Construction Partners has acquired the asphalt manufacturing and construction assets of J.H. Strain & Sons, expanding its Texas operations into the greater Abilene market. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed in the announcement.
J.H. Strain is an asphalt paving and manufacturing company headquartered in Tye, Texas.
The transaction adds two hot-mix asphalt plants along with related construction crews, equipment and more than 125 employees.
The acquired operations will become part of Lone Star Paving, Construction Partners’ Texas platform company.
Construction Partners sees the Abilene area as an attractive infrastructure market supported by a diversified economy and ongoing investment, including data center-related development.
The additional plants give Lone Star a local production base for serving public and private infrastructure customers across greater Abilene and West Texas.
Construction Partners is a vertically integrated civil infrastructure company focused on roadway construction, repair and maintenance across Sunbelt markets.
Its operations are supported by hot-mix asphalt plants, aggregate facilities and liquid asphalt terminals.
Publicly funded projects account for the majority of its business and include local and state roads, interstate highways, airport runways and bridges.
The company also works on private-sector paving and sitework for office and industrial parks, retail properties, businesses and residential developments.
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“We are pleased to welcome Ross and Kent Strain and their team to the CPI family of companies. Abilene is a growing Texas market with a diversified economy and significant ongoing investment, including several data center-related developments. The addition of J.H. Strain’s two hot-mix asphalt plants, fleet and experienced workforce provides Lone Star with a strong local presence from which to serve public and private infrastructure customers throughout the greater Abilene area and West Texas. We welcome more than 125 talented new employees to Lone Star and look forward to working alongside Ross, Kent and their team to build upon J.H. Strain’s longstanding presence in the market and pursue continued growth together.”
Fred J. (Jule) Smith III, President and Chief Executive Officer of Construction Partners
