Pit & Quarry, April 2014

PIT QUARRY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES derstand We saw an opportunity to be vertically integrated We could not only build equipment to crush the rock but we could make the most efficient mixes and get the most utilization out of the aggregate For Brock the most exciting part of expanding into new areas and acquiring companies is watching them grow When we bought Telsmith it was doing 18 million Brock says Now its doing 100 million Kolberg Pioneer went from 20 million to 80 million All of these have been able to grow Astec has grown too in part because of its investment in and commitment to modular plants The FastPack system which Brock fathered demonstrates the companys growth well FastPack is an innovative combination of crushing screening and stockpiling Brocks vision was to provide producers with a system they could set up in a matter of hours without a bunch of stationary structures and timbers Brock saw his vision through with the use of hydraulic drives and other elements that were ahead of their time He dreamed of setting up a complete crushing and screening plant anywhere you wanted in a matter of hours without a whole bunch of stationary structures timbers and so on Vig says Investment in people As mechanically minded as Brock is he is also a man of the people Brock believes in educating employees and customers as a number of his companies have facilities dedicated to training and innovation Hes a great teacher Vig says He really believes in training Hes got a beautiful training center in Chattanooga Tenn at Astec He pushed us and didnt have any problem with spending millions of dollars here at KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens on building a nice training center so we could train our customers and dealers and our people Although chairman is Brocks title Vig says the teacher in Brock continues to emerge Hes great at pointing out a suggestion Vig says He doesnt grab you by the shirt collar Hell throw out a suggestion for you and hope you latch onto it and hell help you come up with a solution Once he throws out a solution he will ask you about it again later to see if Brock says the shift will continue toward portable crushing equipment One opportunity he sees for this is the small quarry that doesnt have a mega deposit COMPLETELY REFURBISHED CONCRETE BATCH PLANTS WITH SILOS STATIONARY OR PORTABLE 1 YEAR WARRANTY SETUP AND TRAINING FREE TRIP TO OUR FACTORY HANDS ON BATCH PLANT DEMO N 2200 PORTABLE CONCRETE BATCH PLANT 24 Yards Capacity 100 Yards per Hour COMPLETE SYSTEM 114000 N 3300 PORTABLE CONCRETE BATCH PLANT 36 Yards Capacity 100 Yards per Hour SELL REDI MIX CONCRETE CUT YOUR CONCRETE COSTS 50 Portable 60 Ton Silo Detachable Hitch 60 Ton Portable Silo Detachable Hitch Electric or Diesel Scales with Weigh Ticket Electric or Diesel Scales with Weigh Ticket Water Meter Water Meter Call for details COMPLETE SYSTEM 128000 VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE PRODUCTS American Mixers and Plants LLC 855 523 6050 MixersandPlants com sales@ mixersandplants com Sell Short Load Redimix Certified Weigh Tickets 236 Profit per Load No Permits Required 26500 PINTLE HITCH MIXER 26500 GOOSE NECK MIXER 23500 4 Yards Capacity 3 Yards Capacity 3 Yards Capacity SKID MOUNTED MIXER 34 PIT QUARRY April 2014 www pitandquarry com