Pit & Quarry, February 2011
RIPRAP Materials Elk Mills Quarry in northern Maryland making riprap and armor stone for Independence customers in New Jersey Delaware Maryland and Pennsylvania mainly for erosion control Mark Carroll general manager of the aggregates business for Independence Construction Materials and formerly of Lafarge has done business with Chesapeake for 20 years and recognizes the advantages If all of a sudden the workload builds up they will bring people in from other operations to support us Carroll says They have a lot of experience with other sites and they understand what the regulatory agencies are looking for And because they specialize in riprap they can monitor whats going on in the marketplace Adds Todd Wilson sales manager for Martin Mariettas Southeast Division From a sales and marketing perspective our partnership with Chesapeake Chesapeake Materials produces riprap and armor stone from a quarrys unwanted boulders to sell directly to its customers or it can build inventory for a quarry to sell provides us with the necessary experience expertise and networking in a highly technical field Chesapeake Materials has a permanent crew at Martin Mariettas Camak Quarry in Camak Ga The companies often work together to secure riprap orders for erosion control and shore protection projects in Georgia Florida and South Carolina with most of the orders eventually sold by Chesapeake Without the partnership with Chesapeake Martin Marietta would incur secondary breakage costs which typically are high due to the geology of the formation says Doug Ortt manager for the Camak quarry We approach it as we are all on the same team Ortt adds of the 36 PIT QUARRY February 2011 www pitandquarry com
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