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AGG1, World of Asphalt shatter attendance records

March 27, 2024By

The organizers of this year’s AGG1 and World of Asphalt say attendance surged nearly 40 percent over the 2022 renditions.

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From left: Tiff McMullan (CDE), Chris Baron, Bryce Childs, Kurt Goodfellow and Blake Goodfellow (Goodfellow Corp.) and Ryan O’Loan (CDE). Photo: CDE

CDE, Goodfellow Corp. form strategic partnership

March 26, 2024By

CDE and Goodfellow Corp. entered into a strategic partnership that will allow Goodfellow to supply producers in the Southwest U.S. with CDE washing equipment.

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Stedman Machine Co.’s Eric Marcotte (left) and Chris Nawalaniec stand beside the company’s new Grand Slam asphalt recycler at AGG1 2024. Photo: P&Q Staff

Stedman debuts asphalt recycler at AGG1

March 26, 2024By

Stedman Machine Co. unveiled its Grand Slam asphalt recycler during a press conference at this week’s AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo.

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Dolese Bros. Co.’s Mark Helm (center), was presented the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s Barry K. Wendt Memorial Commitment Award in Nashville. DSC Dredge’s Charlie Johnson (left) and Kristi Wendt, daughter of Barry Wendt, presented the award to Helm. Photo: NSSGA

Helm receives NSSGA’s 2024 Wendt award

March 26, 2024By

Dolese Bros. Co.’s Mark Helm was selected as the recipient of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Barry K. Wendt Memorial Commitment Award.

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Martin Marietta’s Jim Nickolas succeeds All States Materials Group’s Seth Hankowski as chairman of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. Photo: NSSGA

Martin Marietta’s Nickolas named NSSGA board chair

March 26, 2024By

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) is turning to Jim Nickolas, executive vice president and CFO of Martin Marietta, to serve as chairman.

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From left: Neil Hise, Susan Moorhead, Tom Hill and Charlie Luck pose for a photo at the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Hise, Hill and Luck are members of the 2024 class and Moorhead attended in place of her late father, Louis Johnson, the final member of this year's class. Photo: P&Q Staff

Pit & Quarry ushers 2024 inductees into Hall of Fame

March 25, 2024By

Tom Hill, Neil Hise, Louis Johnson and Charlie Luck IV were enshrined in the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame on Sunday night during a black-tie induction ceremony in Nashville.

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The Warren Brothers surprised members of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association on Sunday, playing some of the hit country songs they wrote over the years. Photo: NSSGA

NSSGA Annual Convention underway in Nashville

March 24, 2024By

More than 700 attendees have convened in the Music City for the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) 2024 Annual Convention.

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McLanahan Corp.’s Mark Krause, right, joins DSC Dredge’s Charlie Johnson for the traditional gavel exchange of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s Manufacturing & Services (M&S) Division. Krause succeeds Johnson as M&S Division chair this year. Photo: NSSGA

Krause takes gavel as NSSGA M&S Division chair

March 24, 2024By

McLanahan Corp.’s Mark Krause was named chairman of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s Manufacturing & Services (M&S) division.

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Neil Hise (pictured far left) grew up around construction. When his father bought Crusher Service Co. – which eventually became Cemco – joining the family business was a no-brainer. Photo: Neil Hise

P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Neil R. Hise

March 22, 2024By

Cemco’s VSI crusher was born of necessity, but it did not come about overnight. Neil Hise manufactured his first VSI crusher in 1967.

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