► Purpose

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s Producer Excellence in Quality Award recognizes the commitment to quality initiatives of ready mixed concrete producer members. A significant barrier to performance specifications for concrete, determined in the P2P Initiative, has been the qualification level of a concrete producer. This award provides a basis to recognize those that strive for continuous improvement through their quality initiatives. It provides reasonable goals for those concrete producers interested in elevating their own quality management systems.

The criteria for this award are based on the guideline to develop a Quality Plan in Quality Management Systems for Ready Mixed Concrete Companies. Visit the P2P section of this Web site for more information.

► Eligibility

Any (producer) member company or operating division of NRMCA in good standing, producing ready mixed concrete in the U.S., its territories or Canada is eligible to enter. Prior recipients are not restricted from applying for the current year’s award.

► Application for Award

The award application uses a spreadsheet that provides choices for various criteria. Several criteria require supplemental information that should be included with the application to validate the statements made by the applicant. After the application is completed, the accuracy of the statements in the application should be verified by an executive manager in the applying entity.

The deadline for submitting the 2013 award application is June 30, 2013.
 2013 Award Application Form (xls)
 

For more information, contact NRMCA's Karthik Obla, NRMCA's vice president, technical services, at 1-888-846-7622, x1163.

► Award Criterion

The Award criteria have a scoring system based on the responses of the applicant. All applying entities that obtain a score equal to or greater than 75% will receive awards.

Recognition is awarded in three categories based on the annual production of the applying entity:

• Category A - greater than 1 million cubic yards

• Category B - 250,000 to 1 million cubic yards

• Category C - less than 250,000 cubic yards

The award criteria are in these primary categories:

1. Management Commitment and Decision Process

2. Customer Focus

3. Human Resources

4. Production Facilities and Equipment

5. Materials Management and Testing

6. Specification Review and Mixture Design

7. Measurement Analysis and Improvement

Companies or divisions that achieve a score of 75% or greater will be recognized at NRMCA's ConcreteWorks Forum & Expo held in September.

2011

Category A (annual production exceeding 1 million cubic yards):

ARGOS USA, SE Zone, Raleigh, NC

ARGOS USA, South Central Zone – Houston area, Houston

ARGOS USA, South Central Zone – Dallas-Ft. Worth area, Irving, TX

ARGOS USA, South Central Zone – Little Rock area, Little Rock, AR

CEMEX Florida Region – West Palm Beach, FL

CEMEX West Region – South Area, Gilbert, AZ

Lafarge North America – U.S. Business Unit, Denver

GCC America – U.S. Ready Mix & Aggregates, Denver

Cemstone Products Company, Mendota Heights MN

Irving Materials Inc., Nashville, TN

Irving Materials Inc., Louisville, KY

Staker Parson Companies, Ogden, UT

Category B (annual production from 250,000 to 1 million cubic yards):

Aggregate Industries Midwest Region, Desplaines, IL

CEMEX Atlantic Region, Charlotte, NC

CEMEX Northern California Region, El Dorado Hills, CA

Chandler Concrete Co., Inc., Burlington, NC

Concrete Supply Co., Charlotte NC

Preferred Materials, Inc. (Oldcastle Southern), Bonita Springs, FL

Tarmac America LLC, West Coast Region, Venice, FL

Tarmac America LLC, North Central Region, Port Orange, FL

Jenna Concrete Corp., Bronx, NY

Category C (annual production less than 250,000 cubic yards):

Central Pre-Mix Concrete Co., Oldcastle Materials Northwest Division, Spokane, WA

2010

Category A (annual production exceeding 1 million cubic yards)

ARGOS USA - SE Zone, Raleigh, NC

ARGOS USA - Gulf Zone, Dallas

Cemex Florida Division, East Region, West Palm Beach, FL

Cemex West Region South Area, Phoenix

Lafarge North America, Western US Business Unit, Denver

GCC America US Readymix, Denver

Transit Mix Concrete and Materials, Trinity Industries, Dallas

Category B (annual production from 250,000 to 1 million cubic yards)

Meyer Materials, A Division of Aggregate Industries, Chicago, IL

ARGOS USA - Gulf Zone, Little Rock, AR

Cemex Atlantic Division, Charlotte, NC

Tarmac America LLC, North Central, Port Orange, FL

Category A (annual production exceeding 1 million cubic yards)

ARGOS USA – SE Zone - Houston, TX

Lafarge North America Western US Business Unit - Denver, CO

Cemex West Region South Area - Phoenix, AZ

GCC America US Ready Mix - Denver, CO

Transit Mix Concrete and Materials - Dallas, TX

Cemex East Region Florida Division - Jupiter, FL

Lafarge North America Eastern US Ready Mix - Alpharetta, GA

Category B (annual production 250,000 to 1 million cubic yards)

Chandler Concrete Company, Inc. - Burlington, North Carolina

Concrete Supply Company - Charlotte, NC

Category C (annual production less than 250,000 cubic yards)

Tarmac America LLC North Central - Port Orange, FL

2008

Category A (annual production exceeding 1 million cubic yards)
Lafarge North America Western US Business Unit - Denver, Colorado
Cemex South Region - Phoenix, AZ
Thomas Concrete Industries - Atlanta, Georgia
Transit Mix Concrete and Materials - Dallas, Texas
Lafarge North America Eastern US Ready Mix - Baltimore, MD
Cemex Florida Region - Jupiter, FL
Concrete Supply Company - Charlotte, NC

Category B (annual production 250,000 to 1 million cubic yards)
Tarmac, A Titan America Business West Coast Region - Venice, Florida
Chandler Concrete Company, Inc. - Burlington, North Carolina