Pit & Quarry, July 2015

www pitandquarry com North Coast Media LLC 1360 E Ninth St Suite 1070 Cleveland OH 44114 Phone 216 706 3700 Fax 216 706 3711 EDITOR IN CHIEF Darren Constantino 216 706 3747 dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net MANAGING EDITOR Kevin Yanik 216 706 3724 kyanik@ northcoastmedia net ASSOCIATE EDITOR Megan Wilkinson 216 706 7930 mwilkinson@ northcoastmedia net DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT EDITOR Allison Barwacz 216 706 3796 abarwacz@ northcoastmedia net SAFETY LAW COLUMNIST Michael T Heenan michael heenan@ odnss com AGGREGATES FORECASTER David Chereb dc@ davidcherebgroup com ECONOMICS COLUMNIST George Reddin greddin@ fminet com WESTERN U S CORRESPONDENT Loretta Sorensen GROUP PUBLISHER Rob Fulop 216 706 3741 rfulop@ northcoastmedia net ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net PRESIDENT CEO Kevin Stoltman 216 706 3740 kstoltman@ northcoastmedia net V P FINANCE OPERATIONS Steve Galperin 216 706 3705 sgalperin@ northcoastmedia net V P GRAPHIC DESIGN PRODUCTION Pete Seltzer 216 706 3737 pseltzer@ northcoastmedia net ART DIRECTOR Kim Traum PRODUCTION SERVICES MANAGER Terri Johnstone 216 978 9622 tjohnstone@ northcoastmedia net SR AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net DIGITAL OPERATIONS MANAGER Bethany Chambers 216 706 3771 bchambers@ northcoastmedia net WEB DEVELOPER Jesse Malcmacher 216 363 7925 jmalcmacher@ northcoastmedia net MARKETING SALES MANAGER BUYERS GUIDE Chloe Kalin 216 363 7929 ckalin@ northcoastmedia net BUYERS GUIDE INQUIRIES Fry Communications Inc 800 334 1429 pitquarry@ frycomm com LIST RENTAL Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net REPRINTS Brett Petillo Wrights Media 877 652 5295 bpetillo@ wrightsmedia com SUBSCRIPTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone 847 763 4942 Fax 847 763 9694 Web www pitandquarry com subscribe Carnival season I ts that time of year when kids are out of school and carnivals amusement parks and local festivals are in full swing Its also the time of year when many aggregate operations host community events at their sites A Massachusetts quarry decided to combine the ideas when it held a community open house at its operation in Swampscott Mass an Aggregate Industries site that was formerly Lynn Sand and Stone Co The Salem News reports that Aggregate Industries set up a mini carnival on the quarry floor as a way to connect with the community and show local residents a little bit about the aggregates business John Nicol an Aggregate Industries sales rep said a school bus carrying visitors down into the 250 ft deep quarry is kind of like entering Jurassic Park with its towering walls and moonscape appearance Company officials said the event was expected to draw about 3000 people Equipment manufacturers have gotten in the carnival spirit too Diggerland USA a construction themed adventure park in West Berlin N J featuring specially modified JCB construction equipment celebrated its one year anniversary with a special event last month Weve been honored to play a role in the development of this unique theme park said Thom Peebles vice president of marketing for JCB North America Since opening its doors one year ago Diggerland USA has provided children and their families with the opportunity to gain hands on experience with heavy equipment in a safe fun atmosphere Diggerland USA is playing a dual role by both entertaining and educating children who may someday want to turn their experiences here into lifelong careers in construction mining Peebles said Out of this world In an example of another type of community outreach Bond Construction Corp in Massachusetts has opened one of its sand and gravel pits to a team from Worcester Polytechnic Institute that is testing some very interesting high tech instruments These are prototypes of rovers that could someday go to Mars or another planetary body in the solar system Turn to page 28 of this issue to read more about how Bond Construction Corp is helping out AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES SET UP A MINI CARNIVAL ON THE QUARRY FLOOR AS A WAY TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY Darren Constantino EDITOR IN CHIEF dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net 2 PIT QUARRY July 2015 www pitandquarry com