Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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The Aggregates Industry Outlook (AIO) fell 1.21 percent against August, to an overall score of 128.42. Although the overall result is well into the positive outlook, it is the lowest number recorded in the AIO's three-month tenure. Two primary drivers were noted for the decrease: weather-related issues and concerns regarding federal and state transportation funding. Comments: With the heavy rains in our area this summer, many contractors are behind on their jobs and will be work- ing to get them completed by the end of the year. — Todd Whitehall, Performance Manager, Oldcastle Materials Winter weather will be a contributing factor on aggregate sales in our area as construction slows down. — Jerry Mock, CEO, Zanesville Materials LLC Weather and funding delays have pushed sales that we normally would have had in late spring/early sum- mer into the late summer and fall. I suspect that this will push activities further into the fall, and potentially early winter, than we have typically seen. — David Bieber, Growth and Development Manager, Front Range Aggregates, LLC Locally, a couple of highway projects have kicked off along with large commercial projects and are going to carry through into 2016, but the variable with these and others is going to be the winter weather. — Grant Smith, Production Manager, Transit Mix Concrete Co. (I'm) very concerned as to how federal government and states will fund future transportation projects. — David Denton, Corporate Manager of Quality Assurance, Rogers Group Inc. We've noted consistent demand with instances of a few shortfalls of supply for some grades of aggregate. — Robert L. Stone, Manager of Sales and Compliance, Hunter Sand & Gravel, LLC Over the past year, we have seen more interest in new locations (greenfi eld sites) than in the previous seven years. Most of this activity is in Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. — O.F. "Russ" Patterson, III, Chief Geologist, Patterson Exploration Services 7 AGGREGATES MANAGER October 2015 0 30 60 90 120 150 July August September Raw score: 129.05 Raw score: 130.00 Raw score: 128.42