SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS | December 19, 2025 – Greystone Group announced today that it advised Bell Concrete LLC (“Bell”) on the sale to Summit Materials LLC, a subsidiary of Quikrete Holdings, Inc. (“Quikrete”), which closed on December 19, 2025.  Bell is a leading concrete supplier in Northeast Texas, operating 6 ready mix plants in the cities of Greenville, Sulphur Springs, Mt. Pleasant, Blue Ridge and Gunter.  Greystone managed the transaction and acted as exclusive financial advisor to Bell.  

“Bell is one of the best run ready mix companies in north Texas and it was a pleasure to advise Walt Gamblin and Brad Drake on its sale to Quikrete.  We appreciate their trust in us to manage this transaction on their behalf” said Tim Oitzman, founder and president of Greystone. “Greystone’s intimate knowledge of the ready mix industry was the reason we selected them as our advisor and we couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome” said Walt Gamblin, CEO of Bell Concrete. 

About Bell Concrete

Founded in 1946, Bell Concrete is the largest, locally owned ready mix supplier in Northeast Texas operating 6 ready mix plants from five strategically located sites.  The Company employs a non-union workforce of 159 individuals and owns 80 ready mix trucks with an average age of 3.2 years to provide customers with prompt and reliable service.  

About Quikrete Holdings

Quikrete Holdings, Inc. (Quikrete) is a privately owned family business founded in 1940.  It is a vertically-integrated and leading building materials company based in Atlanta, Georgia.  From the original yellow bag of premixed concrete, today Quikrete’s portfolio of brands includes Quikrete, Spec Mix, Rinker Materials, U.S. Pipe, Contech Engineered Solutions, Keystone Hardscapes, Pavestone, Custom Building Products, QPR, and other leading brands.  The products produced by the collection of brands include aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt paving mix and services, packaged cementitious products, pavers, retaining wall systems, masonry units, tile grouts and thin sets, concrete pipe, box culverts, corrugated metal pipe, ductile iron pipe, engineered storm water systems, structural precast, steel pedestrian and vehicular bridges.  The company services the US and Canadian commercial construction, residential, and infrastructure markets. This broad array of products allows Quikrete to provide nearly every product required for most any type of construction project.

About Greystone

Greystone is considered a leading M&A advisor to the construction materials industry, having managed over 75 industry transactions.  Our focus on the construction materials industry allows us to provide unique and valuable insight to both our sell-side and buy-side clients.  Since inception in 1996, we have developed unparalleled industry relationships and strong market knowledge which helps our clients achieve optimal results in their M&A transactions.