December 26, 2017
PQ Weekly Report
Best of 2017
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Editor's note
The stories in this "Year in Review" newsletter were the most-read 2017 news, feature stories and blogs on PitandQuarry.com. With 2017 being the year of the megamerger in the aggregate industry, it is fitting that nine of the 10 most-read news articles were specific to mergers and acquisitions.
MOST-READ NEWS OF 2017
1. What CRH’s purchase of Ash Grove means
CRH, Oldcastle’s parent company, bought Ash Grove Cement for $3.5 billion. Read how the acquisition positioned Oldcastle as a major player in the cement industry. → MORE
Photo courtesy of Mulzer 2. CRH acquires Mulzer Crushed Stone
CRH purchased Mulzer Crushed Stone, one of the largest privately held aggregate producers in the United States. Find out how this acquisition aligned with CRH’s growth plans. → MORE
3. Analyzing Martin Marietta’s addition of Bluegrass Materials
Martin Marietta purchased Bluegrass Materials for $1.625 billion. Find out what this deal means for Martin Marietta and what effects it will have on the market. FMI Capital Advisors' George Reddin provides some insights.
→ MORE
4. Lehigh Hanson company buys Cemex subsidiary Pacific Northwest Materials
Pacific Northwest Materials, a Cemex subsidiary consisting of aggregate, asphalt and ready-mix concrete operations in Oregon and Washington, was sold to Cadman Materials, a Lehigh Hanson company. → MORE
Summit 5. Summit reveals details on key acquisitions
Summit Materials completed a number of acquisitions this year. Take a look at a breakdown of four of them. → MORE
6. What Vulcan’s purchase of Aggregates
USA means
Vulcan Materials' acquisition of Aggregates USA represented one of the largest construction materials-related deals of the year. Learn more about the $900 million acquisition and its impact on the market. → MORE
7. Vulcan acquires Tennessee-based construction company
Vulcan also made noise by acquiring LoJac Holdings Corp.’s asphalt, construction, safety and Monterey Sand operations in middle Tennessee.
→ MORE
8. U.S. Concrete, CRH continue acquisition activity
U.S. Concrete and CRH made headlines late in the year when they were in the process of completing more deals. Look back on the developments that took place early in the fourth quarter. → MORE
Photo courtesy of Vulcan 9. Ranking the nation’s top crushed stone producers
The U.S. Geological Survey produced a list of the top crushed stone producers in the United States. Find out which producers made the cut. → MORE
10. Lehigh Hanson acquires Saunders Cos.
Lehigh Hanson reached an agreement to acquire all operating assets of the Saunders Cos. Learn about the assets, which included 13 fixed ready-mixed concrete plants, two portable ready-mixed concrete plants and nine aggregate operations. → MORE
MOST-READ FEATURES OF 2017
Photo: iStock Using drones for
drilling and blasting
Drone applications in mining range from surveying and stockpile volume measurements to security and emergency response. Take a look at how drones can improve safety and efficiencies by assessing blast sites. → MORE
Photo courtesy of Vulcan Materials Co. Vulcan brings trail races
to quarries
2017 marked the sixth straight year Vulcan Materials' Columbia Quarry hosted a trail race on the operation’s grounds. See how the event helped improved community relations for the operation. → MORE
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