WILLIAMSVILLE STONE
Williamsville Stone has been busy
supplying rock for numerous projects in
Poplar Bluff and surrounding area. General
contractor, H. R. Quadri, continues the
road widening project on HWY 160 near
Doniphan, MO. The quarry has been
providing a large amount of base materials
for this MoDOT project.
Work continues at the new Poplar Bluff
High School with the construction of the new
football stadium and football field. Williamsville
Stone partnered with local contractors and
private citizens to fund and construct 50’ tall
“PB” letters on the west end of the new football
field. The “PB” letters were constructed using
large rip rap from the quarry. The “PB” letters
are a great addition to the new field and helps
promote Poplar Bluff community pride. GO
MULES!!!!
Improvements!
Williamsville Stone - new work platform providing
safe and convenient access to top half of cone
crusher.
Congratulations to the Williamsville Stone
crew for their most recent safety improvement.
Their task was to improve the access to the top
of the cone crusher for wear liner maintenance.
The top of the cone crusher is approximately
10’ above the base work platform. In the past,
accessing the top section of the cone crusher
required employees to tie off with fall protection
and work off the side of the crusher. To solve
the access issue, the crew added a new work
platform that extends off the crusher feeder
platform. The new platform includes a circular
face that fits tight to the cylinder shaped cone
crusher. The new platform provides safe and
convenient access to the top section of the
cone crusher without restricting crusher parts
removal.
New Poplar Bluff High School Football field with
“PB” letters made from Williamsville Stone RipRap.
Innovation, 2016
Williamsville Stone would like to
congratulate Chris Cate for winning the 2015
Safety Innovation Award for his Safety Box
idea. The idea behind the Safety Box is to
provide access to critical PPE equipment at
different locations within a quarry, redi-mix
plant, shop, or asphalt plant. The box is
simply a metal mailbox that is stored with
ear plugs, dust masks, caution tape, gloves,
etc. The Safety Box allows a person to grab
critical PPE at the plant in case PPE has
been forgotten at the start of shift.
DOT LETTINGS PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS IN 2016
Through the first five months of 2016,
the Delta Companies has captured
fourteen projects in State Department of
Transportation (DOT) Lettings. We were the
apparent low bidder on eight projects in
Arkansas, five in Illinois, and one in Missouri.
The nearly $23 million acquired thus far
provides a strong beginning for our success
in 2016. This new work breaks down as
follows: $12 million in Arkansas, $11 million
in Illinois, and $0.5 million in Missouri. These
projects also include almost 145,000 tons
for our asphalt plants.
The DOT Letting schedule includes
June 24, August 26, and September 23
in Missouri; June 22, August 10, and
September 21 in Arkansas; and June
10, July 29, and September 16 in Illinois.
Arkansas’ three-month look ahead offers
some very nice projects in our area, including
several large projects. The Governor and
legislature in Illinois both support a big Capital
Improvement Program, once a new budget
is finalized. And, Missouri has averted the
dreaded “325 Plan.”
Thanks to these new DOT projects plus our
carryover work from 2015 and the municipal
and commercial work our estimators are
accumulating, our construction crews, asphalt
plants, and aggregate facilities will have a very
busy year.
Colas Safety Innovation Award for Chris
Cate’s Safety box idea.
Inside of Safety Box. Innovator for this idea was
Chris Cate of Williamsville Stone.
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