Pit & Quarry, November 2011

SPECIAL SECTION CRUSHING but this is one of the few bright spots nationally Alexander says of the Volunteer State For East Tennessee Materials a dynamic market means high demand for construction aggregates It also gives Avenrock good reason for spending 10 million to open its site in short order earlier this year in Calhoun Tenn about 50 miles northeast of Chattanooga Alexander an aggregates industry veteran who spent 20 years combined with Martin Marietta Materials and Rogers Group partnered with Tim Townhill on Avenrocks second operation The two who met at ConExpo Con Agg in 2008 also own Johnson Construction Materials in Columbus Ind We just felt theres more opportunity with a greenfield more challenges and risk but more opportunity says Townhill a man with 25 years of experience in natural resources who was seeking a business partner with Alexanders background when he launched Avenrock Materials Townhill who also co founded VantaCore Partners another private aggregates group is the chief executive for Avenrock focusing on the strategic and financial aspects for the company We think what we bring to the operation is a combination of financial and technical capability Townhill adds of Avenrock A change of direction Avenrock intended initially to supply customers from East Tennessee Materials with material processed through a permanent plant However plans for building such a plant did not align with the companys hopes of responding quickly to market opportunities The situation adhered more to a portable setup We knew we wanted to have our own plant but who was going to build it for us Alexander says The market was getting away from us and that forced us into a portable plant situation This gives us some versatility to prove the market and have equipment to move on Avenrock had been in contact with aggregate equipment specialist JFT Precision Fabrication on plant design Meanwhile Bramco Inc whose subsidiaries Brandeis Machinery Supply Co and Power Equipment Co distribute construction and mining equipment was looking to become a bigger player in the aggregates industry So it acquired JFT in July 2010 and changed the JFT name to Bramco Material Processing Solutions Shepherdsville Ky based JFT with its new identity additional resources and distribution channels provided a single source outlet for Avenrock to move forward without delay on the East Tennessee plant and do so instead Italvibras The global standard for industrial electric vibrators Italvibras has engineered manufactured and delivered their industrial electric vibrators to the North American market since 1975 Now we are putting our name on it Italvibras the global leader in industrial electric vibrators since 1959 Come and visit us at our new Distribution and Service Center in Princeton IL or at www italvibrasusa com Introducing the new Series VU linear motion mechanical vibrators LARGEST INVENTORY DIRECT TO YOU 3 YEAR WARRANTY Italvibras USA 1940 Vans Way Princeton IL 61356 phone 815 872 1350 fax 866 337 2693 www italvibrasusa com 32 PIT QUARRY November 2011 www pitandquarry com