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Graniterock's Ann Giusiana honored by United Way for campaign leadership
Posted by Graniterock on Thu, July 5th, 2018, 5:49 pm
WATSONVILLE – For the second time in her Graniterock career, Ann Giusiana was chosen as United Way Santa Cruz County’s employee campaign manager of the year.Ann, who joined the Human Resources Department in January 2005, has led the Company’s annual United Way donor campaign throughout her tenure and has turned in some impressive results along the way.The married mother of three, about to begin her 14th campaign, is Santa Cruz County’s longest-serving employee campaign manager and ... Read More
Graniterock construction project in Soledad wins Caltrans partnering award
Posted by Graniterock on Tue, June 26th, 2018, 11:48 am
Graniterock's Highway 101 rehabilitation project in Soledad was a Caltrans' Excellence in Partnering gold winner! The $26 million project replaced 12 miles of concrete pavement with pre-cast panels and rapid strength concrete. Additionally, 60 lane miles of asphalt were repaired and overlaid with rubberized asphalt. What made this partnering project a gold winner?Caltrans chose Graniterock's project due to the team's use of partnering best practices around safety, budget, schedule, dispute resolutions, value engineering and claims.The project ... Read More
Filling the last hole in downtown Santa Cruz
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, June 13th, 2018, 1:44 pm
After the 1989 earthquake struck, bringing widespread destruction to the Bay Area, all of downtown Santa Cruz was rebuilt quickly except one lot on Pacific Avenue. Now, after nearly 30 years, that parcel will be redeveloped with underground parking, ground level retail and residential. Graniterock is excited to be part of this historic project with our partner Largo Concrete, providing 5,000 yards for the project that will finally complete Pacific Avenue. Read More
New tradition set in stone at Watsonville High School
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, June 6th, 2018, 2:15 pm
WATSONVILLE – Just as three Watsonville High School seniors were about to giveup on their dream of establishing a new school tradition, Graniterock stepped in with a two-ton boulder.Jesus Cumplido, Laura Orejel and Julian Guerrero planned their community action project around a permanent reminder the class of 2018 would leave for future seniors: A boulder placed in the quad that’s painted over each year by members of the graduating class.Down to the wire without a boulder, ... Read More
Graniterock's new technology chief brings fresh approach to innovation
Posted by Graniterock on Thu, May 31st, 2018, 9:43 am
WATSONVILLE – All of the technology that supports Graniterock is now led byNicole Laurence.Nicole, an accomplished and innovative IT professional with extensive construction industry experience, is the Company’s new chief information officer.As technology-enabled projects and services have grown more complex, Graniterock decided it was time to have a dedicated CIO. The position waspreviously performed bySteve Snodgrassalong with his long-held roleas chief financial officer.Nicole is known for strong leadership with smooth implementations, operations support, project management and ... Read More
Graniterock quarry leads California in automated ticketing
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, May 16th, 2018, 12:05 pm
AROMAS - The A. R. Wilson Quarry is the first in California to win approval from state officials to operate an automated ticket system, whichimproves overall weighing accuracy and truck flow in and out of the plant.Quarry and CISS teams have worked extensively over the past year to meet the requirements set out in AB 1518, a state law passed in 2012 to allow unattended weighing systems for companies that deal in bulk construction materials.The challenge ... Read More
The milling machine for high production paving jobs in California
Posted by Graniterock on Thu, May 3rd, 2018, 12:49 pm
What this half-lane milling machine can deliver for any paving project is pretty incredible, grinding 500 tons an hour and loading each truck in about one minute compared with three minutes for a traditional 6-foot grinder. The 12-foot Wirtgen is a rare, specialty machine perfect for any high production job where time is critical. Read More
Leader in California construction materials
Posted by Graniterock on Tue, April 24th, 2018, 10:42 am
Toni Carroll, Graniterock's director of quality, is an expert in construction materials and ensuring ouraggregate, asphalt and concretealways meet specs. Her great work in the materials world has led to several leadership positions, including co-chair of CalAPA's technical advisory committee. a group that keeps tabs on asphalt technology, Caltrans specs and other issues throughout California's heavy civil construction industry. Thanks for your dedication to these important issues. The entire industry is better for it. Read More
Construction team recognized for food bank donations
Posted by Graniterock on Fri, April 20th, 2018, 10:40 am
We heart community! Members of Graniterock's construction team went big with money and food donations for Second Harvest Food Bank. So big they earned bronze level status for their actions from the food bank and will be recognized at an awards dinner on May 3. This kind of generosity is truly one of the reasons working at Graniterock is like family and more than just a job. We care about each other and our neighbors! Read More
Construction in the Presidio beats expectations
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 28th, 2018, 2:48 pm
SAN FRANCISCO –The San Francisco Presidio Parkway project is another testament to the Construction Division’s ability to answer the call for tight schedules and constant change, and exceed client expectations with strong communication.The team has been working on a piece of the public-private partnership, led by developer Golden Link Concessionaire, to transform the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate National Recreational Area from a closed military base to a public park.This project under construction with the ... Read More
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