Aggregate Industries US to Speak at 9/11 Memorial Dedication Ceremony

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aggregate Industries US, a member of the Holcim Group, (www.aggregate-us.com) recently donated concrete for a 9/11 memorial in Kensington, MD that will be officially dedicated on June 25, 2011. The dedication ceremony will feature several speakers including, Richard Freedman, Regional Environmental Land Services Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region of Aggregate Industries US.

The memorial is dedicated to all citizens lost on 9/11. It is located on the grounds of the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department's Station 5 on Connecticut Avenue in Kensington, Maryland.

"It is an honor and privilege for Aggregate Industries US to support this project and attend the dedication ceremony," said Bernard Terver, president and chief executive officer of Aggregate Industries US.  "Our deepest sympathies go out to the families of the victims of that tragic day. We hope the memorial will serve as an eternal symbol to honor the memory of lost loved ones and all the 9/11 victims."

The Kensington memorial features Memorial Metal, a twisted and scarred 16-foot tall beam from the point of impact of the World Trade Center, donated by the 9/11 Families Association, and a piece of the façade of the Pentagon also damaged in the 9/11 attack, donated by the Department of Defense. The entire project has been built through donations.

The dedication ceremony will also be attended by President of the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department President Steven R. Semler, Kensington's Mayor Peter Fosselman, Steve Heidenberger, President of Heidenberger Construction and his brother, Tim Heidenberger, who lost his wife in the 9/11 attacks.

About Aggregate Industries US

Aggregate Industries is a leading provider of aggregate and construction materials to markets in 16 states and 300 cities. The Company operates four regional businesses across the US.

About Holcim (US) Inc.

Holcim (US) Inc. is a subsidiary of Holcim Ltd, and one of the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of cement and mineral components. Holcim (US) has approximately 1,800 employees and operates 15 manufacturing plants and more than 50 distribution facilities in the United States.

SOURCE Aggregate Industries US