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Aggregate Industries’ newly redesigned website now better reflects the evolu-

tion of Aggregate Industries into a unified company with operations in the

United Kingdom and the United States.

The web site (www.aggregate.com) is now organized into three distinct sec-

tions—PLC, U.K. and U.S.—with the responsibility for each managed out of

the respective offices. The three sections share a common look and feel, and pro-

vide seamless navigation from one section to another in pertinent areas.

When a visitor first logs on to the site, the first page, called the splash page, offers

choices to go to the U.K., U.S. or PLC section, where investor and financial infor-

mation is located. The splash

page and the U.S. section are

designed using Flash Player—a

plug-in visitors can download for

free if they need to.

“The existing site afforded the

company a strong initial web

presence, but was somewhat

difficult to navigate, especially

between the U.S. and U.K. seg-

ments of the business,” said

Joseph Merlino, the U.S. man-

ager of Internet Development.

“We feel the separation of the

sites will give our customers the

opportunity to gain quick, easy-

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Corporate Message

Safety is Our Highest Priority

By Mike Hayes............................Cover

Updated Website Reflects Company

Evolution ......................................Cover

Operations

Mid Atlantic Region Extends Its Reach....

....................................................page 2

Northeast Asphalt Plants Honored for

Safety ..........................................page 2

Gaboriau Receives National

Environmental Award..................page 2

North Central Environmental Stewardship

in Action ......................................page 3

West Central Employee Education

Programs Boost Unity ................page 3

Our Market

Central Region Comes of Age........page 4

Mid Atlantic Region Lays Foundations for

Six Flags Thrill Rides..................page 4

Northeast Concrete Division Sets Records

in June..........................................page 5

Riverfront Restoration in North Central

Region..........................................page 5

Mid Atlantic Region Flexes Capabilities

for Ritz-Carlton Hotel Building ..page 5

Our Communities

West Central Region Teams with

Recycling Company to Grow in Hot

Denver Markets ..........................page 6

North Central Region Lends a Hand for

Habitat for Humanity ..................page 6

Northeast Region Quarries Win National

Environmental Awards ................page 7

North Central Region Garners Prestigious

Green Star Award ........................page 7

Another Chapter in Northeast Region

Community Outreach ..................page 7

Like many other large companies, we consistently

declare that the safety of our employees and the public

with whom we interact is the most important value that

we espouse. A view frequently expressed is that it is less

expensive to do a job safely than it is to take chances.

We look at our accident rates, both in terms of num-

bers of injuries and financial expense, and use them to

judge our success in managing safety. We are inclined to

look to our safety professionals to improve the statistics,

presuming that safety is their job, not ours.

Too readily when an incident occurs, we investigate,

commiserate and then go straight back to business as

usual. The lessons are not always fully learned or com-

municated. In particular, we tend not to change our working behaviors. Almost

all incidents occur when our ingrained work habits, which for so long have met

no adverse consequences, suddenly meet unforeseen circumstances. That is the

way any one of us can become the next statistic.

So can we safely say that safety has been our highest priority?

Probably not.

Real excellence in safety performance can only be achieved by changing the

way we look at our own behavior and by developing a culture where safety is

always number one on the list.

Safety is Our Highest Priority

Updated Website Reflects Company Evolution

Michael E. Hayes,

President/CEO

Continued on back cover

Continued on back cover

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Mid Atlantic Region Extends Its Reach

In June, Aggregate Industries pur-

chased the assets of Toma Concrete to

add to its Mid Atlantic Region. The

Frederick County, Md.-based ready

mixed concrete plant will help

Aggregate Industries extend its mar-

ket reach into the fastest growing

county in the state.

Combined with plants at Millville,

Laurel, Annapolis Junction and

Rockville, Md., this nine-truck opera-

tion will improve the company’s ser-

vice to customers in this active area.

In April, the Mid Atlantic Region

announced the opening of the ready

mixed concrete plant in Rockville.

