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A Pennsylvania-based concrete masonry company with a spotty environmental track record in Maryland’s Cecil County is facing fierce community resistance over its latest expansion plans there. York Building Products is seeking to mine sand and gravel on a wooded 342-acre parcel perched on a peninsula between the mouths of the Susquehanna and North East rivers…. Read More
A judge has halted a longtime Noblesville business’s plan to expand its operations, marking at least the third time in four years the company has seen significant community pushback against its gravel extraction operation. Beaver Materials last year was granted a variance by the Noblesville Board of Zoning Appeals to dig a 68-acre gravel pit… Read More
Michael Johnson served the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) as president and CEO over the last 11 years, joining the organization in 2013 following a seven-year stint at the National Beer Wholesalers Association. The next chapter of Johnson’s career will unfold at the American Coatings Association, which he joins as president and CEO. P&Q caught… Read More
These blocks are more affordable and eco-friendly than traditional bricks, reducing the need for expensive aggregates like stone dust and Sylhet sand. The Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works has introduced an innovative project, aiming to reduce the negative environmental impact of traditional brick manufacturing while providing… Read More
Rob Young thought he could improve on the WNC Strong slogan created after flooding from Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in the mountains of western North Carolina. How about WNC Smart? It hasn’t caught on. And Young, a geology professor and director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Western Carolina University, is… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the city of Wabasha, Minnesota, are again working together to manage river sand dredged from the Mississippi River. The trucking operations began this week and should be complete in December. The city anticipates moving around 2,000 cubic yards of sand a day,… Read More
At the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) annual Legislative & Policy Forum, the association named the winners of its Safety Excellence Awards, the Louis Griesemer Sterling Safety Awards and the James M. Christie Safety & Health Professional of the Year Award. “Safety is a cornerstone of our industry,” says Michael Johnson, NSSGA president and CEO…. Read More
Mexico finalized plans to take control of a port and quarry owned by Vulcan Materials Co. on its Caribbean coast, deepening tensions days before the nation’s president leaves office. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration declared the land south of the resort cities of Cancun and Playa del Carmen a natural protected area, according to… Read More
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Executive Vice President Michele Stanley will be interim chief executive officer upon the mid-October departure of Michael Johnson, who has served as president and CEO for 11 years and will maintain those titles in a November 1 transition to the American Coatings Association, Washington, D.C. “Under Mike’s leadership, NSSGA… Read More
MarketQuest.biz recent report on the Global Frac Sand Market is forecasted to experience a high boom from 2024 to 2032. The analysis is based on the industry’s growth prospects, considering the global data of historic & base years. The report covers all the supporting factors which are responsible for global Frac Sand market growth. The… Read More
Michael Johnson, president and CEO of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), will step down from his role Oct. 11. NSSGA made the announcement in a written statement, adding that Michele Stanley, the association’s executive vice president and chief advocacy officer, will serve as interim CEO. NSSGA will pursue a permanent president and CEO through a… Read More
Sunrock Industries, formerly Carolina Sunrock, hired Mike Nolan as its new president. Sunrock, which is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a privately held construction materials supplier. Nolan joins the company with a 20-year career in construction materials, most recently having served as president of a family-owned company in New York that specializes in aggregates,… Read More
The Bureau of Land Management’s Royal Gorge Field Office has issued a decision on the expansion of the Hard Rock Paving and Redi-Mix sand and gravel pit in Salida. The proposed expansion boundaries overlap a popular recreational trail in the area. The decision follows several months of discussions with members of the community, city leadership,… Read More
The latest study released on the Global Frac Sand Market by HTF MI Research evaluates market size, trend, and forecast to 2030. The Frac Sand market study covers significant research data and proofs to be a handy resource document for managers, analysts, industry experts and other key people to have ready-to-access and self-analysed study to… Read More
A proposed mining expansion in the city of DuPont has generated some concern with its potential environmental impacts, including the draining of local groundwater that feeds into a creek along the popular Sequalitchew Trail. Walkers on the trail earlier this month could hear the shallow trickle of Sequalitchew Creek mumbling through a green canopy of… Read More