Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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PLANT PROFILE Balcones Quarry's new base plant was built in 2011 to provide commercial base for the oilfield roads and rig site pads. First Putting Core Values When Cemex looked for ways to improve company performance, it turned to six core values determined by its employees. by Kerry Clines, Senior Editor C emex's Balcones Quarry is located in New Braunfels, right in the heart of Texas hill country and next door to the Cemex Balcones cement plant. The quarry has been one of the top aggregate producers in the nation for several years running. According to Lance Griffin, Cemex's director of aggregate operations for Texas and New Mexico, a lot of that is due to the company's core values, which were developed by employees two years ago and have been implemented across all Cemex operations. "We have six core values that we try to adhere to," Griffin says. "They are posted everywhere in the plant. It has been a wonderful driving tool to bring us all together." The core values consist of Safety, Ownership, Teamwork, Customer Centric, Innovation, and Transparency. "Obviously, Safety is #1, because we care about our employees," Griffin explains. "They have to return home safe. Transparency is a huge one. We're about as transparent as a company would want to be. Trying to get everyone to take Ownership is a huge part of it also. It helps to make sure everyone's on the same page." AGGREGATES MANAGER February 2013 25