Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE: SUM, “Summit”), a leading
vertically integrated construction materials company, today announced
that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Boxley
Materials Company (“Boxley”), a vertically integrated construction
materials company founded in 1892 and based near Roanoke, Virginia.
Boxley and the recently announced American Materials Company acquisition
in the Coastal Carolinas together comprise 11 aggregates locations with
0.5 billion tons of reserves, along with four asphalt plants, four
ready-mix concrete plants and one architectural products manufacturing
facility. These acquisitions, along with Summit’s existing two
aggregates operations in South Carolina, establish a strong
aggregates-based position in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Tom Hill, CEO of Summit, commented, “We are delighted to team up with a
company of Boxley’s heritage and quality. Boxley provides Summit with a
substantial presence in the attractive Virginia market under the Boxley
name and existing leadership team, and a great foundation for continued
growth.”
Ab Boxley, CEO of Boxley, added, “Summit is great fit for Boxley. I have
known the Summit team for many years and we are perfectly aligned on
strategy, culture and commitment to the customers we serve and the
communities in which we operate. On behalf of all the Boxley employees
throughout Virginia, we are very excited to become part of Summit and
look forward to building on our long and successful history.”
About Summit
Summit is a leading vertically integrated materials-based company that
supplies aggregates, cement, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt in the
United States and British Columbia, Canada. Summit is a geographically
diverse, materials-based business of scale that offers customers a
single-source provider of construction materials and related downstream
products in the public infrastructure, residential and nonresidential,
and end markets. Summit has completed more than 35 acquisitions since
its founding and continues to pursue growth opportunities in new and
existing markets.
For more information about Summit Materials, please visit www.summit-materials.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the federal securities laws, including with respect to
Summit’s anticipated benefits from its acquisition of AMC and of Boxley.
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not statements of solely historical matters. Forward-looking statements
are based on information available at the time those statements are made
and/or management’s reasonable belief as of that time with respect to
future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those
expressed in or suggested by the forward looking statements. A
discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in
Summit’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2,
2016 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as
such factors may be updated from time to time by Summit’s subsequent
filings with the SEC. Summit does not intend, and disclaims any
obligation, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements
after the date hereof, except as required by federal securities laws.
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