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P&Q Profile: Caldwell Stone’s Clay Albright
As a third-generation miner, Clay Albright, assistant quarry manager at Caldwell Stone Co. Inc., developed a career in the aggregate industry at an early age. Keep Reading
MSHA’s relationship with the aggregate industry
While some producers describe having a healthy relationship with MSHA inspectors, a number continue to describe their experience with the agency as negative. Keep Reading
Aggregate industry calls for infrastructure funding
Fifty-six percent of producers say the federal government is not providing enough funds to support infrastructure projects. Keep Reading
P&Q’s State of the Industry Report reflects on 2017 and the year ahead
The latest edition of Pit & Quarry featuring the magazine's year-end State of the Industry Report is here. Keep Reading
What keeps aggregate producers up at night?
Hiring qualified personnel and retaining customers from low-price competitors are just a handful of the challenges aggregate producers faced in 2017. Keep Reading
P&Q Profile: Mulzer Crushed Stone’s Matt Bunner
Matt Bunner has dedicated the last 17 years of his career to Mulzer Crushed Stone. Keep Reading
Pit & Quarry announces the 2018 Hall of Fame class
Pit & Quarry announced the 2018 class of the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame, which includes Charles S. Luck III, Ward Nye, William J. Sandbrook and Frank Squires. Keep Reading
P&Q Profile: Conco Quarries’ Chris Upp
Chris Upp, the vice president and general manager at Conco Quarries, has dedicated 20-plus years to the company, located in the Springfield, Missouri, area, where he's gained experience in operational management for two aggregate sites that produce a combined 2 million tpy of crushed limestone. P&Q: How did you make your way into the aggregate industry? Upp: My dad worked for a utility company, which owned a large open pit coal mine in north central Missouri. I spent time with him at the mine growing up and hunting on the grounds and always had an interest in the large equipment and the process they were using. With an interest in math and science in high school, my dad pointed me toward the mining engineering program at Missouri Science & Technology. He also gave me some of the best advice about our industry when he said “our country will always have to have mining” and that “it was an industry that provided great opportunities.” I gravitated toward aggregates due to the… Keep Reading
Incorporating portable processing equipment into your operation
P&Q offers perspectives on how producers are successfully putting portable processing equipment to use in today’s fast-paced environment. Keep Reading
