Safety awarded: more than 500 of the 685 plants that entered the contest won awards

Concrete Producer, The, Nov, 2004 by Rick Maidens, Mike Taylor

Group First Place Winners

200,001-300,000 Hours-United
States
Northern Concrete Pipe Inc.
 Bay City, Mich.

150,001-200,000 Hours-U.S.
Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Houston

100,001-150,000 Hours-U.S.
Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Frederick, Md.

75,001-100,000 Hours-U.S.
Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Omaha, Neb.

50,001-75,000 Hours-U.S.
Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Manassas, Va.

25,001-50,000 Hours-U.S.
Americast Concrete Products
 Chesapeake, Va.

Fewer than 25,000 Hours-U.S.
Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Fort Wayne, Ind.

50,001-75,000 Hours-Canada
Lafarge Canada Inc.
 Calgary, Alberta

25,001-50,000 Hours-Canada
Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Windsor, Ontario

Fewer than 25,000 Hours-Canada
Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Whitby, Ontario

Zero Incidence Rate
Winners

100,001-150,000 Hours-U.S.
American Concrete Pipe Co.
 Green Bay, Wis.

Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Richmond, Va.

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Frederick, Md.; Sealy, Texas

75,001-100,000-U.S.
Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 New Orleans

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
Omaha, Neb.; Greenfield,
 Whitestown, Ind.

50,001-75,000-U.S.
Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Mobile, Ala.; Phoenix (39th Ave.,
 27th Ave.); Little Rock, Ark.; St.
 Martinsville, La.; Macedonia, Ohio;
 Manassas, Va.

Iowa Concrete Products (Cretex)
 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Metromont Materials
 Spartanburg, S.C.

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Phoenix; Harrisburg, (Charlotte)
 N.C.; Columbia, S.C.; Paris, Texas

Sherman Concrete Pipe
 Huntsville, Ala.

Waukesha Concrete Products
 (Cretex)
 Waukesha, Wis.

25,001-50,000 Hours-U.S.
American Concrete Pipe Co. Inc.
 Milwaukee

Americast Concrete Products
 Chesapeake, Va.

Elk River Concrete Products (Cretex)
 Olivia, Minn.; Grand Forks, N.D.

Hancock Concrete Products Co.
 Courtland, Minn.

Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Fort Smith, Ark.; Gretna, Fla;
 Dayton, Ohio; Grand Prairie, Texas

Independent Concrete Pipe Co.
 London, Ky.

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Napa, Calif; Atlanta (Lithonia, Ga.);
 Indianapolis; Westfield, Mass.;
 Grand Island, Neb.; Sparks, Nev.;
 Bernalillo, N.M.; Oklahoma City;
 San Antonio

Rose Concrete Products
 Scott City, Mo.

South Dakota Concrete Products
(Cretex)
 Mitchell, S.D.

Fewer than 25,000 Hours-U.S.
Cayuga Concrete Pipe
 Montrose, Pa.

Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Tucson, Ariz.

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Farmington, Conn.; Jacksonville,
 Fla.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Buffalo
 (Davenport), Iowa; Baton Rouge,
 La.; Tulsa (Pipe) Okla.

25,001-50,000 Hours-Canada
Hanson Pipe & Products
 Windsor, Ontario

Zero Lost-Time Incidence
Rate Winners

200,001-300,000 Hours-U.S.
Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Houston

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Dallas

150,001-200,000 Hours-U.S.
Foley Products Co.
 Winder, Ga.

Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Cedar Hill, Texas

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Corona (Los Angeles), Calif.;
 Denver; Houston

100,000-150,000 Hours-U.S.
American Concrete Pipe Co.
 Green Bay, Wis.

Elk River Concrete Products
(Cretex)
 Elk River, Minn.

Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Sacramento, Calif. (Tokay);
 Richmond, Va.

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Fresno, Calif.; Miami, Plant City,
 Fla.; Frederick, Md.; Henderson
 (Las Vegas), Nev.; Dayton, Ohio
 (precast); Sealy, Texas

75,001-100,000 Hours-U.S.
AMCOR Precast (Oldcastle)
 Ogden (Wall St.), Utah

Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Kissimmee, Fla.; New Orleans;
 Jackson (North side), Miss.;
 Columbus, Ohio; Fort Worth, Texas

Kerr Concrete Pipe (Oldcastle)
 Folsom, N.J.

