Dec 3 2010
Summit Materials, LLC (Summit), a building materials company, today announced that it has concluded the acquisition of RK Hall Construction, Ltd, Buster Crushed Stone and associated companies (collectively “RK Hall”), based in Paris, Texas.
RK Hall is an aggregates, asphalt production, paving and construction business with operations in northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas.
RK Hall will become part of Summit’s western platform that was first formed through acquisition of Harper, Kilgore and Altaview companies in Salt Lake City, Utah. The existing management team, headed by Robert Hall and Mark Buster will remain in place and partner with Summit leadership to run and grow the business.
Tom Hill, CEO of Summit stated, “The acquisition of RK Hall expands Summit’s reach into the western part of the United States and propels us into the attractive Texas market. We are pleased to join forces with Robert Hall and Mark Buster and their entire management team and look forward to working with them as we develop a leading business in the building materials sector.”
Robert Hall remarked: “RK Hall Construction, Buster Crushed Stone and associated companies are very proud to become part of the Summit Group. Early on we discovered that our values and goals are closely aligned with Summit’s. I believe that the combination of Summit and RK Hall companies will be able to deliver quality and timely projects and materials to our many valued customers for many years to come.”
Source: http://www.blackstone.com