PCA Announces 2018 Chairman’s Safety Performance Award Winners April 24, 2018, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the Chairman’s Safety Performance Awards, which recognize outstanding safety performance in the manufacturing of portland cement, the core ingredient used in all forms of concrete. Presented at the 2018 Cement and Concrete [...]
PCA Announces 2018 Energy and Environment Award Winners April 24, 2018, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) today announced the winners of the 2018 Energy and Environment (E&E) Awards, recognizing outstanding environmental and community relations efforts that go above and beyond what is required. Submissions from plants across the U.S. were evaluated and [...]
CalPortland® recognized for its sustained leadership to protect the environment Glendora, CA, April 2, 2018 – CalPortland® is proud to announce that it has been awarded the 2018 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR. CalPortland’s accomplishments will be recognized by the U.S. Environmental [...]
WASHINGTON (March 27, 2018) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that 93 manufacturing plants earned ENERGY STAR certification for their superior energy performance in 2017. Together, these plants reduced their energy bills by almost $340 million, saved more than 60 trillion British thermal units (TBtu) of energy, and achieved broad emissions reductions, including 4 [...]
OPTIMISM FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INDUSTRY Glendora, CA – President Trump and Congress have delivered on their promise to provide tax reform that will empower American companies as they compete in the world economy. The President officially signed the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" into law on Dec. 22, 2017. Strengthening economic [...]
CNG/RNG CONCRETE MIXER FLEET IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES – Catalina Pacific®, a CalPortland® Company, announced Monday the launch of its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered concrete mixer truck fleet, which will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and smog-causing emissions in Southern California. The company commissioned 118 new “Near-Zero Emission” concrete mixer trucks to be in [...]
September 8, 2017, ALEXANDRIA, VA – Mark Rock, senior vice president of risk management for CalPortland, will receive the 2017 James M. Christie Safety & Health Professional of the Year Award. The award, presented annually by the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) recognizes an individual for substantial commitment and contributions to safe and [...]
Ontario, CA, August 18, 2017 – CalPortland joined The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California Nevada Cement Association, Southwest Concrete Pavement Association, the American Concrete Pavement Association and Portland Cement Association to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Interstate 10 (I-10) today, at the Ontario Airport Hotel & Conference Center in Ontario. State legislators, leadership of [...]
Seattle WA, August 16, 2017 – On Tuesday, August 15th, at 10:00 a.m., the Employers returned to the bargaining table with Teamster’s Local 174 with the strong expectation of reaching a contract agreement. Despite the assistance of a federal mediator, negotiations broke down after several hours as the Employers and Local 174 remained substantially divided [...]
Seattle WA, August 14, 2017 – On the morning of August 11, 2017 at approximately 7:00 a.m., Teamsters Local 174 instructed CalPortland® (company) mixer drivers to walk off the job on strike leaving dozens of projects in jeopardy and resulting in untold financial damages throughout the City of Seattle and the surrounding area. Some mixer [...]
