CalPortland Co – Concrete Products

NRMCA Commitment to Environmental Excellence Awards

December 20, 2019 Concrete News

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Commitment to Environmental Excellence Awards salute sound operating practices ensuring resource conservation, water or air pollution prevention, plus enlightened plant and fleet team members. Now in its 24th year, the program honors producer members that have surpassed federal, state or local agency compliance requirements and demonstrated environmental commitment by investing in plant and human capital.

ORGANIZATIONS – MAY 2019

May 30, 2019 Concrete News

To recognize the recently proclaimed Concrete Industry Day, American Concrete Pavement Association-Colorado/Wyoming Chapter, American Concrete Pipe Association and Colorado Ready Mixed Concrete Association members hosted legislators and staff late last month for a BBQ picnic lunch on the Colorado State Capitol grounds in Denver. In addition to government outreach, the associations teamed to raise awareness of the industry’s key link to economic growth and sustainable development practices in the state.

ORGANIZATIONS – JANUARY 2019

January 20, 2019 Concrete News

Tom Beck, president of Missouri-based Continental Cement Co., and Ron Henley, president of Colorado-based GCC of America, have been elected to two-year terms as Portland Cement Association chairman and vice chairman, respectively.

Commitment to Environmental Excellence Awards – CATEGORY D

December 4, 2015 Concrete News

FIRST PLACE – CALPORTLAND CO. – Front Avenue Plant, Portland, Oregon

RUNNER-UP – DOLESE BROS. CO. – Yukon Plant, Yukon, Oklahoma

HONORABLE MENTION – CAMPBELL CONCRETE & MATERIALS, LLC – Harwin Plant, Houston, Texas

HONORABLE MENTION – EASTERN CONCRETE MATERIALS – Bogota Plant, Bogota, New Jersey

HONORABLE MENTION – GCC MID-CONTINENT CONCRETE CO. – Tulsa Plant, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Chairman’s Report – Greener Pastures

June 5, 2015 Steven Prokopy

Allen Hamblen is 2015 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Chairman

By Steven Prokopy

For the last two or three years, economic forecasts have indicated that things are looking quite promising for the construction industry in general, and the concrete industry specifically, with demand for product increasing year-after-year for at least the next decade. In terms of both product and information, the ready mixed industry could not be more prepared, according to National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Chairman Allen Hamblen, president & CEO of CalPortland Co.

Manufacturers – May 2015

June 5, 2015 Concrete News

Kyle Wundt has joined Rober Ober & Associates LLC as engineer, based in the San Antonio design center headquarters. He has 15-plus years of engineering experience, and will be responsible for the design and specification of bulk material handling systems on local, regional and global projects.

Commitment to Environmental Excellence Awards – CATEGORY E

December 19, 2014 Concrete News

FIRST PLACE – VULCAN MATERIALS CO., MISSION VALLEY READY MIX PLANT, SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
SECOND PLACE – MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS QUIVAS CONCRETE PLANT, DENVER, COLO.
THIRD PLACE – CALPORTLAND CO. DUWAMISH READY-MIX PLANT, SEATTLE, WASH.

CalPortland sustains leadership in EPA Energy Star program

April 14, 2014 Concrete News

Source: CalPortland Co., Glendora, Calif.

As 2014 Energy Star Partner of Year – Sustained Excellence Award recipient, CalPortland will be honored April 29 in Washington, D.C., the recognition earned through what EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe calls the cement, concrete and aggregate producer’s “unwavering commitment to helping consumers become increasingly more energy efficient.”