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Proper Maintenance An Important Factor In The Vecellio Group’s Success Formula (1st/2nd Quarter 2004) Welder Jose Suarez thickens the metal surface of an impact crusher at White Rock Quarries. White Rock Quarries employee Barbero H. Palomino carefuly inspects a screen used to sort crushed limestone by size. Godofredo Hernandez, a member of White Rock’s belt…

White Rock Quarries – Photo Gallery  (4th Quarter 2003)   Boy Scouts Tour WRQ Employee Spotlight Employee Spotlight2 White Rock Employees Earn 10-Year Safety Awards 28 of 30 Eligible Have Received Recognition (3rd Quarter 2003) Congratulations go out to White Rock Quarries East Supervisor Trevor Whyte, third-shift Plant Supervisor Hector Barrios, and Welder Arnaldo De…

Mining Day Held For Florida Legislators (1st/2nd Quarter 2003) WRQ’s Exec.V.P. Jim Hurley points out a photo to Continental Florida Materials V.P. / G.M. Bob Cardonne, while WRQ’s Superintendent Steve Hale, right, speaks with another booth visitor.   U.S. Rep. Bob Allen, District 32, receives a WRQ hat from White Rock’s Steve Hale, left, after…

White Rock’s Lab Earns Highest Marks (4th Quarter 2002) Congratulations to White Rock Quarries’ laboratory supervisors and personnel for maintaining excellent quality control in every phase of its operations and documentation. For the second straight year, the lab had “zero deficiencies observed,” the highest possible result in the annual review process that is part of…

White Rock Is Now 3rd Largest Crushed Stone Operation In America (3rd Quarter 2002) It has been quite a success story for White Rock Quarries. The Miami-Dade limestone quarry began operation in 1987 with an emphasis on high-volume production, strict quality control and unsurpassed customer service. The formula has worked so well the quarry’s road…

White Rock Helps Present Nature Of Mining To State Legislators (1st/2nd Quarter 2002) White Rock Quarries supported the 2002 Mining Day presentation held recently at the State Capitol in Tallahassee, FL. The annual exhibit, coordinated by the Florida Limerock and Aggregate Institute, helps legislators and the public understand the economic importance — and temporary nature…

White Rock Supplying Airport With Runway Base Rock (4th Quarter 2001) It takes a lot of limerock base material to build a 12,000-foot airport runway. But for White Rock Quarries, it’s all in a day’s — or in this case, night’s — work. Make that many nights’ work. WRQ has established a night-shift sales team…

“Two Centuries” of Safety: 20 White Rock Employees Earn 10-Year Safety Awards (3rd Quarter 2001) A group of long-term employees at White Rock Quarries has worked a combined total of more than 200 years without a lost time accident! This outstanding safety performance, achieved by 20 WRQ workers with 10 or more years of safety, has…

High Job Satisfaction Keeps Turnover Rate Low White Rock Is Among Industry Leaders In Employee Retention (May 2001) “Everything!” That’s what employees of White Rock Quarries say they like best about working for the company. When pressed for more details, a number of factors come up to explain how the company maintains a turnover rate…

State Legislators Mine Knowledge of Industry (March 2001) To help legislators understand the mining industry and its important role in Florida’s economy, White Rock and a coalition of industry representatives held a “Mining Day” in the state capitol in Tallahassee. WRQ Superintendent Steve Hale gives a legislative staff member a bag to hold informational and…