Aggregate Industries
Encyclopedia
Aggregate Industries, a member of the Holcim Group, is an aggregates
, construction and building materials group, with its base in the United Kingdom
. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange
until it was acquired by Holcim
in 2005.
Quarries. The business, which became known as Ellis & Everard, was first listed on the London Stock Exchange
in 1988. In 1991 it merged with Evered plc to form Evered Bardon; the name was changed in 1993 to Bardon Group. In 1997 it merged again, this time with Camas, (formerly a division of English China Clays) to form Aggregate Industries. In 1999 it entered into a series of major acquisitions in the United States
. It was acquired by Holcim
, a leading Swiss
cement maker, in 2005.
(Aggregate Industries US), the Channel Islands
, and Norway
.
Construction Aggregate
Construction aggregate, or simply "aggregate", is a broad category of coarse particulate material used in construction, including sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag, recycled concrete and geosynthetic aggregates. Aggregates are the most mined material in the world...
, construction and building materials group, with its base in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
until it was acquired by Holcim
Holcim
Holcim is a Swiss-based global company supplying cement and aggregates . The company also supplies ready-mix concrete and asphalt including associated construction services.-Holcim Group:...
in 2005.
History
The Company was originally established in 1858 when James and Joseph Ellis joined Breedon Everard to lease Bardon HillBardon Hill
Bardon Hill is a hill in the civil parish of Bardon near Coalville, Leicestershire. It the highest point in Leicestershire and the National Forest, above sea level. The hill has two very distinct faces – one half preserved as a site of special scientific interest , the other removed by Bardon Hill...
Quarries. The business, which became known as Ellis & Everard, was first listed on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
in 1988. In 1991 it merged with Evered plc to form Evered Bardon; the name was changed in 1993 to Bardon Group. In 1997 it merged again, this time with Camas, (formerly a division of English China Clays) to form Aggregate Industries. In 1999 it entered into a series of major acquisitions in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was acquired by Holcim
Holcim
Holcim is a Swiss-based global company supplying cement and aggregates . The company also supplies ready-mix concrete and asphalt including associated construction services.-Holcim Group:...
, a leading Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
cement maker, in 2005.
Operations
The Company is one of the ‘big five’ construction material suppliers in the UK. Complementing this are operations in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Aggregate Industries US), the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
, and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
UK
Aggregate Industries UK is divided into the following businesses:| Aggregate Industries Overseas | Aggregate Supplies |
| Alba Minimix | Ash Solutions |
| Bardon Aggregates | Bardon Asphalt |
| Bardon Contracting | Bardon Hebrides |
| Bardon Vectis | Border Stone |
| Bradstone | Bradstone International |
| Bradstone Structural Solutions | Example |
| Brown and Potter | Charcon |
| Charcon Flooring | Charcon Precast Solutions |
| Charcon Specialist Products | Elite Minimix |
| Express Aggregates | Express Asphalt |
| Express Driveways | Fyfestone |
| Garside Sands | London Concrete |
| Masterblock | Paragon Materials |
| Ronez | StoneFlair |
| Yeoman Asphalt | |
US
Aggregate Industries US is divided into the following businesses:- Aggregate Industries-Central Region, Kalamazoo, MichiganKalamazoo, MichiganThe area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
- Aggregate Industries-Mid Atlantic Region, Greenbelt, MarylandGreenbelt, MarylandGreenbelt is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Contained within today's City of Greenbelt is the historic planned community now known locally as "Old Greenbelt" and designated as the Greenbelt Historic District...
- Aggregate Industries-North Central Region, Eagan, MinnesotaEagan, MinnesotaEagan is a city south of Saint Paul in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. Eagan and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the fifteenth largest...
- Aggregate Industries-Northeast Region, Saugus, MassachusettsSaugus, MassachusettsSaugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,628 at the 2010 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"...
- Aggregate Industries-Southwest Region, North Las Vegas, NevadaNorth Las Vegas, NevadaNorth Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The city was incorporated on May 16, 1946.-Geography:...
- Aggregate Industries-West Central Region, Golden, ColoradoGolden, ColoradoThe City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was...
- Hardaway Concrete Company of Columbia, South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaColumbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
- Meyer Material Company of McHenry, IllinoisMcHenry, IllinoisMcHenry is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. In 2005, its population was estimated to be 24,631. McHenry was at one time the county seat of McHenry County...