California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Construction And Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) sponsored recycling bill, AB 2953 (Salas), into law on Friday, Sept. 30. This bill requires local governments to adopt specifications for the use of recycled construction materials – road base, asphalt, and concrete – for road repair and construction. CalCIMA sponsored this bill to increase the recycling…
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York Building Products Acquires Union Quarries
York Building Products acquired Union Quarries, a Carlisle, Pa.-based manufacturer of crushed stone, asphalt and ready-mix concrete products. “This exciting acquisition will allow both operations to provide a greater level of product offering for our respective customers, increase our level of customer service, and help us jointly reach a broader market area” said Dave Semple, president of York Building Products.…
Read MoreMetso Outotec Acquires Tesab Engineering
Metso Outotec has signed an agreement to acquire Tesab Engineering Ltd, a Northern Ireland-based company offering mobile crushing equipment for aggregates applications, including quarrying, recycling, asphalt and concrete. Their turnover in 2021 was approx. EUR 30 million and they have more than 60 employees primarily in Europe. The value of the deal was not disclosed. It will have no material…
Read MoreHyundai Brings Popular Machines to AGG1
At the AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo in Nashville, Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas featured two of its most in-demand machines for asphalt, highway/roadwork and pavement maintenance – the HL980A wheel loader and the HX220AL excavator. Hyundai HL980A Wheel LoaderDelivering 351 hp (262 kW) and a 7.3 cu. yd. (5.6 cu. m) payload, the Hyundai HL980A wheel loader is a heavy-duty…
Read MoreMore Than 11,000 Attend AGG1 and World of Asphalt
More than 11,000 asphalt paving and aggregates professionals filled a sold-out Music City Center exhibition floor in Nashville as AGG1 and World of Asphalt brought the industry back together. Organizations from across the country, including Rogers Group Inc. and Milestone Contractors sent representatives ranging from C-Suite executives to field operators, to view specialized exhibits and product unveilings, take in the latest…
Read MoreAstec to Display at AGG1/World of Asphalt
Astec opens an exciting new chapter at the AGG1/World of Asphalt 2022 show as its brands are shown together as OneASTEC. Astec brands, including Astec, Roadtec, Heatec, KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens, Peterson-Pacific, and Carlson Paving, will be found at booth #2602 at the show held March 29-31 in Nashville.
Read MoreVulcan Muscles Its Way to Strong Fourth-Quarter, 2021 Results
Vulcan Materials Co. announced results for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2021. The company is reporting:
Read MoreHeritage Construction + Materials Names Dillon CEO
Heritage Construction + Materials (HC+M) has named Geoff Dillon as the company’s chief executive officer.
Read MoreCalCIMA Joins State Asphalt Pavement Association
The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) has been recognized as a member of the national State Asphalt Pavement Association (SAPA) as of Jan. 10.
Read MoreCRH’s Americas Materials Division Solid Through Three Quarters
CRH plc issued a company update for Jan. 1 to Sept. 30. Cumulative nine-month sales to the end of September amounted to $22.8 billion, an increase of 11% compared with the corresponding period in 2020 and 7% ahead on a like-for-like basis. First-half growth moderated in the third quarter as easing pandemic related restrictions in the third quarter of 2020…
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