Business

Says AMCAST’s Vincent Rocco: “Investing in human capital and beefing up our financial department over the past three years has been key.” Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

Confronting cost pressures, inventory management (Part 1)

P&Q Staff Published Apr 20, 2023

During a discussion at the Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference, industry leaders talked inflation, how they’re managing it and strategies to make the most of price increases in 2023. Keep Reading

Granite purchases Brunswick Canyon assets

Kevin Yanik Published Apr 7, 2023

Granite Construction strengthened its market position in Nevada with the addition of a Brunswick Canyon Materials quarry and asphalt plant. Keep Reading

Terex MPS showcased the new CRC1350S portable cone crushing plant at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023. Photo: P&Q Staff

13 questions with Terex MPS’s Russ Burns

P&Q Staff Published Mar 28, 2023

A ConExpo-Con/Agg visit with sales director Russ Burns yielded insights on the company’s newest equipment, the market environment, and trends in crushing and screening. Keep Reading

Says IRock Crushers’ Nate Russell. “It’s going to be another year of ‘you can sell it if you can get it.’” Photo: P&Q Staff

IRock director talks ConExpo, supply and more

P&Q Staff Published Mar 24, 2023

Nate Russell, director of sales and business development at IRock Crushers, discusses his ConExpo-Con/Agg experience and the state of the industry. Keep Reading

Says Summit Materials’ Scott Anderson: “Inflation was kind of beating us out of the gate, and we were playing catchup. I feel like we’re catching up and we are going to see the benefits of that momentum into 2023.” Photo: Dan Kleinsorge

Industry leaders in Missouri talk business (Part 2)

P&Q Staff Published Mar 22, 2023

Find out what Farmer Companies’ Kirk Farmer, Martin Marietta’s Ward Nye and Summit Materials’ Scott Anderson had to share during a Missouri Limestone Producers Association roundtable discussion. Keep Reading