A $68 million project to protect southern Santa Clara County, Calif., residents and businesses from Llagas Creek flooding requires removing a mountain of dirt from the creek – 650,000 yds. to be exact.
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Graniterock Fixes Its Own Road
June 4, 2019 – Exiting Graniterock’s A.R. Wilson Quarry won’t be such a bumpy ride now that the company fixed its own road. The road leading out of the quarry, with more than a few potholes, underwent a rehabilitation project coordinated by several Graniterock teams in addition to the quarry: CIR, RTS, Construction Division and Road Materials. The One Company project…
Read MoreGraniterock Wins Project of the Year From Slag Cement Association
Graniterock’s concrete team was the winner of Slag Cement Association’s 2018 Slag Cement Project of the Year in the category of green design.
Read MoreGraniterock Solar Panels Earn Clean Air Leader Award
Installing 3,000 solar panels at Graniterock’s A. R. Wilson Quarry did more than roll back the meter last year. Graniterock was recognized as a clean air champion by the Monterey Bay Air Resources District in California due in part to the company’s use of solar as an alternative energy source.
Read MoreGraniterock Solar Panels Earn Clean Air Leader Award
Installing 3,000 solar panels at Graniterock’s A. R. Wilson Quarry this year did more than roll back the meter. Graniterock was recognized as a clean air champion by the Monterey Bay Air Resources District in California due in part to the company’s use of solar as an alternative energy source.
Read MoreGraniterock Quarry Automated Ticketing System Approved in California
Graniterock’s A.R. Wilson Quarry, San Benito County, Calif., is the first in the state to win approval from state officials to operate an automated ticket system, which improves overall weighing accuracy and truck flow in and out of the plant.
Read MorePeters Joins Graniterock’s Board of Directors
Mary E. Peters, U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President George W. Bush, was elected to Graniterock’s board of directors at the company’s recent annual shareholder meeting. Peters joined the nine-member board that governs the 118-year-old construction materials and services company based in Watsonville, Calif., upon her election March 23. “We are delighted to have someone with Mary’s knowledge, skills and…
Read MoreGraniterock Helps Fire Victims Breathe Easier
California-based Graniterock donated 2,800 disposable respirator masks to residents and first-responders of fire-torn Wine Country after word came from a team member’s close friend that “all we need are those masks” to handle the worst air quality ever recorded in the North Bay area.
Read MoreGraniterock Construction Academy Takes Teens Beyond Textbook
Andrea Rocha spent the summer before her senior year at Watsonville High School in California washing, testing and measuring aggregate at Graniterock’s research laboratory in Aromas, Calif.
Read MoreCalCIMA Announces Member Awards
The California Construction & Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announced the recipients of its annual Member Recognition Awards.
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