aggregates
Trimble Loadrite Trimble Dimensions User Conference
Learn about the latest quarry productivity technology at the Trimble Dimensions User Conference, featuring a new quarry and aggregates track. Join 3,500 attendees, 400 sessions, 23 machines, 20 exhibitors and one working quarry. Also featuring Trimble & LOADRITE expert advice… Keep Reading
Vulcan reveals 2014 third quarter results
Vulcan Materials announced the results for the third quarter ending September 30, with total revenues increasing 7 percent to $60 million and a gross profit increase of 31 percent at $50 million compared to last year’s third quarter. Aggregate sales… Keep Reading
Video: Next step in emphasizing aggregates
http://youtu.be/hvikS2YTxxE "Nothing substantial is built in this country that doesn't start from a rock," says Mike Johnson, president and CEO of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association. With that statement in mind, the NSSGA produced a video that emphasizes… Keep Reading
Keeney Sand & Stone’s equipment in action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbpstH30Vkk Last month, Pit & Quarry toured Keeney Sand & Stone in Painesville, Ohio. We talked to Kevin Keeney, a third generation family member running the quarry, who told us a little bit about the history of Keeney Sand &… Keep Reading
Vulcan finishes third quarter with six additional acquisitions
Vulcan Materials has completed six acquisitions during the third quarter that will expand its presence in the United States, says an article on Yahoo Finance. The most recent of these acquisitions include five aggregates facilities and associated downstream assets in… Keep Reading
‘Facescape’ spotlights importance of aggregates
Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada’s “Facescape,” located between the WWII and Lincoln Memorials in Washington, D.C., is the largest gravel, sand and soil portrait ever commissioned by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Created on a 6-acre stretch of land, the portrait,… Keep Reading
Global Construction Aggregates Market report notes 2013 highlights
The Global Construction Aggregates Market report valued the U.S. at $106.4 billion in 2013. According to the report, Asia-Pacific was the largest regional market, accounting for 44.9 percent of the global market, followed by Europe with a 26.3 percent share… Keep Reading
Trimble Dimensions Conference introduces aggregates track
The 2014 Trimble Dimensions Conference, hosted by Trimble and Loadrite, will include an aggregates track. After acquiring Loadrite, Trimble has increased its dedication to expanding productivity improvement within the Aggregates Industry. Those participating in the aggregates track will have the… Keep Reading
Practice makes perfect
I’m not exactly an all-star golfer. Sometimes I’ll expect to hit a beautiful drive up the fairway but end up topping the ball about 10 ft. in front of me. I don’t expect that, but it happens far more often… Keep Reading
