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Safety Streak Surpasses 2 Million Hours |
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Tuesday, 04 September 2012 18:25 |
 September 4, 2012 - Everything is bigger in Texas, even the news. Aggregate Industries US (AIUS), a Holcim Group Company, announced today that Lattimore Materials Corp. (LMC), an Aggregate Industries US company, surpassed the 2 million hour mark without a lost time injury. LMC is a leading provider of ready mix concrete and aggregate products to building trades in North Texas. "We commend Lattimore for its accomplishment and unwavering attention to safety," said Bernard Terver, president and chief executive officer of Aggregate Industries US. "Our employees have shown great commitment to implementing our universal safety measures. We're proud of their accomplishments and look forward to continued excellence." |
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Monday, 20 August 2012 10:39 |
 August 20, 2012 – Preliminary reports from the USGS indicate second-quarter production will take a sizable jump over the first quarter of the year. Crushed stone production will reportedly rise a healthy 47 percent over the first quarter; sand and gravel a whopping 63 percent; and cement 42 percent. Year over year the increases are much more modest, but still trend upwards. The rise mirrors an increase in housing starts and construction spending, and is a good sign coming in advance of any bump Map-21 may give the market. |
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Ryan Proposed Slashing Transportation Funding |
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Wednesday, 15 August 2012 16:27 |
 August 15, 2012 – NSSGA reports it does not really know what to make of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the presumptive GOP vice-presidential nominee. Ryan’s selection as Mitt Romney’s running mate has raised concerns, or at least questions, in the transportation sector. The worry stems from Ryan’s budget proposal in 2011 that would have incurred a steep cut in transportation funding. In his post as House Budget Committee chairman, Ryan has twice tried to implement drastic cuts in transportation spending in a push to balance the U.S. budget.
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Getting Together Up North |
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Monday, 06 August 2012 15:41 |
 August 6, 2012 – Two are sometimes better as one. The Aggregate Forum of Ontario and Socially and Environmentally Responsible Aggregate Canada (SERA-Canada) will merge their non-profit organizations to better focus on developing voluntary social- and environmental-certification systems for the aggregateindustry in Ontario. Bill Galloway, senior vice-president at Holcim Canada Inc. and a SERA-Canada Board Member called the move “the right thing to do at the right time.” The two organizations will merge their boards to establish a "single world-class environmental and social certification system" for responsible aggregate extraction, permitting and operations. |
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Wednesday, 01 August 2012 10:16 |
 August 1, 2012 – Martin Marietta Materials's second-quarter report indicates that things are best in the West. Earnings rose 2.8 percent as the company reported stronger shipments and pricing in its aggregates business, led by demand in the Western United States. Martin Marietta said it has seen continuing signs of recovery in certain markets, mostly in the western U.S., where aggregates shipments were up 7.6 percent.
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