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Heidelberg Materials recently invested more than 24 million dollars in a new roller press for its Port Canaveral Slag Plant and Terminal. Photo: Heidelberg Materials

Heidelberg Materials expands slag cement plant

May 26, 2023 By

The company hosted a grand-opening event for the expanded Port Canaveral Slag Plant & Terminal in Florida.

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Heidelberg Materials to acquire The SEFA Group

April 28, 2023 By

The SEFA Group is the largest recycler of harvested fly ash sold for use in concrete products in the U.S., says Heidelberg Materials.

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Bond Construction's Karen Hubacz-Kiley, center, participated in the 2021 Roundtable panel discussion alongside Pat Jacomet of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association, left, and Hanson Aggregates Southeast's Scott Dickson. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

Roundtable panelists search for labor shortage solutions

August 24, 2021 By

A panel of 2021 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference attendees shared how the pandemic impacted their ability to successfully find and keep employees – a challenge every aggregate producer continues to deal with.

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Confidence builds around capex (Part 1)

August 20, 2021 By

With production and budgets in a good place, equipment investments are back on for 2021 following a year of tremendous uncertainty.

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Reflecting on 2020 at the Pit & Quarry Roundtable (Part 1)

August 10, 2021 By

Aggregate producers and equipment manufacturers looked back on perhaps the most turbulent year of their careers, with most sharing that the pandemic’s worst remnants are behind the industry.

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Why Georgia’s aggregate industry has thrived

April 22, 2020 By

Hanson Aggregates’ Scott Dickson offers a glimpse into a Georgia producer’s world, discussing the state’s tremendous economic incentives and the opportunities at hand to grow the industry in the Southeast and beyond.

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More than 650 people participated in the GCAA Management Workshop & Expo back in February, setting a new high for attendees. Photo: Tom Smarch Photography

GCAA workshop continues to raise the bar

April 17, 2020 By

The Georgia Construction Aggregate Association’s (GCAA) Management Workshop & Expo set records this year, providing an in-depth learning platform for producers, a quality sales environment for suppliers and an event model that other state associations aim to replicate

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Lehigh Hanson partners with wildlife rescue organization

December 6, 2018 By

Lehigh Hanson donated approximately 200 acres of reclaimed mining property from its Marlboro sand and gravel site in Bennettsville, South Carolina, to a non-profit wildlife rescue organization.

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