Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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by Kerry Clines | Contributing Editor PLANT PROFILE 12 AGGREGATES MANAGER / May 2016 L ehigh Hanson's Bristol Sand & Gravel Plant is located approxi- mately an hour's drive southeast of Dallas, near the small town of Ennis, Texas. Although the plant is less than seven years old, it has become one of the company's largest sand and gravel producers and suppliers of construction material for the Dallas/Fort Worth and surrounding areas of North Texas. Along the way, the plant developed a unique way of stripping overburden and reclaiming mined out areas at the same time, helping it to earn recognition from the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association for environmental excellence. The operation has received several safety awards, both internally and from the Tex- as Aggregates and Concrete Association. It has also had fi ve zero-citation inspec- tions by the Mine Safety and Health Administration since it opened, and three of them were consecutive, which is quite an accomplishment these days. Starting out Bristol Sand & Gravel opened in August 2009 as a replacement for the company's nearby Ferris plant that closed in 2007. In the beginning, it was nothing but a greenfi eld site, one that had been used for farming. The farmer had been adding special enzymes to the top soil for years to help it retain water and never dry out, which helped with raising good crops, but has been anything but helpful for mining. If a little bit of water is intro- Bristol Sand & Gravel found a way of doing things that has led to increased operational effi ciency and environmental excellence. Making the Climb to Excellence Bristol Sand & Gravel found a way of doing things Making the Making the Making the Climb to Climb to Climb to Making the Climb to Making the Making the Climb to Making the Making the Climb to Making the Making the Climb to Making the Climb to Excellence Excellence Making the Climb to Excellence