Lafarge North America in Kansas City Reaches Excellence in Concrete - Capturing Seven Awards

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LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA IN KANSAS CITY REACHES EXCELLENCE IN CONCRETE - CAPTURING SEVEN AWARDS INCLUDING KAUFFMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER RECOGNITION

Lee’s Summit, MO, November 25, 2009 --
Lafarge North America’s Western US Ready Mix operation out of Kansas City received some much deserved recognition at this year’s Excellence in Concrete 2009 Awards, sponsored by the Concrete Promotional Group. Out of a possible 18 awards, Lafarge North America came home with seven, including the prestigious grand prize “Judge’s Award” for their work on the Kauffman Performing Arts Center.

The Concrete Promotional Group promotes quality concrete construction in the greater Kansas City area and, through their annual awards program, recognizes outstanding concrete construction.

Lafarge Ready Mix took home awards in a variety of categories including: high rise construction, commercial floors, concrete parking lot, municipal paving, structural concrete and concrete restoration. The Judge’s Award singled out the work done on the Kauffman Performing Arts Center as the best work of the year. It was a project that required more than 37,000 cubic yards of concrete and created an impressive new addition to the Kansas City skyline.

“Providing solutions and materials that help bring our customers’ projects to life in the form of buildings, structures and roadways are showcased in these awards. Working on these projects, while maintaining our strong commitment to health & safety and the environment, is paramount to Lafarge,” said Norm Morand, vice president and general manager for Lafarge North America’s West US Ready Mix division. “We are proud of these awards and appreciate the customer relationships which made them possible. They are a great tribute to the hard work of our employees, to the innovation of our products and to the difference we are making in the communities in which we work, play and live.”

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Lafarge Group is the world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in all of its businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and Gypsum. With 84,000 employees in 79 countries, the Group posted sales of 19.0 billion Euros in 2008. Lafarge North America Inc. (“Lafarge North America” or "Lafarge"), a Lafarge Group company, is the largest diversified supplier of construction materials in the United States and Canada.

In 2009 and for the fifth year in a row, the Lafarge Group was listed in the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World”. With the world’s leading building materials research facility, the Lafarge Group places innovation at the heart of its priorities, working for sustainable construction and architectural creativity.

For more information about Lafarge North America, go to www.lafarge-na.com

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Joëlle Lipski-Rockwood, Communications Director (303) 657-4309