Selling core aggregate and concrete assets across North America will continue. - Safety Manager Holcim Employee Review

2.0
26 Feb 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Lafarge used to be a great company to work for. Great compensation with bonus plan with many talented employees. Growth potential and advancement opportunites were numerious.

Cons

Lafarge in the United States is only a shell of what it used to be. The Company sold many assets the past few years to pay for it's burdensome debt from a middle east purchase of several billion dollars. It was a strategic move that failed and the United States and Canadian operations are paying for it by being sold.

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5.0
10 Jul 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Great people and welcoming. Good environment

Cons

Distance between site locations sometimes can be gruesome if you don't enjoy driving.

1.0
21 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly coworkers, family type working environment

Cons

Upper management leaders need to take a course in Management and Leadership 101. Leaders with no relevant skills and experience lead the company nowhere. Net sales are constantly declining…

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