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Ready Mixed Concrete in the United States: 100 Years Young in 2013 NRMCA's celebration of the 100th anniversary of ready mixed concrete in the United States continues this week in E-NEWS by highlighting individual member histories. Last week, you learned the beginnings of Titan America, Holcim (US) and Manufacturers Division member Erie Strayer. See below for the companies we've selected this week, along with a link to that company's respective Web site for more information.
But first, this week's historical fact: Did you know that in 1915 Lynn Mason Scofield founded L.M. Scofield, the first company to produce color for concrete. Its products included color hardeners, colorwax, integral color, sealers and chemical stains. Colored concrete has done nothing but grow in popularity since. (To have your company featured in this space in the coming weeks, please contact NRMCA's Kathleen Carr Smith at kcarrsmith@nrmca.org or 301-587-1400, ext. 1145.)
MMC Materials - This Producer member began as the Mississippi Concrete and Materials Company in Jackson, MS, in 1927. In 1932, the company changed its name to the Mississippi Materials Company and steadily grew, expanding into Louisiana and Tennessee, and throughout much of Mississippi. In 1999, Mississippi Materials Company changed its name to MMC Materials, Inc., and added operations in the Batesville, MS, area. In 2002, MMC’s subsidiary, Gulf Concrete, expanded into the Mobile, AL, and Pascagoula, MS, areas and changed its name to Gulf Concrete, LLC. Read more.
An NRMCA member since 1953
Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, Inc. - Founded as a pioneer road builder in 1909, Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, Inc. has grown to be a major ready mixed concrete supplier in its central Maryland and eastern Panhandle of West Virginia marketing area. Thomas, Bennett & Hunter has ready mix plants in the central Maryland counties of Carroll, Frederick and Washington and Martinsburg, WV. Read more.
An NRMCA member since 1950
O&G Industries - One of NRMCA's newest members, O&G Industries is a privately-owned company in its third generation of family management, headquartered in Torrington, CT. Since its inception in 1923, the firm has grown to become one of the largest and most diversified construction materials and services companies in the Northeast. Services include building construction (construction management, design/build, general contracting and program management); heavy civil construction (roads, bridges, water and waste treatment facilities and power plants) and construction materials (process gravel/stone, concrete, asphalt, masonry and architectural stone). Read more.
An NRMCA member since 2010.
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