which closed on Jan. 12, provides more than 60 years of high-quality, hard rock reserves to better serve new and existing customers. Ward Nye,…
Read MoreGranite Acquires Lehman-Roberts, Memphis Stone & Gravel
Granite Construction announced the acquisition of Lehman-Roberts Co, ( LRC) and Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. (MSG), longstanding asphalt paving and asphalt and aggregates producers and suppliers.
Read MoreBenchmark 2023: An Exclusive Survey
Rock Products’ Annual Survey On The Opinions, Concerns And Buying Intentions Of Producers Reveals What Is On The Industry’s Collective Mind. So who took the survey this year? More than 200 industry professionals contributed to the survey data. A typical survey respondent was an officer, executive, owner or partner. A production manager, foreman or technical superintendent was next. A further…
Read MoreAggregates Industry Market Report
In This Quarterly Report, Provided Exclusively to Rock Products, Capstone Partners Offers Insight Into Merger and Acquisition Activity, Capital Markets Trends, Aggregate Production and Pricing. By Darin Good, Brian Krehbiel and Crista Gilmore Capstone Partners’ Building Products & Construction Services Team is pleased to share its Rock Products report. Consolidation among aggregates producers has continued to drive merger and acquisition (M&A) activity to-date as…
Read MoreMichigan Governor Signs Tax Exemption Bills
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed Senate Bill 97 and House Bill 4054 into law. The bills will lower costs for Michigan residents by amending the Use Tax Act to exempt from taxation the sale of property, used for production, manufacturing or recycling of aggregate by the property if the aggregate would be used as an ingredient or component part…
Read MoreThe Aggregates Atlas
A Preview of the Powerful New Digital Tool brought to you by Rock Products and Burgex. Rock Products’ Aggregates Atlas is now an online digital tool for aggregates producers. The print version of this industry standard “maps” issue served our readers for more than 20 years, but we believed there was an opportunity to deliver a better product to the…
Read MoreUSGS: Aggregates Production Flat in 2022
By Mark S. Kuhar At the start of 2022, it was highly anticipated that aggregates production would rise to about 2.80 billion metric tons (Gt) for the year. Well, final numbers are in and the estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2022 was 2.44 Gt, unchanged from that of 2021, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity…
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