Pit & Quarry, August 2017
ermitting specifications within the state of Texas stipulated that Anderson Columbia operate with a maximum of two crushers P and two screens Such a restriction posed a threat to the companys ability to effectively produce quality finished aggregate products before the first stone was even crushed at the Tejas Quarry a greenfield site in New Braunfels Texas The bUIlt For FlExIbIlItY final approved permit also limited Anderson Columbia to produce no more than 200 tph So if Anderson Columbia was to successfully launch an operation in New Braunfels it needed a plant that offered the flexibility to maximize throughput and make a variety of quality finished products The challenge was a daunting one but Anderson Columbia wanted a foot in the door of the booming San Antonio market So the company trudged onward with its initiative Were the largest road builder in Florida says Dan Johnson vice president and general manager of Anderson Columbia Our owners were somewhat familiar with Texas and they always envisioned growth to be more diversified and somewhere with more consistent weather New market New plaNt Anderson Columbia originally considered 14 pIt QUarrY August 2017 pitandquarry com Photos courtesy of Dave McLaughLin pOrtaBle plaNtS A 1 2 in x 3 8 in product from the primary 1830 plant emerges on a 36 in x 70 ft portable stacking conveyor A Florida roadbuilder expands into Texas purchasing portable processing equipment to start up in a thriving market by KEVIN YANIK
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