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Jack B. Parson Companies wins seven Excellence in Concrete Awards
May, 10 2012
(Ogden, Utah) -- The Intermountain Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently recognized 22 different projects across the state for Excellence in Concrete. Jack B. Parson Companies (JBP) was recognized as the concrete supplier for seven of the winning projects, including Jury’s Choice for the structure and paving of the Natural History Museum of Utah at the Rio Tinto Center.
JBP also received awards for the following projects ranging from commercial and public works to residential and educational structures:
- City Creek Center Retail Development – Block 75
- Merit Medical Parking Structure
- The Regent Condominium Tower at City Creek
- Dimple Dell Park Tunnel – 1300 East Improvement Project
- Centerville Debris Basin Dam
- Ogden High School Auditorium Historic Restoration
“We are honored to receive these awards,” said Bob Rowberry, JBP president. “We strive to be our customer’s Preferred Source no matter what project we are supplying. I would like to thank the great general contractors with whom we worked on these projects: Big-D Construction, Jacobsen Construction, Bowen Construction and Hughes General Contractors.”
The ACI is an international organization that established the Excellence in Concrete awards to recognize the outstanding innovative and aesthetic uses of concrete. Projects are judged by an independent panel picked from leaders in the construction, engineering, architectural and academia communities.
2012 marks Staker Parson Companies’ 60th anniversary of safely building the Preferred Source of quality sand, rock & landscape products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving and construction services. From humble beginnings in Smithfield, Utah, the company has grown to become one of the largest construction materials and services suppliers in Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona. The federation of Staker Parson Companies includes Burdick Materials, Hales Sand & Gravel, Idaho Sand & Gravel Company, Idaho Concrete Company, Jack B. Parson Companies, Reynolds Excavation, Demolition & Utilities and Western Rock Products. Staker Parson Companies is an Oldcastle company, operating under the American arm of CRH plc, one of the world’s largest building materials groups. For more information, visit www.stakerparson.com.
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