Karkarook Park a winner

One year on, Karkarook Park in Victoria, Australia, is a winner. Not only for the community members who are enjoying the beautifully rehabilitated parklands, but also for its creators and stewards.

The popular park recently won the Platinum Award in the Victorian Department of Primary Industries Strzelecki Awards – awards recognising industries that help maintain and rehabilitate the environment. Representatives from former joint park owners and rehabilitators Readymix and Boral accepted the award with attendees from Parks Victoria. We also won the gold award for Management of the Natural Environment, with high commendation for Industry Best Practice.

“This is a fantastic example of what can be achieved when government, the private sector and the community share in the same vision,” says Leigh Street, Readymix quarry planning and development manager.

Karkarook was also a finalist for the Banksia Award of 2005. Since inception, the Banksia Awards have earned a reputation as the most prestigious in Australia. Categories ranging from Community Group Achievement to Government Leading by Example to Environmental Leadership Education and Training are awarded each year.

87 employees + 3 days + 5000 hours = Zero4Life™

FEC quarry never sleeps.

Almost twenty–four hours a day, seven days a week it crushes and screens aggregates into nominal sizes and manufactured screening products. One of the top quarry aggregates producers in the US, FEC has an average output of 13 million tons a year.

During a recent weekend refurbishment, dozens of employees, contractors and subcontractors including plant maintenance mechanics, welders, engi– neers and electricians worked around the clock to enhance its operations. Over the three days, our employees and contractors worked an astounding 5,000 manhours on some of the biggest projects ever seen at FEC. These projects not only required major attention to detail but major attention to safety.

Maintenance supervisors and project engineers Darrin Cobb, Miguel Fernandez, Rafael Gonzales, Juan Torres, Miguel Hernandez and Bob Merrill were vigilant in keeping safety as a top priority and at the forefront of everyone’s mind.

“Nobody gets hurt in our house,” says plant maintenance supervisor Darrin Cobb. “We are very serious about that statement. Through all the work, hours and employees during the upgrade, there was not even a first aid injury! This is testament to the ability to maintain zero injuries and accidents.”

We thank all of the employees and contractors for making Zero4Life™ more than just a motto for our company, but making it their way of life!