Lafarge Supplies 30,000 Tons of Aggregates for Landfill Project
Colgate, Wisconsin
“You guys are extremely efficient, smooth and organized.” Those were the words of customer Mike Melan of Waste Management, describing his experience working with Lafarge.
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Waste Management, one of the country’s largest landfill operators, agreed to purchase 30,000 tons of aggregate for their Orchard Ridge landfill in Wisconsin. Team members at the Lafarge gravel pit in nearby Colgate went the extra mile by providing a number of value added services like a special Saturday delivers and coordinating delivers to avoid adverse weather conditions.
The result is a very happy customer. Waste Management commended Lafarge on the front page of their company newsletter, where Site Engineer Mike Melan wrote: “I eagerly look forward to continuing this relationship with the hope of expanding your services to other WM landfill.”
Awards for safety usually come from insurance companies or trade associations. But the Lafarge Templeton Quarry in Quebec received a commendation from the City of Gatineau for exemplary community safety training.
Can you remember any facts from 1990? Who was President of the U.S.? That’s how long it’s been since there was a lost-time accident at the Niagara Quarry in Niagara Falls, NY.
Can you remember visiting the movie theater for the first run showings of Jurassic Park or Schindler’s List? The year was 1993 and the Lafarge Slag Plant in Hamilton, Ontario, hasn’t had a lost time accident since then.
Employees at the Lafarge plant in Harleyville, SC, formed an innovative Wellness Team as part of the Team-Based Safety concept. The purpose of the group is to create awareness of personal health issues and improve overall plant performance.
Everyone knows that a picture is better than words. How about a digital sign that graphically illustrates the speed of a vehicle moving through a school zone? Thanks to the Lafarge plant in Coquitlam, BC, it’s a winning idea.
Kids love trucks, and keeping the youngsters away from hazardous construction sites during the summer is a Lafarge safety objective. More than 1,200 students recently attended a safety presentation in Milton, Ontario.
No pro sports team has ever won a championship for seven consecutive years. But the Aggregates, Concrete & Asphalt (AC&A) division of Lafarge North America has been awarded its seventh consecutive Achievement Award from the Transportation Health & Safety Association of Ontario.
Since the tragedies of September 11, the threat of domestic terrorism has become a national concern. In an effort to be a responsible corporate citizen, Lafarge has trained ready-mix drivers in Maryland to keep a watchful eye on our highways and other truck traffic.
Lafarge employees all across North America have worked millions of hours without a serious accident or injury. As a result, the Portland Cement Association has presented awards to 17 cement plants, plus the Edmonton terminal.
Training is the keystone of an effective volunteer fire department. That’s why the Lafarge Ravena Cement Plant in New York donated two surplus vehicles to the Coeymans Fire Company for use in emergency rescue training.
Employees at the Lafarge cement plant in Richmond, British Columbia, participate in the annual community festival in the Hamilton area of Richmond. This year, the employees conducted a children's coloring contest to promote bicycle safety.
First there was the pet rock. Now there’s Rocky! This six-foot-tall walking chunk of rock effectively teaches good safety habits to school children all across Canada.
Lafarge officials frequently tell associates that “safety pays.” The catch phrase took on new meaning when Lafarge was selected to supply the concrete for a large job in New Mexico because of their outstanding safety record.
Winter driving conditions in western New York State can be treacherous at times. So it’s especially significant that three Lafarge ready mix concrete plants there were recognized for their outstanding safety records.
A modern cement manufacturing facility is a beehive of activity with heavy machinery and large vehicles everywhere. Safety is the highest priority, and a two-year record with no lost time accidents, a distinction achieved by the Lafarge Whitehall Plant, is worth celebrating.
Students preparing to enter the workforce from high school need to learn more than math, science and social studies. Personnel from the Lafarge Woodstock Cement Plant have developed a health and safety program as part of a regional School-to-Work program.
115 – 74221 - 4,200,000 - 247,000 - 0. These numbers are the key to the success of the safety program for the AC&A Southeast Region's Concrete Products division.
When Lafarge purchased a company called Western Mobile of New Mexico nearly a decade ago, the deal included a 120-acre tract of land in New Mexico that was originally part of the ancestral home of the Santa Clara Pueblo tribe. The Santa Clara Pueblo can now reclaim the landscape so that future generations of the tribe will have an important place to reconnect with their ancestry.
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