Pit & Quarry, December 2011

Taking inventory I ts that time of year when we take a look at where we are and prepare for the year ahead In this issue of Pit Quarry we do that in two ways our annual State of the Industry report and the transcript from our industry roundtable and conference In State of the Industry we deliver construction forecasts from McGraw Hill Construction and FMI We also examine the outlooks given by Vulcan Materials and Martin Marietta Materials as part of their latest quarterly reports For the aggregates industry it seems the worst of the economic woes are behind us but the road ahead looks to be only a gradual climb A reauthorization of the highway bill would help and prospects for that appear to be upbeat as both the House and Senate have proposals on the table The year ahead also offers the hope of two potentially successful trade shows for the industry AGG1 and MINExpo Exhibit sales for the March AGG1 Aggregates Forum Expo in Charlotte N C are robust and given the health of the mining industry we can expect big things from MINExpo next September in Las Vegas Read the State of the Industry report beginning on page 10 Roundtable Conference This fall in Oak Brook Ill we gathered more than 30 industry professionals to discuss issues affecting the industry Joining us were aggregate producers equipment manufacturer reps consultants and more and we addressed issues ranging from the economy and the Mine Safety Health Administration to frac sand and the highway bill Its always a learning experience for me to listen in on the give and take between industry representatives from all parts of the country When we get this kind of large turnout we divide the roundtable into two manageable sessions You can read an abbreviated transcript from one of the sessions beginning on page 16 In our January issue well publish the transcript from the other session Also in this issue a focus on portable plants which begins on page 24 with a story about a Canadian company interlinking its new portable plants to enhance throughput and productivity Darren Constantino EDITOR IN CHIEF dconstantino@ questex com www pitandquarry com 600 Superior Ave East Suite 1100 Cleveland OH 44114 216 706 3700 Fax 216 706 3710 E Mail info@ pitandquarry com EDITOR IN CHIEF Darren Constantino 216 706 3747 dconstantino@ questex com SENIOR EDITOR Brian Richesson 216 706 3748 brichesson@ questex com SAFETY EDITOR Carl R Metzgar cmetz46840@ aol com LAW EDITOR Michael T Heenan michael heenan@ odnss com AGGREGATES FORECASTER David Chereb dc@ davidcherebgroup com WESTERN U S CORRESPONDENT Bill Elverman elvermanwrites@ yahoo com VICE PRESIDENT I S GROUP Kevin Stoltman 800 669 1668 ext 3740 kstoltman@ questex com PRINT ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING PUBLISHER Rob Fulop 216 706 3741 rfulop@ questex com SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ questex com CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ questex com ART DIRECTOR Kim Traum PRODUCTION SPECIALIST Krystal Mayne 218 206 2209 krystal mayne@ superiormediasolutions net DIRECTORY INQUIRIES Fry Communications Inc 800 334 1429 pitquarry@ frycomm com PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Rhonda Sande MANAGER AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Debbie Gullian LISTS Ilene Schwartz Kroll Direct 216 371 1667 Fax 216 371 1669 ilene@ krolldirect com REPRINTS 800 290 5460 ext 100 pitandquarry@ theygsgroup com SUBSCRIPTIONS BACK ISSUES CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone 866 344 1315 or 847 763 9594 if outside the U S Fax 847 763 9694 Web www pitandquarry com subscriptions President Chief Executive Officer Kerry C Gumas Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer Tom Caridi Executive Vice President Tony DAvino THE YEAR AHEAD ALSO OFFERS THE HOPE OF TWO POTENTIALLY SUCCESSFUL TRADE SHOWS FOR THE INDUSTRY AGG1 AND MINEXPO 2 PIT QUARRY December 2011 www pitandquarry com