Cemstone, the upper Midwest’s leader in high performance concrete, has been chosen as a recipient in the 2015 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Excellence in Quality Awards competition. This is the fifth year Cemstone has received this award. The NRMCA’s Producer Excellence in Quality Award recognizes the commitment to quality initiatives of ready mixed concrete producer members. The qualification level of a concrete producer has been a significant barrier to performance specifications determined by the P2P Initiative which is the criteria for the award.
"At Cemstone, we continually strive to refine our quality management practices, mix design development, raw material selection and operational procedures," said Lars Anderson, Cemstone’s QA/QC Manager of Engineering Services. "We are pleased that our efforts are continually recognized by our national organization. This award helps to showcase Cemstone’s ready mixed concrete as the ideal, sustainable building material for almost every type of construction project."
Founded in 1927, Cemstone operates ready-mix concrete plants in Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northern Iowa. The company operates a fleet of blue Cemstone ready-mix trucks and offers a complete line of concrete placing capabilities, aggregates, engineering services, concrete block and masonry products.
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association was established in 1930 and operates through a partnership agreement with state associations. Its mission is to responsibly represent and serve the entire ready mixed concrete industry through leadership, promotion and education. With a goal of recognizing companies that demonstrate continuous improvement through their quality initiatives, and simultaneously setting attainable goals for concrete producer’s intent on elevating their quality management systems. The NRMCA’s Research Engineering and Standards Committee established competition criteria based on the NRMCA’s guideline for developing a Quality Plan in Quality Management Systems for Ready Mixed Concrete companies. As an award-winning producer, Cemstone’s exceptional quality management practices are acknowledged.
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