Located at the company’s Rockville

quarry, the 10-cubic yard batch plant

can produce 150 cubic yards per hour

of concrete, and boasts a fleet of 20 ready mix trucks.

Complementing the company’s plants in Kensington and Laurel, the Rockville

plant has helped to improve production and service to customers in the rapidly grow-

ing Montgomery County area.

With about 200 air permits, 50

storm water/discharge permits and a

variety of wetlands issues, the produc-

ers in Aggregate Industries West

Central Region had long been under

stringent environmental scrutiny.

Jamie

Gaboriau,

Aggregate

Industries’ manager of environmental

affairs for the region, kept managers

and employees on track to meet and

exceed those standards, but she real-

ized there weren’t rewards in place for

those who did improve.

“I took a class once where I remember someone was quoted

as saying ‘what gets rewarded, gets done,’and that really stuck

with me,” Gaboriau said.

The result of that effort was a company-wide environmental

recognition program to reward operations that demonstrated

environmental stewardship above what is required by law.

Gaboriau, 34, lists that program as one of the proudest

achievements in her career—and it is one of the many reasons

the National Stone Association named her its Environmental

Professional of the Year for 2000.

The Environmental Professional award recognizes an indi-

vidual in the aggregates industry who has made the most out-

standing contributions to his or her organization’s—and the

industry’s—efforts toward developing and implementing

proactive, environmentally sound operating policies.

“Jamie has demonstrated outstanding leadership in her ded-

icated environmental work for Aggregate Industries, NSA and

the entire aggregates industry. We are grateful for her commit-

ment to the critical environmental sector of our industry,” said

NSA President Joy Wilson.

One of Gaboriau’ s primary focuses has been in the devel-

opment of employee and management training programs, such

as performing new-hire orientation, site-specific training and

putting together a company-wide management training pro-

gram.

Gaboriau is an active member of NSA’s environmental com-

mittee, where she managed Aggregate Industries’ role in

NSA’s PM2.5 particulate air monitoring program. As past

chairman of the Colorado Contractors Association’s environ-

mental committee, and environmental committee member of

the Colorado Rock Products Association, she coordinated her

Colorado activities with those of NSA to ensure a streamlined

national and state approach to various environmental issues.

Gaboriau is working with the Colorado Asphalt Pavement

Association and the Colorado Rock Products Association on

general air permits for asphalt and aggregate sites. She is also

developing a comprehensive environmental management sys-

tem for Aggregate Industries as part of its environmental com-

mittee—and is less than a year away from earning her master’s

degree in environmental policy and management from Denver

University.

Newly purchased 10-cu. yd. ready mix batch

plant in Frederick County, Md.

(Left to right) Jonathan Wilmshurst,

president, Aggregate Industries North

Central Region—keynote speaker at

the NSA Environmental Awards

Luncheon; Jamie Gaboriau—winner of

Environmental Professional of the

Year; and John Lavin, environmental

manager, Aggregate Industries

Northeast Region—which received two

Environmental Eagle Silver Awards.

(More on Environmental Eagle Award

winners on page 7.)

Northeast Asphalt Plants

Honored for Safety

The Massachusetts Safety Council, Inc,

named Aggregate Industries Northeast

Region’s Saugus and Stoughton asphalt

plants as the winners of the Group

Safety Award in the 2000 Statewide

Occupational Awards Program.

The award recognizes operations that

have gone through the 1999 calendar

year (more than 20,000 hours) without

a lost-time accident. For Stoughton,

this marks the third consecutive year of

winning the award.

Both operations are high volume pro-

ducers. Stoughton produces about

300,000 cubic yards of hot mix a year,

while Saugus represents Aggregate

Industries’ largest asphalt operation in

the Northeast Region, producing about

600,000 cubic yards a year.

Gaboriau Receives National Environmental Award

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Aggregate Industries West Central

Region has embarked on two innovative

education programs that have improved

efficiency and unity among its work force.

