Quarry Faces: March 2023

Anderson Columbia’s Ronaldo Dos Santos (left) attended the Roundtable welcome reception alongside his wife, Silvia Dos Santos. Dos Santos was a first-time Roundtable attendee.

Fischer Mining’s Nick Oster (left) attended the Roundtable for the second straight year. He visited with U.S. Equipment Sales & Rentals’ Micah Tysver during the welcome reception. Oster and Tysver were on the winning foursome that won the Roundtable golf tournament. Their teammates were Ward and Supreme Manufacturing’s Neil Hoobler.

George Reddin, managing director of FMI Capital Advisors, delivered his annual construction materials market outlook during the event’s second day. Says Reddin: “Demand remains strong [and] the IIJA (Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act) is going to be a big game changer for the industry. Residential [construction] short term looks not so good, but we think it’s going to return in 2024. Headwinds include inflation and interest rates, the Russia-Ukraine [war] remains an unknown, labor shortages [and] the supply chain. All those things are still out there, but I think we feel pretty strongly now about the future.”

Wingra Stone Co. had a strong representation at the Roundtable, as Travis Wise (top left) attended along with Bob Shea (bottom left). Their wives – Lisa Wise (top right) and Patti Shea – joined them at the welcome reception.

Wm. D. Scepaniak’s John Scepaniak (left) and his wife Beka were also spotted at the cocktail reception. On the second day of the event, Scepaniak sat on a panel of producers and shared, among other things, the advantages his company experiences by bringing the fabrication of key equipment in-house. Says Scepaniak: “It’s grown to the scale where it’s kind of its own standalone contracting and manufacturing company floating inside of us.”

Kilgore Companies’ Scott Alexander (third from left) and his wife Lisa (second from left) spent some time with IRock Crushers’ Nate Russell (far left) and Quick Supply Co.’s EJ Burke at the welcome reception.

Pit & Quarry had a number of representatives at The Biltmore, including (from left) Kevin Stoltman, Allison Blong, Rob Fulop, Dino Vitanza, Jack Kopanski, Marie Emerick and Kevin Yanik.

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