RockBlog
Construction market forecast murky for 2017
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Tue, January 10th, 2017, 12:56 pm
SAN JOSE – There’s a popular term buzzing around the San Francisco Bay Area construction industry as the books close on a strong 2016 and we look at what’s in store for the year ahead.Cautiously optimistic.It’s a phrase commonly heard when industry experts are asked how they feel about the 2017 market.Our business leaders interpret cautiously optimistic to mean something like “I survived the Great Recession and now that we’re on the other side with business ... Read More
Mechanics take care of A.R. Wilson Quarry and each other
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Fri, December 23rd, 2016, 10:13 am
AROMAS - There's always something to fix or replace at the A. R. Wilson Quarry.With all of the equipment, heavy machinery, giant trucks and moving parts worn down by the massive amount of rock crushed and transported every day, expert mechanics are in demand.Handling the sheer amount of mechanical work necessary for the plant to produce high rock volumes, a job which can run into weekends and holidays, takes a strong, steady hand.In addition to the ... Read More
Rock Star: Joe Burgoon makes his mark at Calaveras Dam joint venture
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Tue, December 6th, 2016, 5:07 pm
CALAVERAS DAM -When a nationwide survey indicates 86 percent of contractors struggle to fill key craft and salaried positions as demand for construction increases, it’s refreshing to meet Joe Burgoon.The 28-year-old Chico State graduate is carving out a construction career he hopes takes him from the trenches to upper management.With the long haul in mind, Joe is diligently working his way up the construction ladder.Last year, he joined Sukut Construction’s joint venture with Flatiron and Dragados ... Read More
Transportation dispatchers stay cool under pressure
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Tue, November 1st, 2016, 2:19 pm
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.“We’re all here for the same purpose. We all want to go above and beyond,” said Rob Maltoni, who joined ... Read More
Customer Service team puts communications first
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Tue, October 18th, 2016, 1:53 pm
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.You know you‘ve mastered this balancing act when a customer takes your phone call despite being behind on payments.Graniterock’s customer service team has perfected the balancing ... Read More
Watsonville's Steve Hernandez soaks up Instagram followers with water expertise
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Thu, October 6th, 2016, 4:18 pm
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.Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app, has helped the Watsonville Water Department operations supervisor emerge as a sought-after expert on the intricacies of water since launching Waterwisepro earlier this year.“This is for anyone trying to ... Read More
Paving Interstate 280: True test of team work across Graniterock
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Wed, August 17th, 2016, 1:37 pm
WOODSIDE – Coming down to the wire, Graniterock’s Construction Division just wrapped up one of its larger paving projects in recent years.The $15 million Caltrans job, with 85,000 tons of rubberized asphalt on a seven-mile stretch of Interstate 280 between Woodside Drive and Highway 92, could not have been successful without the concerted One Company effort that went on up to the very end.The project bid by EstimatorPaul Brizzolaraincluded all the elements that make such work ... Read More
Roughneck turned slurry seal boss finds trust-based success
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Wed, August 10th, 2016, 1:09 pm
UNION CITY – Barry Short lives most of his life on the road – from the Sierra Nevada mountains to the California coast and high desert of Arizona.One day might take him to Lemoore, the next to Danville, Santa Barbara or maybe Las Vegas for his work as superintendent ofPavement Coatings Co., a Southern California-based company specializing in slurry seals.Barry can be hard to pin down, but when you meet the fun-loving jokester, the conversation is ... Read More
Construction’s custom team: Defined by a connection that goes beyond the job
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Mon, August 8th, 2016, 5:04 pm
WATSONVILLE – There’s a group of guys in the Monterey Bay area that own and operate their jobs in a way you don’t see in the rest of the Construction Division.They also have a bond that’s a lot like family. Literally.Reiner Maschmeyer, Juergen Maschmeyer, John Hazdovac, Steve LindsayandEd Jenkinshave crafted a unique niche in which they bid and build a lot of parking lots and driveways.Need to build a park, fix a sidewalk or construct a ... Read More
The man with an answer for our crumbling streets
Posted by Shanna McCord Crigger on Tue, July 12th, 2016, 12:13 pm
SAN JOSE – Dennis McElroy is on a mission.A true believer in partial depth recycling as an environmentally and economically superior method of street maintenance,Dennis is constantly advocating how PDR can help cash-strapped agencies tackle their growing backlogs of cracked up roads.As Graniterock’s partial depth recycling manager, he spends a great deal of time meeting agency officials to carefully explain the road rehabilitation technique and its benefits. He’s always looking for projects where dig outs and ... Read More
RECENT POSTS
- Empowering veterans and communities: A day of service with CHEER and VFW
- Bruce W. Woolpert Scholarship adds up to successful life for pro soccer player
- Graniterock team member receives top safety award from California industry leaders
- Graniterock’s assistance to firefighters sparks gratitude from Aromas community
- Rock N Run raises $40,000 for education and youth in our community
- Graniterock recognized for environmental excellence
- Community fun run at Graniterock quarry in Hollister raises $17,500 for YMCA
TAGS
- Business
- Community
- Construction Update
- Graniterock
- History
- Products
- Services
- Sustainability
- Technical