First Look – October 2024

SEMCO Debuts AggNexusThe live event – held Sept. 9-10 on the University of Texas, Austin campus, and sponsored by SEMCO Publishing, parent company of Rock Products – engaged representatives of technology-savvy multinational or independent cement, aggregate, concrete and asphalt producers plus allied software developers or service providers. Wendling QuarriesDeWitt, Iowa-based Wendling Quarries announced that it is “honored and humbled to…

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Wendling Quarries Acquires Gehrke Quarries

DeWitt, Iowa-based Wendling Quarries announced that it is “honored and humbled to announce a major milestone in Wendling’s journey of growth and innovation.” Wendling has officially acquired the assets of Gehrke Quarries Inc. This acquisition marks a significant step forward in enhancing Wendling’s capabilities and expanding its market presence in central Iowa. “We are committed to a seamless transition for…

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Wendling Quarries Acquires Coots Materials

Wendling Quarries Inc, purchased the Iowa assets of Coots Materials Co. (CMC), according to a company announcement. “We are honored to have been approached by Dave and Mary Coots, along with their daughter Tyneal and Jody Herger, to purchase their company. The offer was largely a result of a longstanding friendship between Dave Coots and Tony Manatt,” the company stated. 

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Harold Peterson

If it wasn’t for Harold Peterson, Ray Taylor might not be alive to thank him. Both work at Wendling Quarries, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Peterson was there when Taylor suffered a heart attack last summer. “Just happened to see something blue laying on the ground over here, couldn’t quite figure out what it was,” Peterson told KCRG news. “But I loaded up,…

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Giants of Generation

WENDLING QUARRIES OPTS FOR PORTABLE POWER TO KEEP CRUSHERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT HUMMING. By Mark S. Kuhar The first production model of a 600-kW standby/550-kW prime-rated generator set powered by the new MTU Series 1600 diesel engine is undergoing rigorous field-testing at a mobile aggregate plant operated by Wendling Quarries. As an operator of about 100 quarries in eastern Iowa…

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