2019 Excellence in Manufacturing Award Winners

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Thirty-One Plants Recognized as AEMA Excellence in Manufacturing Awardees

In 2019, 31 AEMA member plants applied for and were awarded the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturer’s Association (AEMA) Excellence in Manufacturing Award.

The AEMA Excellence in Manufacturing Award is presented to qualifying plants that meet or exceed AEMA requirements demonstrating best practices in all areas of manufacturing. In addition to providing a measurement of best practices, the award offers plants an avenue for continuous improvement, a demonstration of good corporate citizenship, and a way to display community friendly operations.

AEMA Awards Committee Greg Arntson, Albina Aspahlt, notes, “Earning the Excellence in Manufacturing Award demonstrates a company’s dedication to Safety, Exceptional Products, quality of the plant and personal performance, showing that these companies, are dedicated to the highest levels of the industry and to their communities."

Based on a self-assessment application process, reviewed area criteria include plant appearance, operations, quality control, laboratory, environmental practices, safety, and community relations. Applicants must submit photos of various areas of their plant and signed affidavits from plant and division managers as well as an outside third party. All applications are reviewed by an Award Committee composed of industry experts to ensure accuracy of assessments.

AEMA is pleased to recognize the following plants for meeting or exceeding the application criteria and receiving the award:

• Albina Asphalt, Madras Terminal
• Albina Asphalt, Klamath Falls
• Asphalt Materials, Inc. – Marietta South Plant
• Asphalt Materials, Inc. – Columbus, Ohio
• Asphalt Materials, Inc. – Edison, Ohio
• Asphalt Materials, Inc. – Elizabethtown Plant
• Associated Asphalt – Bristol, VA
• Bituminois Materials & Supply – Des Moines, IA
• Bituminois Materials & Supply – Tama, IA
• Blue Line Transportation
• Ergon Asfaltos Mexico – Guadalajara, Jalisco
• Ergon Asfaltos Mexico – Hermosillo, Sonora
• Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc – Austin, TX
• Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc – Chandler, AZ
• Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc – Dodge City, KS
• Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc – El Dorado, KS
• Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc – Lubbock, TX
• Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc – Pleasanton, TX
• Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc – Saginaw, TX
• McAsphalt Industries Limited – Acheson #451
• McAsphalt Industries Limited – Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
• McAsphalt Industries Limited – Brampton
• McAsphalt Industries Limited – Calgary Facility
• McAsphalt Industries Limited – Langley
• McAsphalt Industries Limited – Macklin Facility
• McAsphalt Industries Limited – Regina
• McAsphalt Industries Limited – 40 Bayside Dr, Saint John
• McAsphalt Industries Limited – Winnipeg 433
• Southeast Emulsions – Union, SC Facility
• VSS Emultech – West Sacramento Plant
• Western Asphalt Products – Brandon Monitoba

All plants were formally recognized at AEMA’s annual awards ceremony during its 47^th Annual Meeting on February 20, 2020, in San Antonio, TX.