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P&Q Roundtable 2016: The FAST Act’s impact on the aggregates industry

  2016 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference attendees, including Mike Johnson of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association; Scott Alexander of ACG Materials; and George Reddin of FMI Corp., share how they think the FAST Act will impact… Keep Reading

Economist: Cautious optimism still rings true in 2016

Aggregate producers have been cautiously optimistic about growth these last few years, ever since the Great Recession took its toll on their businesses. Cautious optimism is still a fitting approach according to George Reddin, a managing director of FMI Capital… Keep Reading

Pit & Quarry Roundtable draws nearly 50

The Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference took place Jan. 12-14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., uniting aggregate producers, manufacturers and allied trade representatives in an idea-exchanging forum. The event, which was sponsored by Am Cast, Philippi-Hagenbuch, Sandvik Mining & Construction,… Keep Reading

2015/16 State of the Industry

This year has delivered big developments for the aggregates industry, and 2016 promises even more. The biggest news comes from Washington, with the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate each passing six-year highway bills, the first real hope for long-term… Keep Reading

Changes on the horizon

As mentioned before in this space, next year marks the 100th anniversary of Pit & Quarry magazine. It’s interesting to leaf through the old issues in our archive and see the changes that have occurred along the way, not only… Keep Reading

Economics Pulse: Construction materials update

The Construction Materials sector has had an eventful 2015 marked by major transactions and the sector’s first initial public offering in over 15 years. Volumes continue to move up modestly as the housing sector continues its slow, but steady, recovery.… Keep Reading

Economics Pulse: Construction materials update

The second quarter of 2015 was largely positive for the construction materials sector. Summit Materials is performing well in the public market place, stock performance has improved and volume indications are on the rise owing to the private sector. The… Keep Reading

Economics Pulse: Construction materials update

The first quarter of 2015 brought four areas of interest to the construction materials sector: year-end earnings reports; the first initial public offering in the sector in more than a decade; continued anticipation of the industry’s merger of its two… Keep Reading

Economics Pulse: Construction materials update

Last year proved to be a year of mixed results for the construction materials sector. Production volumes increased in 2014, but not at the pace that many expected. Sales increased but profit margins struggled to show improvement. Stock prices for… Keep Reading

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