Pit & Quarry, February 2016
PORTABLE PLANTS West Texas Challenge A Texas aggregates producer has captured big profits by reinventing its business A chieving long term savings means analyzing every inch of an operation For leading West Texas producer CSA Materials calculating the costs of moving equipment and its method of stockpiling material led to an annual savings of nearly 8 million CSA Crushed Stone Asphalt Products Materials is a subsidiary of family owned construction and paving firm Reece Albert Inc headquartered in San Angelo Texas CSA Materials was launched in the mid 1980s with the goal of supplying hot mix aggregates and base material for Reece Albert Inc The company later grew and diversified by supplying asphalt aggregates and base material to other local contractors in West Texas In 2012 CSA Materials grossed about 30 million in revenue But its outdated equipment needed to be upgraded as the company sought to expand to meet the needs of the growing marketplace With the development of West Texas oil boomtowns and 14 billion in state funding allocated to maintain the states massive highway infrastructure for 2015 CSA Materials knew it could achieve substantial growth with the right equipment and dealer support in place After in depth testing and factory visits CSA Materials purchased an all new fleet of equipment from Texas Bearing Co a KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens authorized dealer This included eight FT4250 track mounted impact crushers a 4200 ProSizer five 150 ft Super Stacker telescoping stackers and three GT205 track mounted screens The company also recently purchased two FT2500 VSI crushing plants the first FT2500 sold in the United States and is leasing a fourth GT205 screen plant In just three years with new equipment under its belt CSA Materials had grown its revenue nearly 40 percent bringing in about 48 million BY MICHELLE CWACH 18 PIT QUARRY February 2016 www pitandquarry com
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