Matt Poeppelman, vice president of Poeppelman Materials, met with P&Q this summer at the company’s office in Bradford, Ohio. He also led a tour of the quarry, where a Lippmann jaw, Metso cones and Process Machinery-designed systems play a critical role in producing rock for ready-mixed concrete.
Master Power Transmission, a gearbox manufacturer, opened its doors to P&Q this summer in Columbus, Indiana. With about 80 employees on-site, Master PT aims to ship 75 percent of parts orders to customers within 48 hours. Pictured from left are vice president of marketing and business development Michael Kelly, Allan Williams, Nikolas Johan, Nate Hughes and manufacturing manager Steve Bilz.
P&Q also met with CDL instructor Savannah Graham (left) and training specialist Amanda Miley during a Knife River Training Center tour in Albany, Oregon. The 230-acre site features a state-of-the-art facility designed for both classroom and hands-on training. At its heart is a heated dome spanning 200 ft. x 400 ft., with a dirt arena and a concrete viewing platform.
Knife River leaders gave P&Q a tour of the facility and grounds – including (from left) Allan Nichols, Kris Latimer, Alex Reyes and Michael Glazier. For more on Knife River’s training center, listen to Episode 51 of P&Q’s Drilling Deeper podcast at drillingdeeperpodcast.com – or wherever you get your podcasts.
Allied Rock, which is part of Siegmund Companies, was another stop on P&Q’s Pacific Northwest tour this summer. Pictured (from left) are chief construction officer Gibson Kuenzi, president Andrew Siegmund and vice president of operations Alan Siegmund. Andrew Siegmund, who guided P&Q through the company’s X-Rock and South Rock quarries, is featured in this month’s P&Q Profile on page 54, where he shares his market outlook, the company’s growth and emerging technology.
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) hosted its annual Legislative & Policy Forum in Washington, where P&Q caught up with Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association executive director Pat Jacomet (left), Stedman Machine Co. president Chris Nawalaniec (center) and Michigan Aggregates Association executive director Doug Needham.
Dino Vitanza, associate brand manager of Pit & Quarry (far right), joined the Ohio contingent during the Legislative & Policy Forum’s Hill Day. Among those in the Ohio group were (from left) Lohre & Associates’ Scott Hasson, The Gerken Companies’ Jason Baden and Mandy Gerken, Jacomet, The Gerken Companies’ Kevin Ash, necoTech’s Steve Flaherty, Julie and Chris Nawalaniec, and Q4 Impact Group’s Bronwyn Weaver and Maggie Archibald.
P&Q managing editor Jack Kopanski (left) stopped by a jobsite in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, to visit Zac Barbato (right), owner of Keystone Crushing. To find out more about Barbato’s journey in contract crushing, look for a feature story about his career in the December 2025 edition of Portable Plants, sister magazine to Pit & Quarry.
Virginia Varela-Eyre, North American marketing and communications manager for Sandvik’s rock processing solutions division, was in attendance at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ ConExpo-Con/Agg Exhibitor Meeting this summer alongside representatives from Pit & Quarry.
Also in attendance at AEM’s ConExpo-Con/Agg Exhibitor Meeting was Julie Alguire, marketing coordinator at Haver & Boecker Niagara. More than 300 exhibiting companies attended the show to get a glimpse at what ConExpo-Con/Agg 2026 will look like. For perspective on the upcoming trade show, read comments from Philippi-Hagenbuch’s Josh Swank and AEM’s Dana Wuesthoff on page 12.
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