March 7, 2024 – The news was not unexpected, it had been rumored for awhile, 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 long…
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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…
Read MoreThe Pulse (Fourth Quarter 2023 Edition)
By Allen-Villere PartnersThe Pulse and the AVP Pulse Index, are joint projects between mergers-and-acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners, and Rock Products. The Pulse appears quarterly in Rock Products, and the AVP Pulse Index appears monthly. The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark rate 11 times to cool inflation, with the latest rate increase of 25- basis-points in July. This puts the federal funds target…
Read MoreThe Pulse (Third Quarter 2023 Edition)
By Allen-Villere Partners The Pulse and the AVP Pulse Index, are joint projects between mergers-and-acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners, and Rock Products. The Pulse appears quarterly in Rock Products, and the AVP Pulse Index appears monthly Almost all the publicly traded companies in the Construction Materials space are trading at or near their 52-week high, indicating an overwhelmingly positive outlook among investors for…
Read MoreCommand Alkon Offers Industry Tech Advantage
Command Alkon, a global supplier of integrated solutions for construction materials producers, has customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Command Alkon offers industry-specific hardware and software systems for producers, suppliers and haulers of ready-mixed concrete, concrete products, aggregate, asphalt and cement. The Command Alkon’s family of products addresses batching, dispatching, dispatch optimization, fleet and workforce management, quality control, bulk…
Read MoreFormer Geneva Rock Quarry to Become Innovative Development
By Mark S. Kuhar Since 1954, Geneva Rock has been a top supplier of ready-mixed concrete, sand and gravel, asphalt and construction services in Utah. The company has a history of providing quality products and service. As a major employer in Utah, Geneva Rock has more than 1,200 employees and its parent company, Clyde Companies, has more than 4,000 employees. …
Read MoreU.S. Concrete Reports Record Revenue for Aggregate Segment
U.S. Concrete Inc. announced results for the full year and quarter ended Dec. 31, 2020, reporting record revenue and adjusted EBITDA in the aggregate-products segment for both periods.
Read MoreKen Mulzer Sr.
The Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA) presented Ken Mulzer Sr., Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc., with its prestigious 2018 E.B. Rayburn Jr. Award. The award was established to recognize outstanding leadership and innovation in marketing efforts in the ready mixed concrete industry in Indiana and was presented during the recent 2018 IRMCA Short Course Program. Ken Mulzer Sr. is a…
Read MoreU.S. Concrete Acquires Cherokee
U.S. Concrete Inc. has acquired Junction, Texas-based ready-mixed concrete producer Cherokee Bridge and Road Inc. Cherokee, which serves the counties of Kimble and Menard through its three ready-mixed concrete plants, will become part of U.S. Concrete’s Ingram Concrete LLC subsidiary.
Read MoreWestern 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. In 1967, Western Rock Products got its start by supplying asphalt, paving and construction services in Cedar City, Utah. The company quickly grew and now in 2017, provides rock products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving and construction services along the I-15 corridor.
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