Graniterock: RockBlog

Transportation dispatchers stay cool under pressure

Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Nov 1, 2016

AROMAS – Graniterock’s three transportation dispatchers almost never say no.That word doesn’t make it into the vocabulary of someone trusted with ensuring the company and its customers get their materials when they need them, where they need them – whether that’s a construction job site in Salinas or an asphalt plant in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Explore a career at Graniterock

Posted by Barbara Kimball on Oct 19, 2016

We've got a busy recruiting schedule.
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Customer Service team puts communications first

Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Oct 18, 2016

In any business, there is a fine line between timely payment collection and ensuring customers are satisfied and willing to return.When it’s your job to tread that line, you have to be firm enough to protect the company while remaining professional, friendly and ready to make special accommodations under trying circumstances.
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Watsonville's Steve Hernandez soaks up Instagram followers with water expertise

Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Oct 6, 2016

WATSONVILLE – The power of social media has propelled Steve Hernandez and his incredible water knowledge to a nationwide audience of water professionals and enthusiasts tracking his daily posts on everything from filtration and dilution to flow rates, trench safety and pump technology.
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Is your construction site at risk for a fire?

Posted by Mike Herges on Oct 4, 2016

By Mike Herges, Graniterock Safety DirectorFast-spreading wildfires plagued the Golden State this summer, and into early fall we continue to see parched terrain go up in flames.
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18 Hole time out was a blast

Posted by Keith Severson on Sep 30, 2016

Thanks to everyone who joined in Graniterock's 18 hole time out. The golf giveaway was a fun way for us to connect with our customers, vendors, community members and subconstractors and show appreciation for the great work you do every day.
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Restoring the Carmel Mission

Posted by Willie Diaz on Sep 7, 2016

CARMEL - Carmel Mission Basilica’s picturesque courtyard, which sees tens of thousands of visitors each year as well as regular parishioners, received a facelift with 650 yards of Graniterock concrete this summer.
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Construction Academy takes teens beyond the text book

Posted by Kevin Jeffery on Sep 2, 2016

SAN JOSE – Andrea Rocha spent the summer before her senior year at Watsonville High School washing, testing and measuring aggregate at Graniterock’s research laboratory in Aromas.
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20 years of Graniterock interns

Posted by Barbara Kimball on Aug 18, 2016

Graniterock is proud to celebrate its 20th year of offering internships to college students looking to try the construction industry.
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Paving Interstate 280: True test of team work across Graniterock

Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Aug 17, 2016

WOODSIDE – Coming down to the wire, Graniterock’s Construction Division just wrapped up one of its larger paving projects in recent years.
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