PREPARING FOR GROWTH GENEVA ROCK PRODUCTS Our team at Geneva Rock Products is pleased to announce that we have opened a new asphalt plant this year in Mona, Utah. In keeping with the Clyde Companies motto, “Building a Better Community,” the Mona plant’s proximity to customers and projects will reduce the time and energy required to deliver materials and minimize the impact that delivery trucks have on congestion, roads and the environment. In the 1990s, in anticipation of future growth in the area, the company acquired the Mona property. Significant growth in surrounding communities created demand for the highquality asphalt and aggregate products for which Geneva Rock Products is known and allows the company to capitalize on the strategic purchase in Juab County. Construction continues to take place on the property, in operation since June. In recent years, the asphalt division completed several large projects in remote and rural locations such as Hiawatha, Delta, and Sheep Creek. The asphalt materials for these projects came from plants in Draper and Orem. As the management and operation teams worked together to identify locations for sustainable growth, it quickly became apparent that there were opportunities to make positive impacts. “We went out looking at numerous pits to find out which location had the best aggregates and market reach,” said Jacob Kerksiek, Senior Asphalt Production Manager. “We worked together with our accounting, construction management, and business development teams, in conjunction with our environmental compliance group, to find the best possible location to add an asphalt plant, which turns out to be Mona.” As a member of the Clyde Companies, Geneva Rock Products always strives to follow the “Building a Better Community” motto. Whether it’s commuting to work, riding our bikes around the neighborhood or exercising on the local jogging path, asphalt is at the heart of every community. The company is committed to using its resources wisely and making reasonable efforts to always impact communities in a positive way. For the asphalt division, this has meant investing in production facilities in growing communities. By adding a plant in Mona closer to customers and projects, Geneva Rock Products will reduce the time and energy required to deliver materials, reducing the impact delivery trucks have on congestion, roads, and the environment. Building communities requires commitment to three key strategies: (1) sustainable and responsible growth for the company, (2) establishing partnerships with the customers you serve, and (3) providing opportunities for success to the members of your team. The establishment of the Mona plant typifies all three of these objectives. First, sustainable and responsible growth includes being an exemplary corporate citizen of the community. When it comes to value, there is no better surface than asphalt. And Geneva Rock Products has a long history of providing quality asphalt in Utah. In the beginning, Geneva Rock Products 12
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