The Industry Advancement Awards Program recognizes
a wide range of activities that contribute to a progressive image of
our member aggregate producers and the aggregate industry as a whole.
2008 Industry Advancement Award Recipients
>>> Awards & Award Criteria
Community
Relations Award
This award is designed to recognize community relations efforts.
The award is based on four (4) criteria:
§ Being a Good Neighbour
§ Community Involvement
§ Media Relations
§ Community Education
This award is one of the requirements for the Award of Excellence.
Property Enhancement Award
This award recognizes ongoing site improvements in seven sections:
§ Entrance Approach and Perimeter Screening
§ Office and Scale House Areas
§ Employee Areas
§ Plant Appearance
§ Environmental Controls
§ Trucks and Mobile Equipment
§ Communicative Signage
A plaque is awarded to a site that initially meets the minimum
requirements in each section. There are seven gold bars that can
be added to the plaque as all the criteria for each section are
met. Once the initial plaque has been awarded, completion of the
section criteria can be accomplished over a number of years. The
Award is a pre-requisite for the Award of Excellence.
Award of Excellence
The Award of Excellence is awarded to operations that have completed
all criteria of the Property Enhancement Plaque, and have received
the Progressive Rehabilitation Award and the Community Relations
Award. The "Award of Excellence" signifies outstanding achievement
in all aspects of an aggregate operation.
Environmental Achievement Award The Environmental Achievement Award
recognizes member company initiatives or programs that contribute
to the protection and/or improvement of the environment and exceed
industry standards and regulatory requirements.