Marie Emerick

3 days ago | pitandquarry.com | Marie Emerick

Editor’s note: The following discussion, which took place at the 2025 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference, occurred as event attendees were sharing their industry outlooks for the year. Hiring became a prominent talking point during this discussion, which was edited for brevity and clarity. THOMAS HAUN (TURNER STAFFING GROUP): The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts out a survey annually in the fourth quarter. It looks at the entire U.S. workforce.

4 days ago | pitandquarry.com | Marie Emerick

Editor’s note: Jeremy Polcyn, who currently handles technical sales support for crusher spares at Metso, accepted the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame honor this year on behalf of Edgar B. Symons, who died in 1963. Below are excerpts from the speech Polcyn delivered in honor of Symons. The speech can be viewed in full here. ON THE IMPACT OF THE SYMONS CRUSHER ON THE AGGREGATE INDUSTRY: Thank you to Pit & Quarry for recognizing [Edgar B. Symons] and his contributions to the aggregate and mining worlds.

1 week ago | pitandquarry.com | Marie Emerick

Editor’s note: The following is a selected portion from the upcoming 2025 Edition of the Pit & Quarry University Handbook. The full handbook is slated for release this November, at which time additional content will be published online. Be sure to check back for more content as it’s made available!While truck scales may look simple from the outside, there are many complex components necessary for accurate and fast measurements.

1 week ago | pitandquarry.com | Marie Emerick

GeoLogic’s Benjamin Black sported this striking red tuxedo jacket at the Hall of Fame ceremony. Photo: Pit & QuarryVulcan Materials’ Tom Hill attended alongside his wife Melanie Hill. Photo: Pit & QuarryFrom left: Christine Luzzie Bauer, Patrick Bauer, Christine Bauer, Gerry Bauer, Susan Bauer and Mary Bauer, representing EccoFab. Photo: Pit & QuarryFrom left: Wm. D. Scepaniak’s John Scepaniak joined AMCAST’s Vinnie Rocco, Shari McGregor-Overbye and Tomaso Veneroso.

1 week ago | pitandquarry.com | Marie Emerick

Getting his start in aggregates nearly 50 years ago, Vulcan Materials’ Tom Hill has established himself as a household name in the industry. Hill was inducted on March 24 into the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame. Below are highlights from Hill’s induction speech, which can be viewed in full here. ON BEING INDUCTED INTO THE PIT & QUARRY HALL OF FAME: This award – I’m very honored by it. I’m humbled.