Maximizing Efficiencies Is A Battle. Half Of That Battle Is Knowing What To Look For And What Changes Can Affect The Overall Flow. By Jason Crain Many aspects of an operation can affect production efficiencies – from the people to the product flow, the type of equipment used and the individual equipment components. And we need to understand that increasing…
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Lack of Resales Boost New Home Sales in September
Sales of newly built, single-family homes in September increased 12.3% to a 759,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The pace of new home sales in September was up 33.9% from a year ago.It takes 400 tons of aggregates to construct the average…
Read MoreGranite Grows Materials Segment in Third Quarter
Granite Construction Inc. announced results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, and the first nine months of the year. Net income in the third quarter 2023 totaled $58 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, compared to net income of $69 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, for the same period in the prior year. Adjusted net income totaled $75 million,…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Reports Preliminary Financial Figures
Heidelberg Materials reported preliminary financial figures for the third quarter 2023, including revenue amounts to €5,611 million (previous year: €5,852) in the third quarter 2023. The capital market expects €5,694 million for this figure. The preliminary result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation (operating EBITDA) amounts to €1,393 million (previous year: €1,193) in the third quarter 2023. The capital…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Acquires Aggregate Assets of Bach & Co.
Heidelberg Materials North America has acquired the aggregate assets of Bach & Co. in New York. The assets include a sand and gravel site and additional high-quality reserves within the company’s existing northern New York footprint.
Read MoreHorizon Hill Materials Makes It BIG
The Company’s Rosemary’s Mountain Quarry is Making the Large Rock Needed to Address the Environmental Issues Brought On by Climate Change. By Mark S. Kuhar In August, Tropical Storm Hilary hit Southern California with massive rainfall and flooding, not to mention leaving in its wake devastating shoreline erosion and inland material flow. The storm is indicative of the new weather…
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What Is A “Miners’ Representative”?
The Answer Isn’t Obvious And Would Likely Surprise Anyone Who’s Not Familiar With The Mining Industry. By Brian Hendrix What is a miners’ representative? Are they selected, elected, designated or authorized? How? By whom? Are they affiliated with a union or represent union members? A miners’ representatives must at least be an experienced miner, right? Currently employed as a miner…
Read MoreLearned Communicators
Here Are Some Observations That Are Backed By Theory And Research That Not Everyone Considers, Probably Because Most Of Them Are Counterintuitive. By Thomas J. Roach Communication is like breathing. Most of the time we do it without thinking. That familiarity tends to make us feel that we know all there is to know about speaking and listening. Yet communication…
Read MoreCreating a Living Legacy
The Bruce W. Woolpert Algebra Academy Honors Its Namesake’s Mission To Foster Math Skills In Its Local Community. In 2010, Bruce Woolpert, then president and CEO of Watsonville, Calif.-based Graniterock, became intrigued by a program Professor Hongde Hu ran at California State University Monterey Bay. The boot-camp style program was for incoming freshmen to provide a jumpstart in their math…
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