With up to 50 percent of the region’s

Asphalt Division employees speaking

Spanish, communication among English-

and Spanish-speaking workers was a

source of frustration. With the guidance of

a consultant, the Asphalt Division started a

communications class using an innovative

technique called “total physical response.”

“There are no books, no tests, it is a

matter of look, listen and learn,” said Jim

McFarland, vice president/general man-

ager of the Asphalt Division.

Foremen, superintendents and

other field crew met three times

a week to learn how to commu-

nicate everyday work tasks in

Spanish. Likewise, a number of

Spanish-speaking

workers

learned English terminology.

Classes tapered off in March,

ending in May as the construc-

tion season came into full swing. But, the

program was a great success.

Both Spanish- and English-speaking

employees alike appreciated the effort

made by their fellow employees to break-

down communication barriers. And the

learning continues as employees work to

improve each other’s bilingual skills.

Plans to expand the program and move

it into the ready mix and aggregate divi-

sions will begin next year.

The West Central Region also

launched another education program

called “Lunch and Learn.”

The concept was the brainstorm of

Randy Beeson, vice president of finance

for the region, to acquaint office personnel

with what the company does in the field.

So management set aside a two-hour

lunch period to teach office personnel

about asphalt operations. The employees

were given a box lunch and a tour of the

asphalt quality control laboratory, an

asphalt paving job, and an asphalt plant.

“The employees got to see some of the

challenges associated with asphalt pro-

duction, delivery and placement,” said

McFarland. “A lot of people were very

excited because they finally could relate

terms they hear around the office with

the actual work.”

Management plans on mak-

ing Lunch and Learn an annu-

al event, with next year being a

tour of ready mix operations.

Both the communications

class and Lunch and Learn

bolstered company unity, and

added a little more fun in the

workplace.

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Aggregate Industries’ North Central

Region’s Moorhead, Minn., operations

have embarked on an aggressive recla-

mation program—reclaiming not only

extractive sites depleted during the last

operational season, but also previously

disturbed sites.

In western Minnesota and eastern

North Dakota, material deposits are com-

plex and varied in composition, usually

containing limited quantities of useable

materials. To supply customers with 2.5

million tons of aggregate per year,

Aggregate Industries is always finding

additional sites. In conjunction with

opening new sites comes the responsibil-

ity of reclaiming the mined out locations.

To accomplish this, the company

enlisted several employees to help put its

dedication to good stewardship into

action—particularly Phil Ellingsworth,

Carter Richter, and Leland Olson. The

reclamation endeavors at the Anderson

site in central North Dakota and the

Raknerud pit in Clay County, in western

Minnesota, were of particular interest.

At the Anderson site, Richter and

Olson leveled and replaced the topsoil

over a mined out area. Through their

efforts, sunflowers now grow where

gravel products were harvested as

recently as two years ago.

At the Raknerud site in western

Minnesota, somewhat marginal farmland

was transformed into tillable agricultural

land. This site was a fairly steep hillside

with an aggregate deposit under several

feet of clay and topsoil (“black dirt”).

Through comprehensive mine planning,

the material that overlaid the aggregate

was removed and stockpiled. The aggre-

gates were then processed into gravel

products for the Fargo/Moorhead mar-

ket. The company then recontoured the

site and replaced the clay and black dirt.

Today, the site supports a healthy crop of

oats, with other crop varieties to follow.

Phil Ellingsworth, a dozer operator at

the Moorhead Minnesota operations,

takes special pride in reclaiming land.

Since completion of the Raknerud site,

Ellingsworth has embarked on a site

known as “the Ness pit.” Although a por-

tion of the property was planted in row

crops this spring, it is anticipated that by

2001, portions of the area not being

mined will be returned to agricultural use.

During a recent permit hearing concern-

ing another site in Clay County, Minn., one

of the Planning Commissioners remarked:

“When companies can harvest the gravel

products needed by our community, and

return the land to a better state that it orig-

inally was, it makes it easy to support addi-

tional permit applications.”

