Category: 2024

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 Luck’s involvement and success in aggregates stems from a pair of impressive careers that came before him. Luck’s father (Charles S. Luck III) and grandfather (Charles Luck Jr.) are also members of the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame – enshrined in the classes of 2018 and 2013, respectively. Inspired…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 Johnson is best known for his development of aggregate processing equipment. Specifically, his contributions centered around crushing and screening. Born in 1916, Johnson joined his father in purchasing a gravel plant in 1937. Together, they built a machine shop that later became El-Jay Manufacturing, which was officially founded…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 While Hill got his start in aggregates somewhat by chance, Hise has been around construction for nearly his entire life. The second-generation owner and longtime president of Cemco grew up in construction camps alongside highway projects after emigrating to America in 1947. His father worked on the two- and four-lane…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 Hill founded Summit Materials in 2009 and, over the course of his 12 years leading the company, grew it from a small private enterprise to one of the largest public producers in the U.S. His career in aggregates began well before Summit, though. In 1980, while pursuing his MBA, Hill…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 The respect and admiration that leaders across the aggregate industry have for Virginia-based Luck Stone is almost palpable. As the nation’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, Luck Stone has set countless examples throughout its 101-year history on how to treat people. From…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 Crushing. Screening. Portable processing. Louis Johnson, the founder of El-Jay Manufacturing who introduced the Rollercone roller bearing cone crusher and the triple-shaft horizontal screen more than a half-century ago, made an impact on all these critical industry areas. The equipment Johnson brought forward remains highly relevant today. “Mr.…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 Neil Hise has been around construction nearly his entire life. Hise, the second-generation owner and longtime president of Cemco, emigrated to the U.S. in 1947. Settling in New Mexico with his family, he was regularly around road construction camps, crusher pits and other jobs. While his father did…

Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2024 As Tom Hill puts it, his start in the aggregate industry came totally by chance. Hill, the founder and former president and CEO of Summit Materials, finished his bachelor’s degree in 1978 and was ready to start law school. Ultimately, though, Hill decided that was not the path…