Pit & Quarry, December 2016

UPtoSPEED UPtoSPEE OPERATIONS Hurricane Matthews impact potentially long lasting for aggregate producers urricane Matthew wreaked havoc in October along the East Coast and Martin Marietta Materials Inc is among those cleaning up from the storm According to the Triangle Business Journal Martin Marietta CEO Ward Nye addressed the hurricanes H Nye impact in a conference call related to the companys third quarter performance While some of our East Coast facilities experienced flooding sporadic power outages and minor equipment damage we were able to slowly and systematically resume sales at the vast majority of our affected locations a testament to the resiliency of our operational teams Nye says Martin Mariettas Benson Quarry in North Carolina was especially affected Nye says but the site is still operational from upper benches In terms of cleanup efforts Martin Marietta is prepared to help its affected markets recover We stand ready to provide help in terms of materials and support those who need it so our neighbors can get the relief they need to start anew Nye says According to Nye the storm could lead to long term opportunities for Martin Marietta From our perspective we think theres going to have to be a lot of maintenance and repair there he says MANUFACTURERS Volvo appoints senior vice president Patrik Lundblad now serves as senior vice president of technology at Volvo Construction Equipment Volvo CE Lundblad is responsible for leading the development and delivery of Volvo CEs global technology strategy He will report to company President Martin Weissburg and serve as part of the executive management team Lundblad New washing classifying manager at Kolberg Pioneer Kolberg Pioneer promoted Brett Casanova to washing and classifying product manager In addition Kolberg Pioneer Johnson Crushers International and Astec Mobile Screens hired Vanessa Nelson as a communications marketer Ellicott Dredge implements leadership changes Ellicott Dredge Enterprises named Heiko Osterchrist as president of the company and Craig Murdock as its COO Osterchrist most recently served as managing director of Rohr International Holdings and Rohr Idreco operations in the United States Germany France and Holland Murdock was hired by Ellicott Dredge as Q A manager in 2010 and later appointed director of corporate process improvement Kal Tire university partner on research Kal Tires Mining Tire Group and the University of British Columbia UBC formed a research partnership that will allow the two organizations to collaborate in developing technology and solutions for the mining industry The partnership will pair expertise from UBC Okanagans School of Engineering with the goals of Kal Tires Mining Tire Group Kal Tires Mining Tire Group and UBC plan to collaborate for at least three years ENVIRONMENT CEMEX JOINS MONARCH BUTTERFLY INITIATIVE Cemex USA will be participating in the U S Fish and Wildlife Service and Wildlife Habitat Councils Monarch Partnership which provides monarch butterflies with habitats during their yearly migration as well as other services Cemex has 17 sites participating in the Southeast Monarch Initiative According to the company the sites are participating in 2016 and or 2017 to make efforts to restore the monarch population by planting milkweeds native prairie seed mixes wildflowers and or other plants beneficial to pollinators in designated onsite habitats and gardens At our Louisville Cement Plant for example our team planted a Southern Monarch Habitat Seed Mix on about an acre of designated habitat land to provide food sources for the monarch butterfly and increase other plant and wildlife populations says Satish Sheth Cemexs vice president for environmental affairs The company adds that its ready mix facilities are planting pollinator friendly vegetation as well as focusing on awareness and collaboration with employees participating in the effort to plant milkweed and bring the monarch butterfly back 8 PIT QUARRY December 2016 pitandquarry com