North Central Environmental Stewardship in Action

West Central Employee Education Programs Boost Unity

The Raknerud site, in western Minnesota,

was reclaimed from marginal farmland

(above) to agricultural land (below).

West Central Region Lunch and Learn group.

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What a difference a year makes.

When Aggregate Industries, Inc.,

acquired Bill Smith Sand & Gravel Co.

in early 1999, the company made its first

foray into the growing Michigan mar-

ket—and took its first step towards the

creation of a new region.

Now, just 18 months and four acquisi-

tions later, Aggregate Industries’ Central

Region has expanded to become a leader

in the Michigan and Indiana markets,

and is poised for even greater growth in

the future.

Aggregate Industries’ Central Region

is now an integrated construction materi-

als business supplying aggregate,

asphalt, ready mixed concrete, concrete

block, pre-cast concrete products and

contracting services.

“The new Central Region is now com-

prised of five strategically based con-

struction materials businesses that bring

together quality assets and a superior

management group to form one fully

integrated regional business,” said Brent

Cook, president of the Central Region.

And even in that short period of time,

the tonnage, sales and profitability fig-

ures coming out of the Central Region

has added significantly to the company’s

overall results, and proves this newest

addition is a key element in Aggregate

Industries’ growth strategy.

The January 1999 purchase of Bill

Smith Sand & Gravel set the foundation

for the region’s rapid growth, bringing

about six million tons of sand and gravel

production in southwestern Michigan

with it to Aggregate Industries.

Several downstream acquisitions dur-

ing the first half of 2000 bolstered the

company’s leadership position in the

competitive southern Michigan markets.

• Michigan Colprovia Company, a

leading producer of hot mix asphalt in

the greater Grand Rapids area, brought

the company more than 450 thousand

tons of annual asphalt production.

• Capitol Excavating & Paving Co.

helped the company expand both its

asphalt and aggregate product lines in the

markets surrounding Lansing, Mich.

Capitol is the second largest asphalt pro-

ducer in that market and supplies the

majority of its aggregate requirements

from substantial internal mineral reserves.

• Klett Construction Co., based in

Hartford, Mich., gave the company 75

years of experience in supplying asphalt

products to commercial and infrastruc-

ture products in southwest Michigan and

northern Indiana.

Aggregate Industries made further in-

roads in the competitive Indiana markets

with the acquisition of Fidler Inc., the

largest supplier of ready mixed concrete,

concrete block and precast concrete to

the northern and northeastern Indiana

markets. Aggregate Industries acquired

the remaining 50 percent interest in

Fidler from its joint venture partner,

NOVA Materials, LLC.

In bringing these companies under the

Aggregate Industries banner, the Central

Region has become the second largest

provider of asphalt and paving services

in southwest Michigan and a leading

integrated construction materials busi-

ness in both Michigan and Indiana.

And the best is yet to come.

“Given the high degree of family held

businesses within the Central Region, we

see continued consolida-

tion within the construc-

tion materials business

over the near term. The

Central

Region

of

Aggregate Industries will

be aggressively looking

at each one of those

opportunities to build and

expand the region,” said

Cook.

When Six Flags America in Landover,

Md., embarked on an aggressive expan-

sion of its theme park years ago, it turned

to Aggregate Industries’ Mid Atlantic

Region to help lay the foundation.

Whether it be for “The Batman Thrill

Spectacular,” “The Wild One,” or “Roar”

thrill rides, Aggregate Industries has sup-

plied more than 35,000 cubic yards of con-

crete for the park over the past five years.

The tradition continued this past win-

ter with “Superman—Ride of Steel,” the

park’s 200-ft.-tall, steel mega-coaster

that made its debut in May.

Now the tallest and fastest ride in the

park, “Superman—Ride of Steel” sends

passengers 20 stories into the air before

plunging them 200 feet into a dizzying

70-degree high-speed drop and rocketing

them along a mile of steel track.

And helping hold it all together is

6,000 yards of ready mix concrete sup-

plied by the Mid Atlantic Region’s E.L.

