CEG/D Rock Grizzly - Tue June 18, 2024
Elle-J Rock & Rental Announces D Rock Grizzly to Join Its Product Offerings
Elle-J Rock & Rental, a family-owned company in Clinton, Ind., announced as of June 1 it has added D Rock Grizzly rock separators to its lineup. Elle-J offers a wide variety of aggregates, mulch and topsoil and an ever-growing rental fleet for commercial and residential use....
CEG - Thu June 13, 2024
Solving 'Significant Problem' Leads to New Business
John and Heather Coulter have worked in the construction trades for more than a combined 40 years. Together, they made the observation that processing and disposing of demolition materials in the south Florida (Fort Lauderdale/Miami) market was becoming increasingly challenging....
CEG - Thu June 13, 2024
American Pavement Specialists Paves Way in New England, Beyond
Promoting the brand American Pavement Specialists has always been a high priority for Bill Stanley, the company's owner. Thirty years ago, when he started the company, the name American Pavement Specialists came about partially as a result of the fact that the "A" in the American Pavement Specialists name would put them at the top of the list of the Paving Category in the Yellow Pages....
Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue May 21, 2024
Miller-Bradford & Risberg Hosts Aggregate Days in Hatley, Wisconsin
Miller-Bradford & Risberg (MBR) held its Aggregate Days April 24 to 25 at Mitch King & Sons Gravel and Trucking in Hatley, Wis. The event was well attended. Customers were invited to see equipment in action from Sandvik, Edge, Case and Kobelco, including track units (impact crushers, jaw crushers, screeners, scalpers, stackers, trommel screen and shredders); a wheeled cone crusher; and support units (excavators and wheel loaders)....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu April 25, 2024
Tennessee's Pugmill Systems LLC Expands Its Product Offerings to Include Concrete Plants
Since the mid-1980s, Duane Allen and his team have been designing and manufacturing pugmill mixers and related equipment for Pugmill Systems LLC in Columbia, Tenn., south of Nashville. Allen's son, Jared, who has been involved in the family business for 16 years, is the elder Allen's partner and has served as the company's general manager for the past few years....
Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed April 24, 2024
First Powerscreen Premiertrak 900 Debuts With Indy Firm
Blake Blann likely never thought of himself as a pioneer, but recently, he became the proud owner of the first-ever Powerscreen Premiertrak 900 hybrid portable jaw crusher. He started an excavating and landscape company in Putnam County in 1999....
CEG - Thu March 21, 2024
Company Turns Disaster Into Opportunity to Innovate
Sometimes it takes tragedy and unfortunate circumstances to create innovation. Decades ago, a strong earthquake shook a community in Italy. The results were devastating, with buildings brought down to their foundations....
Brittney Christopher – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 07, 2024
Historic Paper Mill Demolition Nears Completion
One of the largest demolition jobs on the East Coast is taking place in one of the smaller towns in the Northeast — Luke, Md., a town founded in the 18th Century with fewer than 100 residents. The Piedmont Pulp and Paper Co., an expansive paper mill founded in 1888 by the Luke family, encompassed more than 1.3 million sq....
Sharon Swanson - Wed March 06, 2024
California Family Business Grows, Diversifies
Sandwiched halfway between the affluent neighborhoods of Silicon Valley and the high-end resorts of Pebble Beach and the Monterey Peninsula lies a somewhat less glitzy success story. While a scrapyard and recycling business in Castroville, Calif., might lack the name recognition and star power of its neighbors to the north and south, it is nonetheless making a name for itself in the growing recycling and demolition industries....
CEG - Thu February 22, 2024
Record Crowd Attends Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association Show
Indiana Mineral Aggregates Association (IMAA) held its Winter Workshops and Trade Show Feb. 5 to 7 at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Ind. The sold-out trade show had 65 vendors that filled out 68 exhibit booths....
