Industry Stories — GravelFacts.ca

The pandemic has altered many aspects of the construction workforce. While the full extent of those changes is still taking shape, it’s clear that both employee and employer values have evolved.

BusinessCarly HolmsteadMarch 28, 2022Employee Values, Workplace Culture, Culture, values, Aggregate, HR, Pits, Quarries, OSSGA

Now Hiring! The Talent Crunch Hits Home

The war for skilled labour is on, and few sectors are left unscathed. That includes employers in the aggregate sector who are competing against their construction industry peers for qualified workers who can keep operations moving and who will stay for the long haul.

Carly HolmsteadMarch 25, 2022Business, Administration, HR, Human Resources, Hiring, Talent, Workers, Recruitment

Supply Chain Disruptions

Industries worldwide are saddled with a supply chain that has changed dramatically since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic erupted. Double-digit price increases, substantial surcharges and ever present uncertainty about order delivery times became the norm, causing major business disruptions for companies throughout the globe. Today, uncertainty continues to be the “name of the game” as businesses try to sort out whether this is a short-term issue or a supply chain norm for the longer term.

Business, OperationsCarly HolmsteadFebruary 21, 2022Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Transportation, Logistics

Shaking off Winter Woes

While vibrating screens are built for the harsh conditions in which they’re used, there are best practices to ensure they continue to perform despite the season. Whether your plant shuts down for the winter or you continue to operate throughout, winterizing and preventative maintenance best practices will help ensure equipment longevity and maximum performance, in addition to making the most of any scheduled winter downtime. Not doing so could mean expensive breakdowns and repairs down the road.

OperationsCarly HolmsteadJanuary 5, 2022Maintenance, winter maintenance, processing, equipment, vibrating screens

Don't Get Caught in the Cold

It has been a long productive season, and snow and cold are well on their way. Whether shutting down for the winter or pressing through, aggregate processing operations must take steps to maintain productivity and minimize maintenance costs

Carly HolmsteadOctober 11, 2021Machinery, Maintenance, Training, Replace, Screen Media, Operations

The Invisible Epidemic

By undermining workplace situational awareness (SA), fatigue essentially adds to an individual’s cognitive workload on the job – not by adding new stimuli and stressors, but by impairing the ability to perceive and respond to the already-existing ‘normal’ ones. Fatigue reduces awareness, diminishes risk aversion and transforms dangers that would usually be minor, easily identified and avoided into serious and often life-endangering threats.

Carly HolmsteadSeptember 21, 2021

Working with Our Neighbours

Building relationships with the local community around a pit or quarry is challenging. The best approach is to provide accurate, ongoing information and become engaged in the community as much as possible.