Gardner operation in Crofton, Md., said

Don Cooper, concrete sales manager for

the Mid Atlantic Region.

The concrete used for the coaster’s

foundation and its walls had to be poured

under a tight three-month schedule (from

late November 1999 to February 2000).

But Aggregate Industries was up to the

challenge, and will continue to be in the

future, as another five major rides are

planned over the next few years.

Cooper said the Mid Atlantic Region is

also promoting its new landscape prod-

ucts division, Stonehenge Gardens, as a

supplier for the park’s ongoing landscap-

ing needs.

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Klett Construction, a

Hartford, Mich.,-based

asphalt supplier, was a

key Central Region

acquisition.

Mid Atlantic Region Lays

Foundations for Six Flags

Thrill Rides

Six Flags America, Landover, Md.,

“Superman—Ride of Steel.”

Central Region Comes of Age

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The new Ritz-Carlton Hotel takes up

more than 1.1 million square feet in

downtown Washington, D.C. The con-

struction of this 301-room luxury hotel

recently received recognition by The

Concrete Industry Board, Inc., winning an

Award of Merit for Out of Area Project.

About 85,000 cubic yards of the hotel’s

concrete structure was provided by

Aggregate Industries’Mid Atlantic Region.

Working closely with the concrete sub-

contractor, Miller and Long Concrete

Construction, Aggregate Industries’ Super

Concrete operation in Fort Totten,

Washington, D.C., supplied more than 20

concrete mixes, said Don Cooper, concrete

sales manager for the Mid Atlantic Region.

Although it is not standard practice to

use that many ready mix designs, it was

necessary to accommodate the various

stripping requirements, set characteris-

tics and other design factors involved

with the project, Cooper said.

The mixes used included three-day

strip mixes, silica fume, number 8 coarse

aggregate and many others. The Mid

Atlantic Region began pouring the mate-

rial during the latter half of 1998 and was

still on the job in early August 2000.

And their hard work has paid off.

During its annual “Excellence in

Construction and Craftsmanship” awards

dinner, the Washington Building

Congress gave special recognition to the

project’s outstanding concrete form work.

The $150 million facility is expected

to open its doors on Oct. 11, 2000. The

project’s general contractor was Bovis

Construction Corp.

A combination of weather-delayed

projects and a buoyant Boston-area con-

struction market set the stage for record-

setting production in June for the

Metro/North Division of Aggregate

Industries Northeast.

On June 15, the division placed a stag-

gering 5,813 cubic yards of concrete—

surpassing the previous record by 204

cubic yards set in October 1999.

The trend continued throughout the

month amounting to a record delivering

of 90,305 cubic yards, which surpassed

the previous October 1999 record of

80,305 cubic yards.

“The heroes of the day were the people

in dispatch, quality control, sales, drivers

and batching operations who all worked

cooperatively and beyond what’s expect-

ed to realize these records,” said Bob

Prosperi, general manager, Metro North

Ready Mix.

It was a miraculous month of team-

work among six ready mix plants and

120 trucks, and a testament to the quali-

ty and dedication of the work force.

St. Paul, Minn., has long held a histo-

ry as a gathering place and crossroads of

commerce on the Mississippi River.

About six years ago, city officials set

out to recapture that spirit, rebuilding its

riverfront as a focal point for the city.

Aggregate Industries North Central

Region has been a major supplier of

concrete block, ready mixed concrete

and aggregate for some of the highest

profile projects in the restoration effort.

For example, the RiverCentre, one of

the Upper Midwest’s most popular con-

vention halls, used 100,000 eight-inch-

equivalent gray and burnished block

from Aggregate Industries.

Then there is what Mayor Norm

Coleman calls the city’s “new show-

place,” the Minnesota Wild Hockey

Arena (now the Xcel Energy Center).

The arena was in part built with concrete

block, ready mixed concrete and aggre-

gate from the North Central Region.

