Pit & Quarry, November 2018

UPtoSPEED emex celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Balcones Quarry in New Braunfels Texas hosting an MANUFACTURERS CDE opens US headquarters creates home in Texas C C event to mark the facilitys milestone Employees attended the celebratory event which included a planned quarry blast Balcones Quarry operations began in 1968 and Cemex purchased the quarry along with the neighboring cement plant in 1994 The Balcones Quarry has provided critical building materials for projects across Texas for decades and it has set high standards for innovation and sustainability says Joel Galassini regional president of the Texas and New Mexico region for Cemex The community has grown up around this quarry and the quarry has evolved with it Were proud to be a member of the New Braunfels community offering quality jobs and operating in a way that positively affects the area The Balcones Quarry processes more than 10 million tons of crushed limestone annually according to Cemex and supports infrastructure residential and commercial projects across Texas Furthermore the Balcones Quarry was recently ranked as the top crushed stone quarry in the nation in terms of volume by the United States Geological Survey Balcones Quarry is a shining example of what an operation can be when it is fully integrated into a community says Ignacio Madridejos president of Cemex USA It not only supports the region with highquality aggregates but exemplifies what Cemex strives to do in every community in which we live and operate by being a good neighbor CDEs North American headquarters in Cleburne Texas pitandquarry com November 2018 PIT QUARRY 9 CDE LEFT CEMEX CEMEXS BALCONES QUARRY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS DE opened its new U S headquarters in Cleburne Texas establishing a home for itself in a major market near the Dallas Fort Worth area and serving as the companys central hub for North American activity The new North American headquarters originally acquired by CDE in March 2018 features a classroom to facilitate customer workshops and provide CDE certified training to local college students creating a direct pipeline to the industry workforce We want to create a pool of qualified staff for our operators says Tom Houston director of custom care at CDE The headquarters includes office space for engineering marketing business development technical support and custom care staff to serve the local customer base with plans to expand those teams over the next year In addition the headquarters features a spare parts warehouse This headquarters will serve as a platform to grow the business not just in Texas but throughout North America says Eoin Heron CDEs director of business development for North America We continue to build a team here and step by step grow out from here Were recruiting across all functions of the business to be geared up for further growth in 2019 As part of the grand opening of the headquarters Heron hosted a class detailing the features of the CDE Combo wet processing system to further engage both current and potential customers We have many customers who run 24 5 and even in the industrial sand market 24 7 so having that close connection with customers is very important because downtime is not an option Heron says The Cleburne Texas based headquarters marks the second CDE facility in the U S along with the companys facility in Cary North Carolina which opened in 2013 North America is our highest growth potential region says Kevin Kelly president of North America at CDE For us to grow and service our customers we must be directly in their markets This is the start of a series of investments PRODUCERS Customers attend CDEs headquarters opening ceremony Cemex celebrated the 50 year anniversary of its Balcones Quarry