North Carolina

Rockingham

Mideast

Our company has grown steadily and significantly since its founding as a public company in the late 1950s – remaining the largest construction aggregates producer in America throughout that time. While the world has changed greatly in the last 60 years, our focus on ethically and sustainably running our business, so that it can thrive over time, has not.

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Highlights: Environmental Stewardship

Western Division

Environmental Stewardship

Helping Save a Pelican in Peril

Our Western Division provided support to International Bird Rescue, an organization that specializes in emergency preparedness and response, day-to-day aquatic bird care, and scientific research. When the organization discovered a spate of sickness in brown pelicans occurring for an unknown reason, our Orca Aggregates Port of Long Beach provided support. The team recently released a pelican that the team had taken under their wing.

Quintana Roo

Sac-Tun

International Division

Environmental Stewardship

Socially Responsibility Award

In honor of our social and environmental commitment to our communities and our people, our SAC-TUN operation near Quintana Roo, Mexico, was recognized by CEMEFI as a Socially Responsible Company. The award was presented at the fifth Socially Responsible forum 2022 in Quintana Roo, led by AliaRSE Quintana Roo Norte and the Fundación del Empresariado Yucateco A.C.

North Carolina

Mideast Division

Environmental Stewardship

GeoDetectives Club!

We’re proud to partner with Appalachian State University to sponsor the Parkway Elementary club in Watauga County, NC. This bilingual, environmental science after-school program provides students an opportunity to explore their natural surroundings using environmental science methods and equipment.

Western Division

Environmental Stewardship

Sun to Sand & Gravel

In honor of Earth Day, meet one of our latest renewable energy initiatives: The 7.5 acre San Emidio Solar array.

North Carolina

Mideast Division

Environmental Stewardship

Fostering Youth Interest in Conservation

Brian Parker, a member of our North Carolina Team, also serves as chairman of the Wilkes Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors. Students recently presented conservation topics in the district’s poster, speech and slideshow competitions. Together, we’re encouraging our future leaders to advocate for the environment.

Tennessee

Dixie Lee

Central Division

Environmental Stewardship

Community

Pitching In

Our Dixie Lee Team in Tennessee recently held their annual local roads cleanup. Special thanks to Gary Estes, Victoria Dills, Dylan Mann, Chad Faith, Thomas Vega, Jason Adreon and the entire Dixie Lee Team for their commitment to our communities.

Quintana Roo

Sac-Tun

International Division

Environmental Stewardship

4 Years of Distinction

Congratulations to our Sac-Tun team for earning the Mexican Center for Philanthropy’s Socially Responsible Company distinction 4 years in a row! The award recognizes our commitment to making a positive social, environmental and economic impact on our people, our communities, our environment and its biodiversity.

Environmental Stewardship

SAC-TUN's Environmental Vision

As part of SAC-TUN’s long-term environmental vision, Vulcan's operation near Playa del Carmen in Quintana Roo, Mexico, we’re working with our partners to foster community capacity-building, citizen science and participation in protecting the environment.

Texas

Medina

Southwest Division

Environmental Stewardship

Shot of the Day

We deploy conveyor systems like this one to efficiently move material on our sites.

California

Pleasanton

Western Division

Environmental Stewardship

Bird Box Program

What’s this? It’s a nest from a bird box onsite at our Pleasanton facility in California. Partnering with the Wildlife Habitat Council, our Pleasanton team established the bird box program in an effort to protect our land and wildlife for the future.

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