Pit & Quarry, November 2017

UPtoSPEED ED UPt EVENTS ICYMI KPI JCI Astec Mobile Screens hosts dealer conference K PI JCI Astec Mobile Screens hosted North American dealers at its annual National Dealer Conference at Astec Mobile Screens in Sterling Illinois Each year KPI JCI Astec Mobile Screens hosts domestic dealer principals for educational sessions product reviews factory Equipment demonstrations were part of the KPI JCI Astec tours and recognition Mobile Screens National Dealer Conference of sales and service excellence This year live demos of the in service sales parts marketing and GT104 scalper and GT205 multi frequency stewardship track screens took place as well We had many dealers that demonstrated Ten dealers were recognized for exceptional ability in marketing their sales and service excellence selling and supporting our products during the annual National Dealer says Ron Earl vice president of Conference awards dinner The premier sales and marketing for KPI JCI award given this year was the Top Astec Mobile Screens We couldnt be Sales and Marketing Award awarded happier to honor Goodfellow Corp for to Goodfellow Corp for its dedication its fantastic success SCREENS MOBILE ASTEC JCI KPI OF COURTESY PHOTO I N C A S E Y O U M I S S E D I T GOVERNMENT PRODUCERS WELCOME CONGRESSMEN TO THEIR QUARRIES A pair of aggregate producers recently hosted U S congressmen at their sites educating them about their operations and the continuous need for construction materials Martin Marietta welcomed Rep Pete Sessions R Texas to its Southwest Cement and Southwest Ready Mix Division headquarters office in Dallas according to the National Stone Sand Gravel Association NSSGA We appreciated that the congressman took time out of his very busy August recess to visit our divisional offices says David Perkins vice president of environmental government and public affairs at Martin Mariettas Cement and Southwest Divisions Meeting with Congressman Sessions was a great opportunity to highlight our industrys importance within the local construction and infrastructure industries Meanwhile Tilcon New York a division of Oldcastle Materials hosted Rep Josh Gottheimer D New Jersey at its Oxford Quarry NSSGA says Tilcon briefed Gottheimer on how the operation benefits both the local community and local economy highlighting public works projects and jobs the quarry creates In addition Georgia Construction Aggregates Association Executive Director Jeff Wansley and others met with Rep Rob Woodall R Georgia as part of a Georgia Transportation Alliance roundtable according to NSSGA Wansley expressed support for regulatory reform initiatives recently passed in the House of Representatives and noted a desire for the Senate to follow suit STATE ASSOCIATIONS MISSOURI ASSOCIATION NAMES NEXT EXECUTIVE MANAGER The board of directors of the Missouri Limestone Producers Association MLPA named Morgan Mundell as its executive manager He will replace Steve Rudloff who served more than 29 years in the same position Mundell Mundell a graduate of the University of Missouri Columbia and Southeast Missouri State University currently serves as the director of accounting human resources and computer information for the Missouri state senate Also Mundell has experience as managing director of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association deputy director of the National Lieutenant Governors Association and executive director of a joint committee of the Missouri General Assembly The selection of Mundell by the board of directors of MLPA becomes effective next month 8 PIT QUARRY November 2017 pitandquarry com