Nov 28, 2024, 00:46 by Jeff Sieg

Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Giant Cement Holding Inc. (GCHI) and its subsidiaries, Giant Cement Company, Dragon Products Company and Giant Resource Recovery, from the Fortaleza, Uniland and Trituradora groups.

Nov 14, 2024, 12:43 by Jeff Sieg

Heidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce significant environmental advancements at its Edmonton cement plant, marking substantial progress towards more sustainable manufacturing and waste management.

Sep 17, 2024, 17:19 by Jeff Sieg

Stan Dacus, a Vice President for Heidelberg Materials North America’s Southwest Region, was recently honored with the Bob Beard Good Neighbor Award, a prestigious accolade given by the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA).

Sep 4, 2024, 17:31 by Jeff Sieg

JK Tobin selects Revolve™ R30, a blended recycled aggregate subbase material, for use in warehouse project.

Aug 14, 2024, 11:55 by Jeff Sieg

Heidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it has finalized award negotiations with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED).

Aug 12, 2024, 14:13 by Jeff Sieg

Earlier this year, our Pine Ridge Sand and Gravel facility in Springfield, Manitoba, had the unique privilege of hosting a family of Great Horned Owls at the site.

Jul 29, 2024, 11:25 by Jeff Sieg

Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Carver Sand & Gravel, the largest aggregates producer in the Albany, New York, area.

Jul 25, 2024, 08:17 by Jeff Sieg

Pronto, a Silicon Valley-based autonomy pioneer, and Heidelberg Materials North America, a leading producer of construction materials, are pleased to announce their plans to deploy Pronto’s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at Heidelberg Materials Lake Bridgeport quarry in Texas. T

Jul 18, 2024, 06:58 by Jeff Sieg

Heidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it has been selected for award negotiation to receive up to $5 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a robust, web-based tool that can help ready-mix concrete, cement and aggregate facilities to quickly produce high-quality Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).

Jul 16, 2024, 06:37 by Jeff Sieg

These acquisitions complement the company’s existing footprints in its core markets of Texas and Pennsylvania while strengthening its focus on recycling.

Jul 9, 2024, 21:42 by Jeff Sieg

Heidelberg Materials North America announces the kickoff and encourages participation in the sixth edition of the Quarry Life Award, a nature-based competition across more than 15 countries worldwide.

Jul 1, 2024, 06:56 by Jeff Sieg

Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has acquired all assets of Aaron Materials, an established concrete recycler and materials producer in the Corpus Christi area.

Jun 26, 2024, 10:20 by Jeff Sieg

The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, recently announced the winners of its Energy and Environment Awards and its Chairman’s Safety and Safety Innovation Awards at the association’s 2024 Cement Fly-In in Washington, D.C.

Jun 24, 2024, 06:54 by Jeff Sieg

Following last year’s opening of its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, Heidelberg Materials ceased portland cement production at its manufacturing site in Speed, Indiana and invested in modifying the facility to produce slag cement from domestically sourced slag granules.

Jun 19, 2024, 11:31 by Jeff Sieg

Last month, Heidelberg Materials North America opened the doors of our Granville Island ready-mixed concrete facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a community open house. This year marks 104 years of operations at this location and the ongoing support of the community has been vital to our longevity and success in the area.

Jun 5, 2024, 11:15 by Jeff Sieg

DOTs and other agencies increasingly need to consider the sustainability of their infrastructure construction—and recycling post-demolition materials by crushing and processing them for use as a substitute for virgin aggregate is one solution. This second of a two-part series examines ways that we are working with the state of Georgia to ensure post demolition materials find their way into new applications.

Jun 3, 2024, 08:46 by Jeff Sieg

DOTs and other agencies increasingly need to consider the sustainability of their infrastructure construction—and recycling post-demolition materials by crushing and processing them for use as a substitute for virgin aggregate is one solution. This first of a two-part series examines ways that we are working with the state of Washington to ensure post demolition materials find their way into new applications.

May 8, 2024, 12:01 by Jeff Sieg

The Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Nashville, Tennessee, was a double winner in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2024 PCI Design Awards, receiving both a Special Award for sustainable design as well as an honorable mention in the Government and Public category. Heidelberg Materials TX Active® photocatalytic cement makes this important structure self-cleaning while helping to abate air pollutants.

May 2, 2024, 09:32 by Jeff Sieg

We are pleased to be able to leverage the knowledge and experience of our team members to provide learning opportunities and training events for our employees and customers to help them achieve their goals and be more successful at what they do. A great example of this in action is our annual Tech Week, where our Cement Technical Services and Material Quality Control teams from across North America meet to learn about emerging trends and technologies, discuss sustainability and digital innovations and share best practices.

Apr 25, 2024, 14:58 by Jeff Sieg

The building materials industry is rapidly evolving and shifting. The demand for sustainable materials is increasing and new technologies are being introduced at a record pace. Our employees and our customers both face similar challenges in staying on top of new trends and developments in their businesses.