At its recent Millard Fillmore dinner,

initiated to champion riverfront restora-

tion, the Saint Paul Riverfront Corp.

produced a video highlighting projects

initiated in the past two years.

Along with the Minnesota Wild

Hockey Arena, the three major projects

mentioned made extensive use of

Aggregate Industries products—includ-

ing aggregate barged up the Mississippi

River from the North Central Region’s

operations on Grey Cloud Island.

Those projects included:

• The Wabasha Bridge, which used

aggregate for ready mixed concrete, and

rip rap for the river’s edge.

• The Science Museum of Minnesota,

which utilized concrete block and ready

mixed concrete.

• The Lawson Software Building,

which used aggregate for ready mixed

concrete.

Cemstone—the main producer of ready

mixed concrete for the above three pro-

jects—primarily used aggregate supplied

by Aggregate Industries.

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Ritz-Carlton Hotel at 2200 M Street NW,

in Washington, D.C.

The Wabasha Bridge, in St. Paul.

Northeast Concrete Div.

Sets Records in June

Riverfront Restoration in North Central Region

One of the 120 ready mix trucks that con-

tributed to a recording-setting June for

the Northeast’s Metro/North Division.

Lawson Software Building, in St. Paul.

Mid Atlantic Region Flexes Capabilities for Ritz-Carlton Hotel Building

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Aggregate Industries West Central

Region recently negotiated an agreement

with Recycled Materials Company to

allow the operation of asphalt and ready

mixed concrete plants in two of the hottest

growing areas in Denver, Colorado.

Under the 10-year agreement, Aggregate

Industries has the exclusive right to pro-

duce asphalt and ready mixed concrete at

sites permitted by Recycled Materials to

handle recycling at the massive Stapleton

Airport redevelopment and in the high

growth southeast quadrant of Denver. Four

plants—a ready mixed concrete plant and

an asphalt plant at each location—will be

deployed by Aggregate Industries. The

agreement also enables Aggregate

Industries to use recycled aggregates from

the Stapleton project

The southeast location, also called the

Gun Club location because it is on Gun

Club Road, is strategically located by the

recently opened I-470 beltway. Plants there

will complement Aggregate Industries

ready mix and asphalt locations.

Jim McFarland, vice president and gen-

eral manager of the Asphalt Division, and

Pat Groff, vice president and general

manager of the Ready Mix Division—

after a year-and-a-half of talks—ham-

mered out a deal with Rick Givans,

Recycled Materials project manager for

both sites, and Mark Wachal, Recycled

Materials president.

Aggregate Industries’ size in the region

and its integrated ready mixed concrete

and asphalt operations made it an attrac-

tive partner for Recycled Materials, as it

would be able to consume a generous

amount of recycled materials. This is

especially critical given the massive size

of the Stapleton Airport redevelopment.

It is anticipated that Recycled Materials

will recycle between 5 million and 5.5

million tons of debris over the next 10

years at the Stapleton site. Groff estimates

that Aggregate Industries will consume at

least half of that material, maybe more.

“There is a lot of base course from the

Stapleton runways that they are going to

take out and rewash, and we are calling that

virgin material,” said Norm Roche, manag-

er of market development for Aggregate

Industries West Central Region. “We are

going to have virgin sand and rock, recycled

materials from excellent-quality concrete

and a lot of fines we can use in asphalt.”

According to Recycled Materials, the

Stapleton redevelopment project is current-

ly the largest recycling project in the world.

When completed, the 4,700 acre (7.5

square mile) area located 10 minutes east of

downtown Denver will consist of a “tapes-

try” of homes, shops, offices and parks.

In 30 years’ time, it is expected that the

new Stapleton community will consist of

12,000 homes, 10 million square feet of

offices, 3 million square feet of shopping

and more than 1,100 acres of parks and

open space. The community will contain

30,000 residents and more than 35,000

workers.

In keeping with its core value of sup-

porting the communities in which they

operate, Aggregate Industries’ North

Central Region recently donated labor and

building materials to help build an all

masonry home for Habitat for Humanity

in St. Paul, Minn.

