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CalPortland reconfigures a California site
CalPortland reconfigures a California site, relocating a jaw plant and feeder while switching to a haul truck system. Keep Reading
Crushing, screening spread invigorates historic producer
A new crushing and screening spread illustrates how far Washington producer Godbey Red-E-Mix Concrete has come since its founding days. Keep Reading
Material processing with the right mix of equipment
The right mix of crushers and other equipment allows for quick processing of aggregate, recycled concrete and waste material. Keep Reading
Operation reaches production goals with screening plant, dealer support
Deep in the heart of the Texas Panhandle, in the small rural city of Vega, LS Sand & Gravel is racing to put as much material on the ground as possible. If the company can process it fast enough, it will sell, says Plant Manager Carlos Vega. As one of the largest aggregate producers in the panhandle, LS Sand & Gravel produces more than a million tons of road base asphalt and concrete aggregate each year. It’s a product that’s high in demand right now, thanks to a recent infusion of state funding allocated to maintain Texas’ massive highway infrastructure. That demand is forecast to be even greater in the coming years, with the recently passed federal highway bill, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or the FAST Act. The company has come a long way since its inception in 2002, when workers there were just using “de-sanders” – an industry term common in the panhandle to describe the use of screens and front end loaders to scalp sand rather than… Keep Reading
Reinventing business to optimize profits
Achieving long-term savings means analyzing every inch of an operation. For leading West Texas producer CSA Materials, calculating the costs of moving equipment and its method of stockpiling material led to an annual savings of nearly $8 million. CSA (Crushed Stone & Asphalt Products) Materials is a subsidiary of family-owned construction and paving firm Reece Albert Inc., headquartered in San Angelo, Texas. CSA Materials was launched in the mid-1980s with the goal of supplying hot-mix aggregates and base material for Reece Albert Inc. The company later grew and diversified by supplying asphalt aggregates and base material to other local contractors in West Texas. In 2012, CSA Materials grossed about $30 million in revenue. But its outdated equipment needed to be upgraded as the company sought to expand to meet the needs of the growing marketplace. With the development of West Texas oil boomtowns and $1.4 billion in state funding allocated to maintain the state’s massive highway infrastructure for 2015, CSA Materials knew it could achieve substantial growth with the right… Keep Reading
