November 28, 2007 11:58 AM CST

Lafarge Expands into Maryland, Pennsylvania

By Lafarge North America

Lafarge Group, maker of building materials for residential, commercial, institutional and public works construction, announced that one of its subsidiaries has completed the purchase of the Heritage Division of H.B. Mellott Estate, Inc. (H.B. Mellot Heritage Division).

The business will be consolidated into Lafarge's North American Aggregates, Concrete & Asphalt operations. The H.B. Mellott Heritage Division consists of four construction aggregate quarries and three concrete plants in Western Maryland and Southern Pennsylvania.

For more information, visit www.lafarge.com.

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Lafarge North America is the largest diversified supplier of construction materials in the U.S. and Canada, producing and selling cement, ready-mixed concrete, gypsum wallboard, aggregates, asphalt and paving. Learn more about Lafarge North America at www.lafargenorthamerica.com.