Dec. 27, 2024 – It was a huge year for mergers and acquisitions in 2024. The biggest moves of the year came from Summit Materials, which completed its previously announced merger with Argos in January, then in November entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Quikcrete. Other large companies were active as well. Vulcan Materials acquired Wake Stone…
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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 MoreThe Rock Products Interview: Andy Arnold
Rock Products Editor Mark Kuhar Reached out to BMC Enterprises’ Chief Operating Officer/Managing Director Andy Arnold to Discuss Breedon’s Move into the U.S. Market. Andy, can you give us a little background on yourself and BMC?I started my career in 1989 with what was at the time Redland, a UK-based construction material company later acquired by Lafarge. I worked for…
Read MoreA Breedon Apart
The news was not totally unexpected, it had been rumored for a while, but it just got real real: Breedon has entered the U.S. construction materials market. Breedon Group plc, in case you are not aware, is a leading vertically integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland. Breedon holds “1 billion tonnes of mineral reserves and resources with…
Read MoreFirst Look – August 2023
TOP NEWS BMC EnterprisesBMC Enterprises Inc. (BMC), the largest producer of aggregates and concrete in the St. Louis region, has completed acquisitions of Raineri Building Materials, Eureka Materials and Blue Grass Ready Mix within the last three months. Vulcan MaterialsVulcan Materials Co. released its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report highlighting the company’s durable growth strategy, performance and progress on…
Read MoreTop Stories of 2021
Jan. 6, 2022 – There were certainly a lot of blockbuster stories in 2021. None bigger than passage of the new infrastructure bill. But interestingly, that was not the most read story on Rock Products’ website. Here is a list of the stories that made the biggest impact on our readers. You will note mergers and acquisitions get people’s attention. Well, buckle up,…
Read MoreMergers and Acquisitions
Several Blockbuster Deals And A Few Smaller Ones Highlight The Mergers And Acquisitions Landscape In The Aggregates Industry.
Read MoreBMC Enterprises Makes Strategic Acquisitions
St. Louis-based aggregates and concrete producer BMC Enterprises Inc. has acquired Stewart Concrete Products headquartered in Halfway, Mo., and created a strategic partnership with Stewart-Morrison Redi-Mix Inc. based in West Plains, Mo., bringing the company’s recent acquisitions to five in the last 13 months.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – MAY 2017
TOP NEWS Nye Tells Congress to Invest Ward Nye, Martin Marietta chairman, CEO and president, explained to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources about the importance of aggregates for infrastructure projects and the negative impact of excessive regulation on efforts to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. BMC Enterprises Expands BMC Enterprises Inc. made three…
Read MoreBMC Enterprises Expands With Three Missouri Aggregates Operations
BMC Enterprises Inc. made three additions to its Missouri aggregates business: the opening of a new BMC Stone quarry in High Hill; the acquisition of a strategic interest in Base Rock Minerals LLC, a limestone quarry in Bonne Terre; and the subsequent acquisition of Strack Stone Co., a limestone quarry located just north of Cape Girardeau. Strack Stone will now…
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