Vulcan's Dolcito Quarry Receives Industry Association's Highest Award
01 Februar 2010 - 10:46PM
PR Newswire (US)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vulcan Materials
Company (NYSE:VMC) today announced that its Dolcito Quarry in
Tarrant, Alabama, is the only facility nationwide to receive a
Three-Star Award, the highest possible recognition in the National
Stone, Sand and Gravel Association's (NSSGA) Stars of Excellence
Awards program. The Stars of Excellence program began in 2001 as a
way to recognize facilities that received multiple, highest-level
safety, community relations and environmental awards from NSSGA
over a five year period. Dolcito's three stars acknowledge receipt
of two community relations excellence awards and an environmental
excellence award. The Dolcito Quarry is part of Vulcan's Southern
& Gulf Coast Division, which has its headquarters in
Birmingham. Southern and Gulf Coast Division President, Mike
Clarke, said, "The employees of the Dolcito Quarry exemplify the
commitment we have to being a valued part of our neighboring
communities. I'm very proud of these employees and the national
recognition they received for their efforts." Vulcan Materials
Company, a member of the S&P 500 index, is the nation's
foremost producer of construction aggregates and a major producer
of other construction materials. For more information about Vulcan
Materials Company, visit http://www.vulcanmaterials.com/. NSSGA is
an international trade association with more than 850 member
companies that produce aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand
and gravel. Large quantities of aggregates are used in virtually
all types of construction projects including highways and highway
maintenance, water and sewer systems, industrial manufacturing
facilities and non-residential buildings. Asphalt mix is 94 percent
aggregates and concrete is 80 percent aggregates. Aggregates are
also widely used as railroad track ballast. DATASOURCE: Vulcan
Materials Company CONTACT: Joe Howle of Vulcan Materials Company,
+1-205-298-3230 Web Site: http://www.vulcanmaterials.com/
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