Béton Provincial Ltée, the largest Canadian-owned company in the concrete and cement industry, has concluded a transaction with CRH Canada Group Inc., involving the acquisition of numerous assets located in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the state of New York.
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Safety Training: Engagement and Communication
Revisiting Safety Culture And Gaps In Worker Development During Organizational Uncertainty. By Joseph McGuire, Emily J. Haas and Lucas Simpson Changes to the workplace have required organizations to reconsider their approaches to workers’ daily task processes, training, and ongoing development. This even includes how and in what ways management may choose to communicate with workers during their normal workdays. A…
Read MoreSafety Professionals Recognized at TRAM
Nov. 30, 2021 – At the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s recent Training Resources Applied to Mining (TRAM) conference, held online Nov. 2-4, Ash Grove Cement was a Grand Prize Winner in the Training Materials Competition. You may recall that Joseph McGuire, Ph.D., an independent safety and health consultant; and Lucas Simpson, B.S., a safety manager for Ash Grove Cement,…
Read MoreA New Approach to Conducting Required Training
An Interactive Case Example In The Aggregates Industry. By Joe McGuire, PhD, Emily Haas, PhD and Lucas Simpson, GSP
Read MoreTrade Commission Cements CRH, Ash Grove $3.5B Merger
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cleared the path for CRH plc to acquire Overland Park, Kan.-based Ash Grove Cement for $3.5 billion after the company agreed to divest facilities in three states.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – NOVEMBER 2017
TOP NEWS Chaney Enterprises Now Offers Limestone Via Rail Chaney Enterprises announced it will now offer limestone to its customers transported by a new railway just completed at the company’s plant in Waldorf, Md. U.S. Concrete to Buy Polaris U.S. Concrete Inc. announced that it has entered into an arrangement agreement with Vancouver, Canada-based Polaris Materials Corp. pursuant to which…
Read MoreFirst Look – October 2017
TOP NEWS Western Rock Products Celebrates 50 Years of Service Western Rock Products is celebrating 50 years of construction service in southern and southwestern Utah and surrounding areas. CRH to Acquire Ash Grove Cement Ash Grove Cement Co. announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with CRH plc, under which CRH plc will acquire Ash Grove in…
Read MoreSummit Offer Fizzles; CRH Acquires Ash Grove
Ash Grove Cement Co.’s previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger with CRH plc, under which CRH plc will acquire Ash Grove, has been approved by stockholders holding more than a majority of the outstanding voting stock, acting by written consent.
Read MoreCRH to Acquire Ash Grove Cement
Ash Grove Cement Co. announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with CRH plc, under which CRH plc will acquire Ash Grove in a transaction valuing Ash Grove at $3.5 billion on an enterprise value basis.
Read MoreVance Named President, CEO of Ash Grove Cement
Ash Grove Cement announced that J. Randall Vance, president and chief operating officer, has been promoted to president and chief executive officer. Charles Sunderland, chairman and chief executive officer and part of the fourth generation of Sunderland family members to lead the majority family-owned business, will remain chairman of the board. “Randy has demonstrated effective leadership for Ash Grove’s largest…
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