The construction team at the new James Hardie Building Products site in Prattville. From left, construction manager Bill Beebe, Ben Birkel, Erma Franklin, Zach Pittman and Rick Souve. Photo by Robert Fouts Back in the 1980s, James Hardie Building Products, an international enterprise based in Australia, pioneered the current fiber-cement technology…
Building Innovator Ready to Power Up
Global building materials innovator James Hardie scouted the South before choosing Prattville for its 10th U.S. plant — a $220 million, 200-job investment that’s the largest new industry in Prattville in 50 years.
