P&Q Staff | Pit & Quarry

Where MSHA enforcement and leadership are headed

Published Aug 1, 2022

With some change already underway at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Ogletree Deakins’ Margo Lopez offers a look at what’s coming next. Keep Reading

FMI Capital Advisors' George Reddin expects an emphasis on recycled asphalt and aggregates to continue. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

Integrating sustainability into operations (Part 2)

Published Jul 31, 2022

Check out what was said during a second Pit & Quarry Roundtable discussion centered around sustainability in the aggregate industry. Keep Reading

Integrating sustainability into operations (Part 1)

Published Jul 29, 2022

Find out how producers are incorporating sustainability concepts into operations and what was discussed on the topic at the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Keep Reading

Polydeck’s Jerry Teague says his company is exploring technology it can incorporate into screen media panels to provide users insights via their smartphones. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

How producers are making the most of available tech (Part 1)

Published Jul 28, 2022

During the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference, aggregate producers shared their struggles implementing cutting-edge tech that’s widely available yet barely put to use industrywide. Keep Reading

Breaking down a supply chain like no other

Published Jul 27, 2022

With a variety of pain points present with equipment and parts supply, aggregate producers and manufacturers shared their most recent experiences at the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Keep Reading

Turner Mining Group’s Keaton Turner says all of his company’s employees see the impacts of inflation’s doing. “Whether they feel it or not, they’re asking for pay increases,” he says. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

How producers, manufacturers are managing inflation

Published Jul 26, 2022

Participants at the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference discussed the rapidly changing economic environment, exploring best approaches to price increases on a variety of fronts. Keep Reading

Although the industry is full of potential at the moment, McLanahan Corp.’s Mark Krause says people are concerned about their ability to ultimately deliver. Photo: PamElla Lee Photography

Assessing all things aggregates

Published Jul 25, 2022

Producers, manufacturers and dealers got the 2022 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference discussions started around the overall state of the aggregate industry. Keep Reading