Corporate Affiliations
Preferred Materials, along with APAC and Conrad Yelvington Distributors, Inc. make up the Oldcastle Southern Group (OSG). OSG is part of the Oldcastle Materials family of companies, which is one of six product groups that make up Oldcastle. Oldcastle is the largest manufacturer of building products in North America, operating in 50 states, and four Canadian provinces. Oldcastle is the North American arm of CRH, which is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has operations in 35 countries, employing approximately 75,000 people. CRH's focus is on primary materials, value-added building products, and building materials distribution.
The six product groups that make up Oldcastle, Inc. in North America are:
- Oldcastle, Inc.
- Oldcastle Materials
- Oldcastle Architectural
- Oldcastle Precast
- Oldcastle Glass®
- Oldcastle Distribution
- Oldcastle Construction Accessories
Oldcastle Materials, headquartered in Atlanta, GA and employing more than 23,000 people, is the leading vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mix concrete and construction and paving services in the United States.
Preferred Materials, headquartered in Bonita Springs, Fla., currently has 32 plants and approximately 200 employees located throughout Florida, with plans to grow throughout the southeastern U.S. All operating companies, including Preferred Materials, retain their local identity and autonomy, while leveraging the technology, best practices, talent pool, purchasing power and financial resources of a larger organization.