Pit & Quarry, February 2014
JCI 36 in twin sand prep sand screw is mounted below the screen to clean and dewater the sand Once we did that once we conceded that it was the only way wed be able to do this operation thats when our success came Greg says Lifelong learner Greg admits its been a journey full of trial and error to get Triple B Stone to the point where it is today Now the company has 20 acres permitted to mine and it hoped to sell 30000 to 50000 tons of material in 2013 Greg points to his early start working for his parents steel business in Washington state as a pre teen as the main reason he has his entrepreneurial spirit I wasnt handed anything he says Shoot as a kid I worked for my parents and saved my money so I could buy my first motorcycle I really took to that mindset that hard work and dedication would get you what you wanted While Greg laughingly acknowledges it may have been easier to simply mine his own river rock and quit the business anyone who follows NASCAR knows he is anything but a quitter Triple B Stone hoped to sell as many as 50000 tons of material in 2013 Nobody wants to lose Nobody wants to be defeated Greg says Once I had my mind set to it I decided I was going to make this process work I wasnt going to throw in the towel And that probably hurt me a little bit how stubborn I am But today its helped me create new ventures That same determination that drives Greg to racing wins also helped him SAND AND GRAVEL flourish in an industry he knew little about With Jeff managing day to day operations Greg is confident theyve mastered the process and are set up to be successful The operation is running like a Swiss watch he says We are very busy producing material and our sales are strong right now Things are running really really smoothly Although Greg is not physically on location each day he visits the site at least once a month and when hes on the road hes found a way to stay in tune with daily operations I put cameras up at the mine so I can see on my laptop or my phone whether the machines are running or not Greg says And really its only for my pleasure I take a lot of pride in it We worked really hard on it and I like to be able to see it I may not be able to be there every day but this way I get to experience a little part of it P Q www pitandquarry com February 2014 PIT QUARRY 75
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