Tag: South Carolina Aggregates Association

Tom Hill, chairman and CEO of Vulcan Materials, addressed members of the South Carolina Aggregates Association at their 2023 Workshop & Exhibition in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo: P&Q Staff

Vulcan’s Hill addresses the industry in South Carolina

December 5, 2023By Kevin Yanik

This week’s South Carolina Aggregates Association Workshop & Exhibition featured a keynote address from Tom Hill, chairman and CEO of Vulcan Materials.

Photo: North Carolina Aggregates Association

MSHA stakeholder meeting draws leaders to North Carolina

March 31, 2023By Kevin Yanik

Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) leaders joined aggregate industry stakeholders this week in Raleigh, North Carolina.

From left: Industrial Supply Solutions’ Jeromy Davis, Xylem’s Ken Albaugh, K&R Group’s Vikki Bartlett and Caterpillar’s Joey Pickett took part in a panel on technology in the aggregate industry at the South Carolina Aggregates Association’s Workshop & Exhibition. The panel was moderated by P&Q managing editor Jack Kopanski (far right). Photo: Allen Knight, Four Twenty One Media

How producers are leveraging tech to their benefit (Part 2)

March 30, 2023By P&Q Staff

The second part of a panel discussion at a South Carolina Aggregates Association meeting touches on safety and how technology is enhancing aggregate operations.

Says Xylem’s Ken Albaugh (center): “Equipment is going to get smarter, but it’s back to the people using the data and the people with their hands on the controls.” Photo: Allen Knight, Four Twenty One Media

How producers are leveraging tech to their advantage (Part 1)

March 29, 2023By P&Q Staff

A panel discussion at a South Carolina Aggregates Association meeting explores how producers are leveraging tech to the benefit of their operations.

Quarry Faces: February 2023

March 7, 2023By P&Q Staff

Check out recent photos from around the aggregate industry, including ones from the South Carolina Aggregates Association Workshop & Exhibition, plus a plant tour at Mettler Toledo.

Jessica Palmer, executive director of the South Carolina Aggregates Association, says feedback about the organization’s annual event was largely positive – though the event has more room to grow. Photo: Allen Knight, Four Twenty One Media

Hundreds show for South Carolina aggregate workshop

February 15, 2023By Jack Kopanski

Aggregate producers, equipment manufacturers and other stakeholders attended the South Carolina Aggregates Association workshop in late 2022.

The South Carolina Aggregates Association Safety Award was presented to Martin Marietta’s Old Charleston Sand Plant. Photo: SCAA

Gallery: South Carolina Aggregates Association Workshop

January 7, 2022By P&Q Staff

Check out photos from the inaugural South Carolina Aggregates Association Workshop & Exhibit, which included more than 250 aggregate producers and equipment suppliers.

The inaugural South Carolina Aggregates Association (SCAA) Workshop & Exhibit took place in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo: SCAA

SCAA caps 2021 with inaugural workshop, exhibit

January 7, 2022By Kevin Yanik

The South Carolina Aggregates Association (SCAA) continues to check off a list of firsts, the latest of which was its well-attended SCAA Workshop & Exhibit.

The top issues South Carolina aggregate producers face

November 23, 2020By Allison Kral and Kevin Yanik

Vulcan Materials’ Elliott Botzis, the president of the South Carolina Aggregates Association discusses key issues SCAA committees are currently working on.