The project brought together the

Minnesota Concrete Masonry Association

(of which Aggregate Industries is a mem-

ber), the Minnesota Concrete & Masonry

Contractors Association and several area

companies to build an above-grade, all

masonry 1,400-sq. ft. home.

More than 4,000 six-inch half-high

masonry units were provided for the

above-grade portion of the home, with

1,500 concrete masonry units supplied for

the below-grade portion.

The proud owners of the home will be

single parent Trina Smith and her four

children.

Aggregate Industries donated concrete

block for the below-grade portion of the

job, said Kirt O’Konek, concrete products

division sales manager for the North

Central Region, while several employees

helped in the above-grade construction.

The concrete block was provided by the

North Central Region’s Elk River block

production plant, located about 20 miles

north of St. Paul.

While they felt a sense of pride to be

able to help a member of the community,

O’Konek said the project also showcased

the benefits of above-grade masonry con-

struction—a fact he hopes Habitat for

Humanity remembers on future projects—

and strengthened the company’s relation-

ship with local mason contractors.

O’Konek, who also serves as current

president of the MCMA, said the home’s

grand opening will be scheduled soon and

may be presided over by Minnesota

Governor Jesse Ventura.

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West Central Region Teams with Recycling

Company to Grow in Hot Denver Markets

North Central Region

Lends a Hand for

Habitat for Humanity

Sky view of the Gun Club location strategically located by the recently opened I-470

beltway. Plants will complement Aggregate Industries’ready mix and asphalt locations.

Employees felt a sense

of pride to be able to

help a member of the

community…

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On June 26, 10 of Aggregate Industries’ North Central region

plants located throughout western Minnesota

received the Minnesota Pollution

Control Agency’s prestigious

Green Star Award.

The Green Star Award is

presented to businesses

that take the initiative to

improve public health

and the environment

within

Minnesota.

Aggregate Industries’

plants were awarded the

Green Star Award as a

result of the company’s

efforts in containing above

ground fuel storage facilities.

Each plant that met the stringent

requirements to be granted the award receives an official diplo-

ma to be proudly displayed at the location, plus a decal for place-

ment in a window or door leading into the business.

This award is just another step in Aggregate Industries’ ongo-

ing endeavor to be good stewards of the environment.

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North Central Region Garners

Prestigious Green Star Award

The local Troop 11 of the Boy Scouts from Marblehead,

Mass., enjoyed a tour of Swampscott Quarry on a Saturday

morning in July. The tour began with Doug Mayger, opera-

tions manager of the Aggregate Division, showing rock sam-

ples and explaining the uses of different aggregate materials,

and ending with a brief summary of the quarry process from

the overlook area.

A tour bus transported the troop down into the quarry to get

an up-close view of the actual equipment and quarrying oper-

ation. The troop learned a lot and had “a blast,”—and the same

can be said for the Aggregate Industries employees.

Another Chapter in Northeast

Region Community Outreach

Northeast Region Quarries Win

National Environmental Awards

Aggregate Industries Northeast Region’s Littleton and

Swampscott quarries received Environmental Eagle Silver

Awards from the National Stone Association. NSA announces

winners each year on Earth Day, April 22.

According to NSA, the Environmental Eagle Award was cre-

ated in 1992 to provide national recognition for aggregates com-

panies contributing to the maintenance of the environment in

and around their operations. Award-winning operations reflect

corporate commitment to the full use of environmental controls

and systems.

Eligibility for the Eagle Award is open to any aggregates oper-

ation that meets all minimum federal, state and local regulatory

requirements and standards, and which exhibits no pattern of

violations or which has not experienced any significant viola-

tions of applicable environmental standards. However, award

winners are selected based, in part, on the extent to which an

operation exceeds technical environmental and regulatory

requirements.

Criteria for award winners

Environmental Eagle award winners demonstrate superior

performance in the following categories:

• Quality and effectiveness of an operation’s pollution

and waste minimization programs.

