Based in Dallas, Texas, Eagle is a manufacturer and distributor of building material and construction products like cement, gypsum wallboard, recycled paperboard, and concrete and aggregates.

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Mr Curtin said he had spent his entire childhood building with the toy construction material and was excited to have the "largest set in the world".

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Its products are used in the construction, road building, mining, forestry, energy, transportation and material-handling industries.

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