LafargeHolcim has acquired Tarrant Concrete, a leading providing of ready-mix concrete in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area in Texas, USA.

Jan Jenisch, CEO of LafargeHolcim: “The acquisition of Tarrant Concrete follows our Strategy 2022 – ‘Building for Growth’ by capturing growth opportunities in our most attractive markets. By being highly complementary to our existing business, Tarrant Concrete will allow us to expand our ability to serve customers in a high growth area of Texas. I very much welcome all employees of Tarrant Concrete to our company.”

Tarrant Concrete operates three ready-mix concrete plants, has sales of more than US$40m and employs 90 staff. Over the past decade, the Dallas/Fort-Worth metropolitan area has been one of the fastest-growing regions in the US with an average population growth of two per cent and 1.3m new residents.