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Constrution transfer truck drivers build lasting friendship

Author: Shanna McCord Crigger Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Wed, February 6th, 2019, 11:15 am

AROMAS – Ricki Mancebo and Dave Engelking built a rock solid friendship over thousands of miles and a CB radio.The two most senior drivers on Graniterock’stransportation team– with a combined 70-plus years’ experience – pull construction materials up and down northern and central California behind 65-foot-long, triple-axle transfer trucks.Individually, they can log up to 400 miles a day.“There isn’t a road out there that can take either of them by surprise,” Graniterock dispatch manager Chago Ramirez ... Read More

Slurry seal construction career built on strong faith

Author: Shanna McCord Crigger Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Thu, January 24th, 2019, 1:50 pm

SAN JOSE – John Waiters’ early slurry seal career meant missing a lot of his kids growing up.He missed sports and school activities, family dinners and often had to skip church because work was seven days a week during the season.Five, sometimes six days in the off season.Missing out was the sacrifice John – who also serves as an assistant pastor at a Baptist church in East Palo Alto – made for providing a comfortable life ... Read More

Heavy-duty repairman Roger Langley pumped on asphalt career

Author: Shanna McCord Crigger Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Tue, December 11th, 2018, 2:05 pm

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – It’s pretty clear Roger Langley spends a lot of time around tools and machines.Immediately, you sense there’s nothing he can’t fix.His white hard hat and bright yellow safety jacket are muted by thick black traces of oil and dirt.His hands and boots, too.Mechanics come second nature to Roger whether it’s a car, 980G loader or 60-foot stacker conveyor loading material into the hot mix asphalt plant.After more than 25 years in the ... Read More

Construction career founded on scouting principles

Author: Shanna McCord Crigger Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Mon, November 26th, 2018, 4:26 pm

SAN CARLOS – What do you get with someone who has the character and dedication of an Eagle Scout and spent a ton of time playing with Legos as a kid?Toss in a love for math and physics, and the result is Mike Paye, a senior project manager for Truebeck Construction.Mike, who earned the Boy Scouts’ highest honor while growing up in Eureka, has been part of the San Francisco Bay Area ‘s commercial building boom ... Read More

Rock Star puts up the good fight for position in construction

Author: Shanna McCord Crigger Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Thu, October 18th, 2018, 12:45 pm

SAN JOSE – Sheree Schoenherr doesn’t get pushed around.A no-nonsense Midwesterner who came to operations from construction accounting and finance, Sheree is a tested and proven project manager who knocks out heavy civil infrastructure projects with a calm, level head.“I was always fascinated by the operations and work going on in the field,” the Missouri native said. “I had to learn the field stuff, which was extremely challenging. But I was never intimidated by the forecasts ... Read More

Graniterock helps Half Moon Bay Library go for LEED gold with green concrete

Author: Shanna McCord Crigger Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Fri, August 3rd, 2018, 5:12 pm

HALF MOON BAY – With about 1,000 yards of sustainable concrete, Graniterock played a key role in the city of Half Moon Bay’s goal of building an environmentally-friendly library that would achieve LEED gold status.The $24 millionlibrary project, 22,000-square-foot in size, is designed to be San Mateo County’s first net zero energy building, including solar panels, EV charging stations, a living roof and other energy-reducing features.Green concrete from Graniterock is a major component of the project ... Read More

Graniterock loader operator Bobby Brewer moves aggregate like nothing else matters

Author: Shanna McCord Crigger Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Fri, July 13th, 2018, 2:47 pm

Aromas– Every morning Bobby Brewer climbs seven steel rungs up the side of a 992K Cat loader at the A. R. Wilson Quarry, slides into the cab, cranks up Metallica on XM Radio and starts living his childhood dream.Sitting 19 feet off the ground, Bobby grabs the loader’s steer stick with his left hand and maneuvers the yellow behemoth to an area of blasted aggregate he scoops up, 16 yards at a time, and bails over ... Read More

This construction team leads the charge on partial depth recycling

Author: Shanna McCord Crigger Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Fri, May 11th, 2018, 4:29 pm

HAYWARD – The Wirtgen 3800 recycling machine, moving slow and steady down the street straight as an arrow, pulverizes six inches of old worn out asphalt as it goes.The chewed up asphalt is immediately re-mixed with oil inside the Wirtgen for a fresh life and spit back out where it’s picked up by a paver and put back down like it just came from a hot plant.In the amount of time you can catch up with ... Read More

Redwood City building materials team beats the odds

Author: Shanna McCord Crigger Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Thu, April 26th, 2018, 12:06 pm

REDWOOD CITY – Bet against Graniterock’s building materials team in Redwood City and you’re sure to lose.This agile, six-man team - fighting tooth and nail for every sale they get in the fiercely competitive San Francisco Bay Area market - has proven they can take a punch or two and bounce back stronger than before.With customer service that exceeds expectations and genuine camaraderie between each other, the northern building materials team has slowly and methodically carved ... Read More

Way more than a forklift operator

Author: Shanna McCord Crigger Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Thu, March 15th, 2018, 10:12 am

REDWOOD CITY – Amador Martinez is known for his first impressions.Customers arriving toGraniterock’s building materialsyard in Redwood City in search of natural stone for a residential or commercial project are greeted by Amador as he’s moving and organizing boulders and giant stacks of stone around the yard with his forklift.He’s quick with a smile and doesn’t hesitate to hop off the forklift to answer a question or point a customer in the right direction.A veteran of ... Read More

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