John Oldcastle alive. His heretical opinions and early friendship with Henry V created a traditional scandal which long continued. In the old play "The Famous Victories of Henry V", written before 1588, Oldcastle figures as the Prince's boon companion. When Shakespeare adapted that play in "Henry IV, Part 1", Oldcastle still appeared, but when the play was printed in 1598, the name was changed to Falstaff (modelled after John Fastolf), in deference to one of Oldcastle's descendants, Lord Cobham. Though the fat knight still remains "my old lad of the Castle", the stage character has nothing to do with the Lollard leader.
Oldcastle Materials which included a concrete plant trucking business, and quarries, were sold to Oldcastle Materials in late 2015. Mulzer Crushed Stone was acquired in March 2017 and had approximately 600 employees in three U.S. states at the time. Spokane Rock Products had approximately 120 employees when Oldcastle Materials purchased the company in March 2018. According to United States Geological Survey (USGS) data, Oldcastle Materials was the fourth largest aggregate producer in the United States in 2004. The company ranked third by 2011, and was also the leading sand and gravel producer. Oldcastle Materials was the fourth largest crushed stone producer in