Pit & Quarry, November 2017
for little jobs around town Three years later the great Methow River flood in Washington state washed out all of the bridges crossing the Methow Godbey won the contract to pour the rebuilding of the bridges and a year later he decided to sell everything he owned to buy his first batch plant He sold everything but Mom and the baby and moved back in with her parents Jinx says With 1500 in his pocket he went to the Army surplus store The spread allows Godbey Red E Mix to move rapidly from pit to pit bought hoppers and conveyors and put together what he thought was a portable batch plant With the help of his wife Wanda who managed the operations finances and orders Godbey began building a reputation with the Army Corps of Engineers helping with nearly every major dam project on the Columbia River including the Grand Coulee Dam Chief Joseph Dam Wells Dam Rocky Reach Dam Wanapum Dam and Priest Rapids Dam My parents werent an overnight success Jinx says But each time my dad tackled a new project he would sell his batch plant and get a different idea of what would work better Seventy two years later the family business is still going strong and it has expanded to include four locations Eight family members including members of the third generation now work for the company in various roles from management to accounting to operations Just like Vaughn the family is always looking for the next best thing to improve the business which is why it recently invested in a new portable crushing and screening spread from Elrus The spread has allowed Godbey Red E Mix to eliminate the costly custom crushing from its operation and move rapidly from pit to pit By crushing its own in spec product quickly and efficiently the company is saving an estimated 100000 annually Godbey Red E Mix has tripled its production with less equipment to maintain NEW PIT NEW PLANT Godbey Red E Mix Concrete is based in Brewster Washington and operates out of three sand and gravel pits and one shot rock quarry The company annually OPERATIONS 26 PIT QUARRY November 2017 pitandquarry com
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