NC Products (Oldcastle)
 Raleigh, N.C.

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Greenfield, Whitestown, Ind.;
 Omaha, Neb.; Delaware, Ohio
 (Columbus plant); El Paso, Texas

Sherman Concrete Pipe
 Columbus, Ga.

50,001-75,000 Hours-U.S.
AMCOR Precast (Oldcastle)
 Ogden, Utah (12th St.)

Americast Concrete Products
 Ashland, Va.

Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Mobile, Ala.; Little Rock, West
 Memphis, Ark.; Phoenix (39th
 Ave., 27th Ave.); Sacramento, Calif.
 (Jackson Road); St. Martinville,
 La.; Dorsey Run, Md.; Jackson,
 Miss. (I-55); Macedonia, Ohio;
 Sioux Falls, S.D.; Robstown, Texas;
 Chesapeake, Manassas, Salem
 (#2), Va.

Independent Concrete Pipe Co.
 Louisville, Ky.

Iowa Concrete Products (Cretex)
 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Metromont Materials
 Spartanburg, S.C.

Oldcastle Precast Inc.
 Lebanon, Tenn.

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Phoenix; Wauregan, Conn.;
 Middletown, Del; Apopka, Ft.
 Myers, (Orlando) Fla.; Washington,
 Iowa; Alexandria, La.; Harrisburg,
 (Charlotte), Thomasville, N.C.;
 Oakdale, (Pittsburgh) Pa.;
 Columbia, S.C.; Paris, Texas;
 Diamond, Ohio (Cleveland plant)

Scurlock Industries
of Jonesboro Inc.
 Jonesbero, Ark.

Sherman Concrete Pipe
 Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, Ala.;
 Rincon, Ga.

South Dakota Concrete Products
 Rapid City, S.D.

Waukesha Concrete Products
(Cretex)
 Waukesha, Wis.

25,001-50,000 Hours-U.S.
American Concrete Pipe Co. Inc.
 Milwaukee

American Concrete Products
 Charleston, S.C.; Chesapeake, Va.

Elk River Concrete Products
(Cretex)
 Austin, Duluth, Olivia, Minn.;
 Fargo, Grand Forks, N.D.

Hancock Concrete Products Co.
 Courtland, Minn.

Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Fort Smith, Ark.; Green Cove
 Springs, Gretna, Fla.; Dayton, Ohio;
 Oklahoma City; Grand Prairie,
 Texas; Ashland (Hanover plant),
 Salem (#1), Va.

Independent Concrete Pipe Co.
 London, Ky.

Kerr Concrete Pipe (Oldcastle)
 Farmingdale, N.J.

NC Products (Oldcastle)
 Fayetteville (Vander B), N.C.

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Napa, Calif.; Atlanta (Stockbridge,
 Lithonia, Ga.); Indianapolis;
 Westfield, Mass.; Riverside
 (Kansas City), Mo.; Grand Island,
 Neb.: Sparks (Reno), Nev.;
 Bernalillo, NM.; Wilson, N.C.;
 Oklahoma City; Rosharon (Bay),
 San Antonio, Texas

Rose Concrete Products Inc.
 Scott City, Mo.

Sherman Concrete Pipe
 Birmingham (Fayette Ave.), Ala.

South Dakota Concrete Products
(Cretex)
 Mitchell, S.D.

Fewer than 25,000 Hours-U.S.
Cayuga Concrete Pipe
 Montrose, Pa.

Hanson Pipe & Products Inc.
 Tucson, Ariz.

Iowa Concrete Products (Cretex)
 Prairie City, Waterloo, Iowa

Rinker Materials-Hydro Conduit
 Farmington, Conn.; Jacksonville,
 Fla.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Buffalo
 (Davenport), Iowa; Baton Rouge,
 La.; Tulsa (Pipe), Okla.; Aynor
 (Myrtle Beach), S.C.

50,001-75,000 Hours-Canada
Hanson Pipe & Products
 Whitby, Ontario

Inland Pipe Limited
 Calgary, Alberta

Lafarge Canada Inc.
 Edmonton, Alberta

Strescon Limited
 Saint John, New Brunswick

25,001-50,000 Hours-Canada
Hanson Pipe & Products
 Windsor, Ontario

Fewer than 25,000 Hours-Canada
Hanson Pipe & Products
 Whitby, Ontario