Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
Issue link: http://read.dmtmag.com/i/917007
OPERATIONS ILLUSTRATED By Tina Grady Barbaccia, Contributing Editor Lyle Bushman and his wife, Sandy, are owners and superintendents of Eagle Creek Quarries, located in Illinois' Carroll and Ogle counties, near the Wisconsin border. Together, they each run their Milledgeville, Ill., and Polo, Ill., locations. Paul Mclaren is a technical sales manager for the Kleemann division of the Wirtgen Group, where he has worked in varying capacities. Prior to this, he worked for other crushing and screening equipment manufacturers in assignments including monitoring and recommending ways to maximize production equipment efficiency and utilization, training of operation staff, and equipment recommendation for optimal productivity. Patrick Pfeiffer is general manager of Consolidated Materials Inc., part of Sunset Logistics. He began working in a gravel mine when he was 12 years old, running a scale and helping his dad in the business every summer during school. After graduating from college, he returned to the aggregates industry and has worked in the business ever since. Ramping up Production OUR EXPERTS AGGREGATES MANAGER / January 2018 17 Take advantage of mobile equipment options. Know local ordinances and regulations. Build up inventory during off-season. Be honest with customers about ability to fill orders. Don't postpone equipment maintenance.