Our History

APAC History

• 1847
  • Henry J. Warren experiments with “asphalt paving”
• 1879
  • Builds America’s first asphalt road in Boston, MA
• 1900
  • Company Incorporates; receives U.S. Patent for Asphalt Process
• 1903
  • Awarded 8 patents (for mixture, equip., plant, process, techniques)
• 1923
  • Paves in Japan; negotiates overseas royalties agreement
• 1927
  • Paves 481 mile highway in Cuba
• 1929
  • Paves in Spain and Poland
• 1939
  • Builds military airfields in U.S. and Europe
• 1956
  • U.S. Interstate Highway Act sparks company growth
• 1966
  • Ashland Oil Co. buys APAC predecessors (Warren Bros. Co.)
• 1990
  • Invests $700 million in acquisitions (in 14 states)
• 2006
  • Acquired by CRH: In 44 states and Internationally

APAC-MS/TN Today

• 4 states, 21 asphalt plants, 10 aggregate operations,
  1 limestone quarry, 17 construction crews and 2 river unloading operations.