US: SRM Concrete has announced its acquisition of ready-mix concrete producers Gerig Concrete and Mason Concrete, as well as the ready-mix concrete division of Doan Companies. The acquisitions of Gerig Concrete and Mason Concrete expand SRM Concrete’s coverage in the Central Florida and Central Georgia respectively. Meanwhile, Doan Companies’ ready-mix concrete division expands its operations in South East Michigan by four plants, to 16.
Romania: CRH subsidiary Romcim has completed its acquisition of two ready-mix concrete plants in Iași County from BCC Agregate Betoane. The Diplomat newspaper has reported that the acquisition will expand Romcim’s coverage in the Moldavian Region and accelerate its supply of ready-mix concrete to customers there.
CRH employs 2600 people across 52 sites in Romania through Romcim and its other subsidiaries, including structural elements producer Bauelemente and Hungary-based prefabricated and reinforced concrete structures supplier Ferrobeton.
US: The Block Design Collective (BDC), a non-profit organisation affiliated with the concrete masonry unit producers’ association the Concrete Masonry Checkoff Board, has launched a request for proposal (RFP) for concrete masonry design assistance services. The BDC says that it is seeking to contract multiple consultants to provide technical support to architects and engineers through a US-wide design assistance platform. The platform will offer services free-of-charge to end users.
France: Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has concluded a strategic partnership for the supply of its clinker-free low-CO₂ cement to commercial and residential property developer Groupe Morisset. Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies said that the companies have previously collaborated over the past four years. The new partnership agreement will commit Groupe Morisset to increasing the volumes of Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies’ materials used in its projects.
