Ready Mix USA, a CEMEX USA company, earned five awards from the Tennessee Concrete Association (TCA) for outstanding environmental performance and contributions to projects across the state.
TCA recognized the Boone’s Creek Plant (Johnson City) and the Morristown Plant (Morristown) for their commitment to the environment, both earning the TCA Emerald Award for Environmental Excellence. The Emerald Awards are presented each year to member plants that make outstanding contributions to preserve and protect the environment, exhibit environmental leadership, maintain sound environmental management practices and install state-of-the-art equipment or implement environmentally friendly plant procedures.
“At Ready Mix USA and CEMEX USA, we strive to be good environmental stewards and look for opportunities to improve our processes and operations to be even more sustainable and environmentally friendly,” said Marc Tyson, president of Ready Mix USA. “We are proud of the achievements at Ready Mix USA, and we remain dedicated to leading positive change for our industry.”
In addition to the environmental recognitions, Ready Mix USA earned three TCA Concrete Design Awards for participation in projects across the state:
Best Specialty Project Award for supplying the Seven Islands State Birding Park Bridge Project in Kodak, Tenn.
Best Architectural/Engineering Award for contributing to the Dobyns-Bennett High School Science and Technology Center Project in Kingsport, Tenn.
Grand Champion Concrete Design Award, which recognizes the best overall concrete project in the state for the Dobyns-Bennett project.
