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September 12, 20222 – We are pleased to announce the recent acquisition of Union Quarries, a Carlisle, PA-based manufacturer of crushed stone, asphalt and ready-mix concrete products. “This exciting acquisition will allow both operations to provide a greater level of product offering for our respective customers, increase our level of customer service, and help us …
August 25, 2022 – MSHA (Mine Safety & Health Administration) recently held a full plant inspection at our Belvedere sand & gravel facility in Port Deposit, MD. They found zero citations during the inspection. Our team did an incredible job keeping our workplace safe, with lots of hard work! Congratulations to our Belvedere crew! In …
August 16, 2022 – York Building Products’ EarthCEM Slag Cement was used on an I-95 project in Wilmington, DE, in the ready-mix produced and supplied by Heritage Concrete. EarthCEM has been approved for DelDOT projects and has been utilized in various jobs throughout the state. EarthCEM has performance enhancements allowing producers to reduce their environmental …
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August 3, 2022 – Construction has recently been completed on the new Cherokee Lane Elementary School in Hyattsville, MD. The new school replaces the original school built in 1962, which was approaching the end of its useful life. This new 95,827 SF facility will also help alleviate capacity issues in the district. York Building Products …
Gemstone and Split Face Masonry Units Featured on New Elementary School Read More »
July 8, 2022 – Our new telescoping stacker “Thor” will be the largest we’ve ever installed. We’re also adding larger dewatering screws and conveyors to increase efficiencies of the plant. These renovations/expansions at our Cecil sand & gravel plant will help insure smooth service for our customers in the years ahead.
July 5, 2022 – Everything is on-track for our early fall launch of the new Principio Asphalt business at 1079 Belvidere Road, North East, MD. The silos just went up several days ago. Kudos to our teams for working through supply chain disruptions to help keep this project on schedule. This new 400 ton-per-hour plant …
June 30, 2022 – The new stone processing plant for our Belvedere facility’s hard rock quarry is coming together. While plant construction is in-process, our quarry teams are hard at work blasting and excavating the new stone to eventually be processed at the plant. Soon, crushed stone, sand and gravel will all be available at …
June 27, 2022 – A big thank you to the team of employees who helped get the new dredge operational at our Eastern Shore sand & gravel plant. It was an effort not only from our Eastern Shore plant personnel, but also from our other plants. We are proud of you all, and appreciate your …
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June 9, 2022 – The silos have been installed for the new Principio Asphalt plant at our Belvedere facility in North East, MD.
May 27, 2022 – The footers are set and construction continues on a new asphalt plant at our Belvedere facility in North East, MD. Scheduled to come online this fall, this new asphalt business – “Principio Asphalt” – is a joint venture between Wilmington, DE-based Diamond Materials, Baltimore, MD-based P. Flanigan & Sons, Inc., and …
