Summit Materials Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2017. For the three months ended Dec. 30, 2017, the company reported diluted net income per share of $0.38 on net income of $43.0 million, compared to a diluted loss per share of ($0.00) on a net loss of ($0.3) million in the prior year period. Operating income increased…
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Martin Marietta’s Nye Looks Ahead With Confidence
On the heels of Martin Marietta Materials’ record revenues, profitability, earnings reported for the fourth quarter of 2017, Ward Nye, chairman, president and CEO is looking forward to 2018 with confidence.
Read MoreMcLanahan Adds North Atlantic Machinery to Dealer Network
McLanahan Corp. announced that North Atlantic Machinery, Inc. has joined their dealer network focusing on the construction and industrial aggregates industry. Located in Maine, North Atlantic Machinery will sell and distribute the McLanahan line of washing and classifying equipment in the New England region, specifically Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire. This includes products such as screw…
Read MoreHaving a Blast
Jan. 29, 2018 – Hello from San Antonio where I am attending the ISEE blasting conference. Lots of optimism here and manufacturers pleased with both current business conditions and booth traffic. Spoke with several of the seismic monitoring companies who had much to say about some plant expansions coming on line in the future and ongoing community outreach being practiced…
Read MoreSand Market Poised for Growth Through 2025
In the largely fragmented and intensively competitive vendor landscape of the global natural and manufactured sand market, companies are investing in research and development in crushing technology and modern grinder equipment with the view of obtaining high quality and well-graded sand products, observes Transparency Market Research in a recent report.
Read MoreMetso Signed 14 Distribution Agreements in 2017
Metso strengthened its presence in the aggregates market globally with 14 new distribution agreements signed during 2017. These new agreements further expanded the coverage of Metso’s crushing and screening offering for the construction industry and included Texas, one of the main markets for mobile equipment. “Developing a global distribution community is one of the strategic focus areas within Metso’s aggregates…
Read MoreFisher Sand & Gravel Proposes Building Safe, Long-Lasting Border Wall
Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. (DBA Fisher Industries) said a durable border protection system along the American-Mexican border of the United States can be built at an affordable cost, within a briefer timeframe and provide better protection.
Read MoreCemex Files Lawsuit Against City Seeking to Stop Aggregates Operation
Cemex has filed a lawsuit against the city of Santa Clarita, Calif., claiming breach of contract, civil rights violations, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and declaratory relief in response to city plans to annex the site of a sand-and-gravel mine in Soledad Canyon. The lawsuit maintains that the city tried to annex the site…
Read MoreTransportation Advocate Shuster Will Not Run for Re-Election
House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) announced that he’s stepping down at the end of his term. Shuster has long been an advocate for the aggregates industry and transportation issues.
Read MoreMellott Acquires Marion Machine Assets
Mellott Company announced it has acquired Marion Machine’s assets in North Carolina from Superior Machine Co. The company will now be known as Marion Machine LLC.
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