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2022

Jul 28 2022

King’s Material celebrates 140 years!

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2021

Jul 28 2022

Added a location in Waukee, Iowa

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2000

Sep 11 2019

King’s Material moved Iowa/Illinois Concrete to a new location in Eldridge, Iowa.

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1994

Sep 11 2019

Constructed a state-of-the-art ready-mix plant at 355 50th Ave. SW in Cedar Rapids.

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1988

Sep 11 2019

Charles A. Rohde (son of Charles P. Rohde) was named president of King’s Material and continues in that role today.

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1981

Sep 11 2019

C.P. Rohde acquired Iowa and Illinois Concrete Products and renamed the company in its entirety to King’s Material, as it’s known today.

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1979

Sep 11 2019

C.P. Rohde purchased multiple concrete block companies while continuing in the ready-mix industry.

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1978

Aug 19 2019

Company name changed to King’s Concrete Inc.

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1978

Aug 19 2019

Kings-Builder’s Material Inc. was purchased by Charles P. Rohde (C.P. Rohde).

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Early 1970s

Aug 19 2019

King’s and Builder’s Material, a masonry supply and ready-mix company, merged to create Kings-Builder’s Material Inc.

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1935

Aug 19 2019

The first known sale of ready-mix concrete was made in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. At $6.50 a cubic yard, the price was considered outrageous.

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1930s

Aug 19 2019

The company entered the “new” ready-mix concrete industry.

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