Oldcastle APG West will break ground on new production facility in Frederickson

Words: Marco CappadonnaOldcastle APG West is excited to announce the ground breaking of their Frederickson, Washington Paver Production Plant. HHJ Inc., the design-build company working with Oldcastle, will break ground on the 55,000 square foot plant on March 9th, 2016 at 3pm. The project is located on 28 acres in the Frederickson Community Plan area and will include an additional 2000-square foot office facility.

HHJ Inc., a Tacoma-based design-build company with over 40 years of experience in Northwestern Washington, will be constructing the Frederickson Oldcastle Paver production plant. The construction of this facility will create approximately 75 jobs once production begins in early 2017.

Oldcastle APG is the leading North American manufacturer of concrete masonry, paving, lawn and garden products. With over 200 operating locations and 5000+ employees, Oldcastle Architectural® operates across 38 states and in Canada. Oldcastle Architectural® is a U.S. subsidiary of CRH plc., one of the top three international building products companies. Headquartered in Ireland, with operations in 37 countries, CRH employs more than 90,000 people at approximately 4,000 locations.
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