Cemstone, an Upper Midwest leader in ready-mix, engineered and also decorative concrete has been chosen as a recipient for 37 ready-mix concrete facilities located in Minnesota, western Wisconsin and Iowa by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). They were awarded with the Gold Level, Excellence in Safety Awards Program, which is a very prestigious award in the industry also.
The NRMCA Excellence in Safety Awards Program aims to foster safe practices at ready-mixed concrete plants across the nation and also recognizes those plants who have great safety records. Then, in November 2008, the NRMCA Safety Task Group updated the “Excellence in Safety Awards Program” to a 3-tier system (Gold, Silver and Bronze). As a result, they began basing the winning facilities’ merits on the latest OSHA / Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Incident Rate available for the ready-mixed concrete industry. Additionally, the Gold level identifies facilities that have an incident rate equal to zero. Subsequently, starting in 2009, only those plants with an incident rate below the national average received awards. At this time, the latest BLS data (released as of January 2020) shows the ready-mixed concrete industry with an incident rate of 3.9.
For 2019, Cemstone was awarded for excellence in safety with the following 19 Gold Awards: Cemstone Products Company received 12 Gold Awards, and Cemstone Ready Mix, Inc. also received 6 Gold Awards.
GOLD CERTIFIED
Cemstone Concrete Materials
Fairmont, Minnesota
Owatonna, Minnesota
Forest City, Iowa
Waseca, Minnesota
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Algona, Iowa
Rockwell City, Iowa
Clarion, Iowa
Gilmore City, Iowa
Sac City, Iowa
Portable Plant
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Mankato North, Minnesota
Mankato South, Minnesota
Cemstone Concrete Materials
New Ulm, Minnesota
Wells, Minnesota
Jackson, Minnesota
Windom, Minnesota
Worthington, Minnesota
Cemstone Products Company
St. Paul, Minnesota
Lakeland, Minnesota
East Bethel, Minnesota
Elk River, Minnesota
Hastings, Minnesota
Arlington, Minnesota
Montgomery, Minnesota
Cemstone Products Companies
St. Bonifacius, Minnesota
Aitkin, Minnesota
Isle, Minnesota
Hackensack, Minnesota
Rock Creek, Minnesota
Cemstone Ready Mix
River Falls WI
Wilson, Wisconsin
Cameron, Wisconsin
Dresserm, Wisconsin
Hayward, Wisconsin
Spooner, Wisconsin
“We are committed to eliminating unsafe conditions and also minimizing related risks by identifying and supporting safe work practices through promoting safety awareness. We work together to provide a safe, hazard free environment through a culture of shared responsibility in addition to collaborative training and education. I would also like to personally thank all the individuals from the gold award-winning plants. Additionally, zero injuries for an entire year is a great accomplishment. Congratulations to all those who have contributed to achieve our Core Value of Safety also.” said Mike Brekken, Safety Director of Cemstone.
About Cemstone
Cemstone was founded in 1927. Since their founding, they have grown immensely. They now operate numerous ready-mix concrete plants in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. They also have plants in Iowa. Cemstone also offers a complete line of construction materials including ready-mixed concrete products, concrete pumping capabilities, aggregates, engineering services, concrete block and masonry products used in the construction of concrete structures.
As a family-led business, Cemstone has a values-oriented, people-focused culture and that is ultimately at the heart of who they are.
After four generations and over 90+ years, the Cemstone name has become synonymous with high quality products and also unparalleled service in the ready mix concrete industry in the Upper Midwest. Additionally, Cemstone’s reputation is reflected in the structures they help create and the long-held and long-practiced commitment to core values of safety, excellence and innovation, in addition to integrity and teamwork.
To learn more about Cemstone products and also their services, visit cemstone.com or phone 800-CEMSTONE.
