FIRST LOOK – APRIL 2025

TOP NEWS Vulcan MaterialsVulcan Materials announced results for the quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2024. The company said solid operational execution drove margin expansion and its aggregates unit’s profitability growth. “Our aggregates-led business delivered a strong finish to the year. Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter improved 16%, and Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 370 basis points,” said Tom…

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Breedon Acquires Lionmark for $238 Million

Breedon Group plc announced the acquisition of Lionmark Construction Companies LLC for an enterprise value of $238 million. Lionmark Construction Companies, located in St. Louis, is one of Missouri’s largest and most diversified privately held companies. Its family of companies has been providing construction and material services for infrastructure projects throughout the Midwest since 1932 and continues to be an innovative,…

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Breedon Provides Company Update

International construction materials company Breedon Group plc, with locations in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States, provided the following trading update ahead of the group’s Annual General Meeting. Trading during the first quarter was impacted by the ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and reduced construction activity due to wet weather conditions. This led to softer volumes which were partially offset by…

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A 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…

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First Look – April 2024

TOP NEWS Breedon GroupBreedon Group plc, a vertically integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, announced the acquisition of BMC Enterprises Inc. The price was $300 million. BMC is a supplier of ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and building products headquartered in St Louis, with a strong track record of both organic and transactional growth. Rogers GroupRogers Group Inc. (RGI)…

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Breedon Enters North American Aggregates Market

Breedon Group plc, a vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, announced the acquisition of BMC Enterprises Inc. The price was $300 million. BMC is a supplier of ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and building products headquartered in St Louis, with a strong track record of both organic and transactional growth. Breedon said this is a “compelling opportunity to launch…

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