Exhibit 12

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
For the Years Ended December 31
Amounts in Thousands

	2007			2006			2005			2004			2003
Fixed charges:
Interest expense before capitalization credits (1)	$	53,348		$	31,310		$	39,080		$	42,260		$	55,345
Amortization of financing costs		249			363			711			611			291
One-third of rental expense		27,358			27,240			22,520			16,553			15,140
Total fixed charges	$	80,955		$	58,913		$	62,311		$	59,424		$	70,776
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	667,502		$	703,461		$	480,237		$	375,566		$	335,080
Minority interest in earnings of a consolidated subsidiary		151			—			—			—			—
Fixed charges		80,955			58,913			62,311			59,424			70,776
Capitalized interest credits		(5,130	)		(5,000	)		(1,934	)		(1,980	)		(2,116	)
Amortization of capitalized interest		2,777			1,241			1,054			839			624
Earnings before income taxes as adjusted	$	746,255		$	758,615		$	541,668		$	433,849		$	404,364
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		9.2			12.9			8.7			7.3			5.7

(1) Does not include interest cost accrued on FIN 48 (FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”) liabilities, which are included in our income tax provision for financial statement presentation purposes. The decision to exclude FIN 48 interest cost is primarily based on the fact that such accrued interest is not a current or predictable cash flow item.