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Up Close: Kristen Grossen
Posted by Jim West on Tue, March 31st, 2015, 3:23 pm
Not only can Kristen Grossen run a backhoe and operate a skip loader like a pro, she’s a whiz on the softball field.Kristen, one of Graniterock’s few female construction operators, started her softball career at age 9 in the Bobby Sox Minor League. She played throughout high school and at Hartnell Community College, and continues today in the Salinas Softball League.She has worked for Graniterock’s Construction Division for eight years. She began as a laborer for ... Read More
Up Close: Jim Holmquist
Posted by Jim West on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
Jim Holmquist is a coach. Whether it’s football, wrestling, golf, softball or baseball--high school or college, as an Army drill instructor or a Graniterock branch manager, Jim has spent a lifetime bringing people together to function successfully as a team.A native Californian, Jim’s family moved from the San Joaquin Valley to Santa Cruz when he was in sixth-grade. He graduated from Soquel High School in 1968 and the University of the Pacific in 1972, where he ... Read More
Up Close: Jon Erskine
Posted by Jim West on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
Swimming, riding a bicycle and jogging can be fun exercise, but for most of us it would be daunting to combine all three into a highly competitive 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bicycle race and 26.2-mile marathon. Yet Jon Erskine, Graniterock’s Director of Geological and Environmental Sciences, will do just that at the Ironman World Championships Oct. 11 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.On the job at Graniterock, Jon is a mild-mannered geologist whose role is to help plan and adjust ... Read More
Up Close: Kenny Nott
Posted by Jim West on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
Throwing a 600-horse-power race car into a sideways slide at 75 or 80 miles an hour may not seem like a good way to escape from stress. But for Kenny Nott, who oversees every piece of machinery at the A.R. Wilson Quarry, the single minded activity of keeping three of four wheels on the ground while zooming around an oval dirt track at the Watsonville Speedway is a good way to mellow out.Flooring the gas pedal ... Read More
After 50 years, Graniterock’s 5½ yard mixer truck comes home.
Posted by Jim West on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
After 50 years, Graniterock’s 5½ yard mixer truck comes home. In the early 1950s, Graniterock purchased ten 1944 surplus military trucks from United States Navy, turning them into 5½ yard concrete ready mix trucks, which were suited perfectly for deliveries in challenging situations. It appears that Graniterock’s “Yes We Will” policy has a long history.These trucks are referred to as 6X6s by the military, because a driver could lock power to all six sets of wheel—these ... Read More
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