Awarded and recognized for his achievements by the U.S. Department of Labor, Associated General Contractors and Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association, Hahne has played a significant role in the development of the concrete industry.

Richard Manning, president of Hanson Building Products North America said, “Clifford’s contributions to this company are vast from his successful integration of teams through our countless North American acquisitions to growing regional precast product market share regionally.  I am proud that he is a part of my Hanson leadership team.”

 “It is an honor to have been a part of the growth and change in the concrete industry over the past 25 years,” said Hahne.  “You are only as good as your team, so I’m glad to share this milestone with Richard and my group, who work very hard to achieve excellence and quality in all aspects of our businesses.”

Beginning as a plant manager for Australia-based Pioneer International in 1983, Hahne quickly advanced to president by 1990, and by 1994, had moved to Australia to serve as general manager over Western Australia and Queensland.

Hahne returned to the states in 1997 as president and general manager of Pioneer Concrete of Texas, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pioneer.  He was responsible for operations in the southern United States and was involved on a number of joint ventures.  Pioneer was acquired by Hanson in 2000.

Hahne has served as president since 2003 for Hanson Pipe & Precast’s South Central region, the company’s largest, headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas.  He oversees approximately 1,000 people and operations at 26 facilities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.  The facilities’ products are used for community and roadway development such as reinforced concrete pipe, drainage structures and modular bridges.

When Manning created Hanson Pressure Pipe in 2007, he appointed Hahne as the company’s president, where Hahne oversees an additional 1,000 employees and operations at nine pressure pipe facilities located in Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Montreal and Toronto, Canada.

Hahne graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and currently serves on the school’s College of Engineering advisory board.  Hahne serves as Chairman of the Board of the American Concrete Pressure Pipe Association and is a former board member of the Texas Concrete and Aggregate Association and National Ready Mix Association.  Hahne resides in Colleyville, Texas, with his wife Karyn and three children.

About Hanson Pipe & Precast
Hanson Pipe & Precast is the largest manufacturer of concrete pipe and precast products in North America.  With more than 4,800 employees, the company has a network of manufacturing facilities and delivery capabilities that span the continent.  Hanson Pipe & Precast products are used in residential and commercial applications that support our infrastructure’s needs, including storm water drainage and water transportation.  For more information, visit www.hansonpipeandprecast.com.

About Hanson Pressure Pipe
Hanson Pressure Pipe, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, is the leading manufacturer and a principal supplier of highly engineered concrete and steel pressure pipe systems in the United States and Canada.  The company has more than 80 million feet of pipe in service today.  Strategically located in Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Ontario an Quebec, the Hanson Pressure Pipe facilities serve major North American population centers and employ more than 1,100 people.  For more information, visit www.hansonpressurepipe.com.

About Hanson Building Products North America
Hanson Building Products North America is comprised of Hanson Pipe & Precast, Hanson Pressure Pipe, Hanson Structural Precast and Hanson Building Products Lightside, which manufactures brick, roof tile and pavers.  Based in Irving, Texas, Hanson Building Products North America employs more than 6,900 people and operates 150 facilities with products available throughout the U.S. and Canada.  

Hanson Building Products North America and its divisions are part of the HeidelbergCement Group, the global leader in aggregates with leading positions in cement, concrete and heavy building.  The company employees 70,000 people across five continents.  To learn more about Hanson’s quality products, services and building technology, please visit www.hanson.com.

About Hanson Worldwide
Hanson Worldwide is one of the world's largest suppliers of heavy building materials to the construction industry.  We produce aggregates (crushed rock, sand and gravel), ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt and cement-related materials and a range of building products including concrete pipes, concrete pavers, tiles and clay bricks.

We are part of the HeidelbergCement Group, which employs 70,000 people across five continents.  HeidelbergCement is the global leader in aggregates and has leading positions in cement, concrete and heavy building products.