“So, we create that efficiency, but without ever, ever, ever stepping back from safety,” he adds. “We may not always be the lowest bid, but our costs address health, safety, and the correct deliverable to the client.” As an aggregate producer, Keith says the first thing that sets Arthon apart is the quality of their product. Again, he credits that quality to both the calibre of their team and the strictness of their processes and policies: “We have some crack aggregate specifications people here,” he says, “and we’re constantly monitoring the aggregate that we produce. We’re testing our product on a daily basis. We’re always making sure that we’re either meeting or exceeding our specifications.” Another key point of difference on the aggregate side – according to Josh Zwaagstra, Crawford Quarry Supervisor and Mine Manager– are the extra services that Arthon provides their clients. For example, the company recently introduced a well-received recycling program, wherein they take waste disposal concrete and asphalt and turn it into reusable aggregates. “We noticed a big bottleneck in the Kelowna market was what people were doing with their waste materials, with their asphalt, with their concrete,” he recalls. “So, we looked for ways to maximize the effectiveness of using those products to create reusable products. We looked for ways to take the waste materials that our customers were hauling away, and instead re-use them, turn them into new products, and send them back to site.” Using their unique knowledge and specialized equipment, Arthon has discovered a process that indeed allows them to recycle asphalt and concrete. They have also launched other green initiatives to divert their clients’ waste from landfills. “So, contractors, instead of having to send their trucks away to the other end of town and wait for the Kelowna landfill to open up, they can send their trucks to us,” Josh explains. “They can do green disposals – we have a top-soil program and a mulch program – or they can bring us waste concrete or waste asphalt, and we can reuse those waste materials for green aggregates and send them away with a high-quality product.” THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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