Francis Joins BTI

Breaker Technology Inc. (BTI) welcomed Todd Francis as regional manager for U.S. South Central, representing BTI’s business in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. BTI’s primary business in this region is in breaker and demolition attachments for construction and demolition, and rockbreaker boom systems for the aggregates industry.  “For BTI to provide a premium level of sales support we…

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Metso Adds Empire Southwest to Distributor Network

Metso announced the addition of Empire Southwest of Arizona to its U.S. aggregates distributor community. Empire’s 14 construction equipment locations in Arizona and its two California branches will support Metso’s products and services. “Empire is a highly respected and service focused distributor,” said Ben Hansbury, vice president, distribution sales at Metso. “We are very excited to be partnering with them and providing our…

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Vulcan Looking Good

May 2, 2019 – Vulcan Materials released its first quarter report, with aggregates segment gross profit up 25% to $186 million. According to the company, price growth was positive across all markets served by the company. For the quarter, freight-adjusted average sales price for aggregates increased 5.4% versus the prior-year’s quarter. Excluding mix impact, aggregates prices increased 5.8% compared to the prior-year first quarter.…

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Vulcan’s Aggregates Shipments Up 13% for Quarter

Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the quarter ended March 31. Total revenues were $996.5 million, compared to $854.5 million in the first quarter of 2018. Net earnings were $63 million and Adjusted EBITDA was $193 million in the first quarter. The 15% growth in Adjusted EBITDA was driven by strong aggregates shipments, up 13% year-over-year, and a 5.4% increase in aggregates…

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Martin Marietta’s Outlook

April 30, 2019 – Martin Marietta Materials just released its first quarter report, with record results. How do they see things going for the remainder of this year? Glad you asked. In its report, it states: “Infrastructure construction, particularly for aggregates-intensive highways and streets, should benefit from recent accelerations in state lettings and contract awards in key Martin Marietta states, continued…

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Cemex U.S. Business Up 3% in First Quarter

Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that, on a like-to-like basis for the ongoing operations and adjusting for foreign exchange fluctuations, consolidated net sales increased by 1%, reaching $3.2 billion during the first quarter of 2019 versus the comparable period in 2018. Operating EBITDA decreased by 3% on a like-to-like basis during the first quarter of 2019 to $562 million on…

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