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Integrating sustainability into operations (Part 1)

P&Q Staff 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)

P&Q Staff 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

P&Q Staff 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

P&Q Staff 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

P&Q Staff 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

A look at the shop at Luck Stone's Rockville Plant in Rockville, Virginia. Photo: P&Q Staff

Luck Stone setting aesthetic standard at Rockville Plant

Kevin Yanik Published Jul 22, 2022

P&Q’s Kevin Yanik reflects on a recent visit to Luck Stone’s Rockville Plant in Virginia where the company’s tone-setting workshop resides. Keep Reading

Lynx Cat Mountain Quarry Photo: Alex Gonzalaz

P&Q Profile: Lynx Cat Mountain Quarry’s Gina Zatica

Carly McFadden Published Jul 21, 2022

P&Q visited with Lynx Cat Mountain Quarry's Gina Zatica, during which she discussed starting her aggregate company and her plans for its future. Keep Reading

MSHA’s airborne contaminant enforcement on the rise

Bill Doran and Margo Lopez Published Jul 20, 2022

Operators may want to consider a few safety measures in light of the Mine Safety & Health Administration's recent silica enforcement initiative announcement. Keep Reading