• Extent an operation implements environmental controls.

• Extent the operation’s environmental controls produce

measurable results better than regulatory requirements.

• Quality and effectiveness of environmental program.

• Degree of employee involvement in programs.

The awards honoring the Littleton and Swampscott quarries

reflect top management’s commitment to full environmental

compliance for all Aggregate Industries operation—and the use

of trained personnel to oversee environmental programs, said

John Lavin, Northeast Region environmental manager.

Highlights of the environmental program at Littleton Quarry

include the use of water cannons to water down the quarry floor,

the use of paved roads, watered down frequently, in the quarry

area, the installation of a 2,800-foot conveyor system, and the

installation of acoustic panels in strategic locations to reduce

crushing and hauling noise at Littleton Quarry.

At Swampscott Quarry, the environmental program is high-

lighted by frequent watering of haul roads to reduce fugitive

dust, installation of acoustic panels to dampen noise at the pri-

mary crusher and installation of noise-dampening screening

media.

Swampscott also conducted both an emission study and a

sound study to determine the extent of compliance at the site.

(Results showed that dust emissions and noise levels at

Swampscott fall well below federal allowances.) In addition,

quarry water at Swampscott goes through primary and sec-

ondary treatment to remove contaminants prior to being dis-

charged off-site. Swampscott sends water samples to an outside

laboratory on a regular basis to ensure quality.

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to-navigate access to the information they need.”

The U.S. office also plans to develop and

implement regional sites that incorporate the

new design.

“Our U.S. regional businesses require content

specific to their own local markets and cus-

tomers,” Merlino said. “We plan to eventually

offer technical and product specifications,

industry news, and community events and infor-

mation on the sites.”

Aggregate Industries is committed to imple-

menting emerging Internet technologies. Most

recently, it developed an E-commerce-based

extranet in the U.K.

Aggregate Industries plc has also invested in

Mercadium (www.mercadium.com), a compa-

ny that plans to develop an online exchange for

construction materials across Europe.

The newly updated website is another exam-

ple of Aggregate Industries’ commitment to

delivering value to its customers.

Corporate Messages

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Safety is Our Highest Priority

Aggregate Industries must create a culture, a way of working, in which

only one so-called accident is one too many, and in which, no one believes

that “this is a dangerous business, so we have to accept that accidents are

inevitable.”

This change in our mind-set will not come easily. It will take commit-

ment from all of us individually and collectively. We believe that we

should not try to “reinvent the wheel” by ourselves when there are

resources available that will help. We are fully committed to changing the

way we approach safety and, therefore, will provide the necessary

resources to accomplish that objective as quickly as possible.

The DuPont Company is the world leader in industrial safety despite, or

perhaps because of, the fact that they operate in what most consider a very

hazardous field—the production of chemicals and explosives. Their safety

programs have been so successful that they have formed an independent

company, DuPont Safety Resources, to offer assistance to others in achiev-

ing the best safety performance possible. The accomplishments of DuPont

Safety Resources in assisting other companies to improve their safety per-

formance are renowned throughout the world. Therefore, we have engaged

Dupont to guide us in our task.

Aggregate Industries has committed to the goal of zero incidents

throughout the company. DuPont is working with us on both sides of the

Atlantic and safety is now reviewed at every regular meeting of the Board

of Directors. We will not accept the fact that we cannot achieve the goal.

It is our concern for, and our duty to, our employees to leave “no stone

unturned” to eliminate unsafe conditions and behaviors throughout the

company. The entire work force will be involved in this effort, and DuPont

is assisting management in developing a program to evaluate and train our

employees in the safe behavior

required for every work task. It will

take complete dedication by all of us,

but the rewards to be reaped and the

peace of mind achieved in knowing

that accidents have been eliminated

will be worth the investment in time

and resources required.

Only then can we truthfully say:

“Safety is our highest priority.”

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Bill Welgoss

Associate Editor

Bob Reilly

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Rhonda Myers