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Breckenridge Material’s parent company acquires limestone quarries
BMC Enterprises Inc., the parent company of St. Louis-based ready-mix concrete producer Breckenridge Material Co., acquired four APAC-Missouri aggregate assets. The assets BMC acquired are two operational limestone quarries – the Wright City Quarry and Defiance Quarry – and two… Keep Reading
Live from the 2014 Trimble Dimensions User Conference
Pit & Quarry is reporting live from the 2014 Trimble Dimensions User Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The event, which now includes an aggregates track, is taking place Nov. 3-5. Check out articles and a photo slideshow that highlight featured… Keep Reading
Trimble session sparks highway bill conversation
A federal gas and diesel tax increase. This solution to the highway bill often turns away politicians, but it’s the solution that U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) came up with to counteract the bill’s diminishing… Keep Reading
Trimble Dimensions highlights integration of aggregate technology
As the use of integrated technology in the aggregates industry grows, companies are working to catch up with this fast-paced industry revolution. With its recent acquisition of Loadrite, Trimble kicked off the 2014 Trimble Dimensions User Conference with a newly… Keep Reading
Luck Cos. receives environmental excellence award
Luck Cos. employees accepted a Gold Medal in the 2014 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards from state government officials in Virginia. The company was recognized for its commitment to sustainability across all of its business units, resulting in improvements in water… Keep Reading
Texas-based Damron Sand & Gravel acquired
PB Materials Holdings Inc. completed the acquisition of Damron Sand & Gravel, a sand-and-gravel producer based in the Lubbock, Texas, area. According to PB Materials, the acquisition expands its existing aggregate and ready-mix concrete operations in west Texas and eastern… Keep Reading
Cat showcases excavators, wheel loader at event in Peoria
Caterpillar rolled out some of its new equipment at a media event Oct. 28-30 at its headquarters in Peoria, Ill. At the company’s Edwards Demonstration & Learning Center, employees demonstrated Cat’s F-series hydraulic excavators, M950 wheel loader and CT681 vocational… Keep Reading
Pump Solutions appoints Buscher as president
Pump Solutions named Karl Buscher president. He will oversee the Wilden, Blackmer, Neptune, Almatec, Mouvex, Griswold, Ebsray and Quattroflow brands. Buscher joined Pump Solutions in November 2011 as a senior vice president. He most recently was president of PSG Americas,… Keep Reading
Mellott Co. names chief operating officer
Mellott Co. hired Jason Talbot as executive vice president and COO. According to Mellott, Talbot has 15 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, sales, and the application of quarrying and mining equipment. Talbot's predecessor, Ramesh Patel, will remain with Mellott… Keep Reading
