Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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AGGREGATES MANAGER / September 2016 15 T he construction indus- try in northern Virginia is booming, with both housing starts and road construction on the rise. In an effort to keep up with the market demand for aggregates, Luck Stone has been making major upgrades to its Bull Run Plant, which was purchased from the Bolen family in 2002. Luck Stone's expansion of the Bull Run Plant comes as the company's Fairfax Plant, which opened in the 1930s and has been one of the main players in the area for many years, is becoming an aging operation. Preparations to step it up Since its purchase in 2002, the Bull Run Plant has been un- dergoing some major changes. "In addition to the construction of our new facility, we went through a permitting process; permitting additional reserves at the site," says Warren Paul- son, plant manager at the Bull Run Plant. The next step was relocating a high- way that ran through the middle of the property to open up part of the plant. The road was diverted to one side of the plant and a large grass and tree-covered berm was placed between the road and the operation. In 2014, the company broke ground on a state-of-the-art plant expansion project, the fi rst of several phases of upgrades, improvements, and additions to the operation. The new plant was designed to be more effi cient, featuring leading-edge technology and increased production capabilities. It was also de- signed to be more environmentally and community friendly through the use of recycled materials, paved travel ways, lower power consumption, rainwater re- tention, and noise-reduction technology. "This plant has been thoughtfully de- signed — we approached this effort with care for our associates, customers, and neighbors," Paulson notes. "A lot of stra- tegic thought went into the details, from how we safely access different areasand Getting Bullish On Stone Luck Stone's Bull Run Plant prepares to service northern Virginia. The benches in the pit can be seen in the background between equipment in the secondary plant.