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Aggregate Industries' Businesses in Illinois and Wisconsin Earn Prestigious ISO-14001 Environmental Management System Certification

Posted on: Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 18:00 CDT

Meyer Material Company (Meyer) and Paveloc Industries (Paveloc) have earned the full ISO-14001 Certification for implementing and having certified Aggregate Industries' Environmental Management System (EMS) at all of their Illinois and Wisconsin facilities. The aggregates, ready mixed concrete and building materials companies now have in place a robust EMS that conforms to the international standard widely-known as ISO-14001.

ISO-14001 is an international standard that provides a framework for developing, implementing and continually improving environmental programs. Meyer and Paveloc received certification for their operations following a focused employee training and implementation program and by a series of audits conducted by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance, an independent auditing organization dedicated to public health and the environment.

Meyer, now a part of Aggregate Industries Central Region, has 35 aggregate and ready mixed concrete sites certified, including their mobile concrete pumping operations. Paveloc, one of Aggregate Industries' Building Materials businesses, has their main production factory located in Marengo, IL certified. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) provides globally accepted standards for environmental management systems. This prestigious standard governs an array of diverse businesses, challenging them to identify and proactively manage any impacts that their products or activities may have on the environment.

"Our employees at both Meyer and Paveloc have always taken their responsibility to the environment very seriously, and having successfully implemented and certified Aggregate Industries' EMS has taken us to an even higher level," said Frank O'Laughlin, Regional Environmental Advisor. "The amount of employee training and focus on procedures and documentation may have seemed a bit daunting at first, but we are now realizing the benefits from increase awareness. Achieving ISO-14001 certification is a prime example of our long-standing commitment to operating our business in an environmentally responsible manner, and also respecting our neighbors and surrounding communities."

Aggregate Industries, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holcim Ltd, is an environmentally responsible producer of high quality, aggregate-based construction materials in the US. The company produces aggregates, ready mixed concrete, asphalt (and related contracting services) and building materials across six regional businesses in the US. For more information about Aggregate Industries, please visit www.aggregate-us.com

Source: Business Wire

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