Conrad Yelvington Distributors

The heat is here to stay, folks! Keep heat awareness in mind, for you and your teams. For more information please visit: www.osha.gov/heat-exposure

The simple explanation for this picture is that you are looking at a See Stop Do safety briefing at our Wildwood terminal; however, there is SOOO much more that can be said about this picture.

Personnel from our CYD locations across the region came out to participate in See Stop Do visits this week. During these visits, the attention is on safety and the safe operations of our facilities. Individuals in different positions from different locations all gather to inspect the facilities for improvements, share safety practices, learn from each other, and provide support.

Functions such as this help CYD build their safety culture. They take safety a step further than a practice and make it a mindset, which is exhibited by the intentional care and support provided to employees. In this picture from this SSD visit, you see most of the 27 people out at the terminal today, and the longevity that these people can claim are an indisputable testament to the strong culture at CYD. At this meeting: one employee has been with CRH for 33 years, three for 21-30 years, six for 11-20 years, six for 6-10 years, six for 1-5 years and five have been here for under a year.

You can identify the five employees who have been here for less than a year because they are wearing a green hardhat. This signals to the rest of the crew that they could benefit from a little extra guidance, and they are in the right place to get that when you consider the wealth of experience that combines at this company. Thank you, All, for everything you do!

HAPPY WORK ANNIVERSARY to James Sharkey, our Vice President of Sales!
James celebrated 25 years with the company on Monday! 

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Welcome to the jungle! Employee appreciation event at the Jacksonville Zoo is happening right now! CYD teams and PMI asphalt and concrete teams from the Jacksonville areas are here to enjoy the day with their families. Thank you, ALL, for everything you do!!

Check out these shots of a brand new pool placed by our teams this week!
This 4,989 square foot pool is at Prosperity Lakes in Parrish, Fl and is being constructed by Fountain Pools. Preferred Materials Concrete placed 140 yards of 4000psi concrete, and West Coast Prestige Gunite finished the rest with 120 yards of 4000psi gunite. The materials for our gunite and concrete mixes contained sand and rock from Conrad Yelvington.

This team effort from all three companies of the Preferred Materials Region is a perfect example of how a vertically integrated company can deliver a spectacular, solid structure. When it comes to commercial work, there is no substitute for using the best in the business!

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Join us in congratulating Calvin Calhoun on his 20th service anniversary!

Calvin has been a safety manager with the EHS team at Preferred Materials for 20 years now. His passion and commitment to the safety of our teams is noticed by all. Calvin's dedication to training our teams and his efforts toward ensuring a safe workplace are appreciated beyond words.

Thank you, Calvin, for truly making this company The Preferred Place to Work!

We hope you all have enjoyed a beautiful, SAFE Memorial Day Weekend!
Those who made the ‘ultimate sacrifice’ deserve to be remembered and honored, and they’d all want you to spend this day happy and enjoying your freedom that they fought so hard to secure!

On this Memorial Day, let's remember and honor our fallen heroes as we cherish the freedom for which they gave the ultimate sacrifice. Stay safe, everyone. 🇺🇸

Got a Thursday thirst for some railroad facts?
Here’s a cool little post about one of the first locomotives in the U.S.!

(revolutionary concept to change the world)

The “John Bull” was a locomotive built by Robert Stephenson & Co. in England and was among the first to be used in the United States. It was built in 1831, initially as a 0-4-0 and was shipped disassembled to New Jersey. There it was reassembled by the Camden & Amboy and named “John Bull”, which was a personification of England. Since only horses were used in the construction of the railroad, the locomotive was not used until 1833, after it opened.

It initially had no cab and the tender was a home-made design that used a whiskey barrel as a water tank. After it derailed several times on the cheaper laid American tracks, a leading axle including a cow catcher was added, which gave it its well-known, distinctive appearance. The coupling rods were removed, meaning only the last axle was powered. Later it received a real tender and then a cab.

Its active service with the Camden & Amboy lasted until 1866. After the PRR purchased the C&A in 1871, it was restored and used for various public demonstrations. It came into the possession of the Smithsonian in 1884 and was not moved for a long time. After the PRR had a working replica built in 1939, the original was moved again under its own power in 1981 for its 150th birthday, making it the oldest operational locomotive in the world.

The photo shows it after being rebuild with the leading axle in comparison to a drawing of its original appearance.

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Here’s a look at CYD’s most recent engineer class graduates! Attendees included our own employees and CRH Ashgrove employees from Texas, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Duluth, MI.

(class to bring an international company closer together)

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!
Our parent company CRH is based out of Ireland, so we're LOVING this holiday!
May the luck of the Irish be with you, and remember; don't rely on luck for Safety!

(piece of green clothing, to avoid a pinch)

One of the things we love to see here at CYD is the growth of our employees!
Check out some cool 'on the job training' going on at our Long Beach rail terminal!
Mike Noyd is learning how to drive the tractor for the first time, and Chris Morgan is getting some front-end loader training in.

(cross-trained employee to make team more flexible)

Last week CYD conducted a 'See, Stop, Do' visit at our rail terminals in both Hardeeville, SC and Jacksonville, FL.
It was a great opportunity for fellowship, and to get a fresh set of eyes to help make our sites a little safer for the employees who work there every day!

(site visit to change your perspective)

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Ingrid Diaz Cruz, Lead Scale at our Orlando rail terminal!
We hope you've enjoyed the opportunity this week to get to know some of the women who *make it happen* at CYD!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Tara Smith, one of our Admin Assistants, based out of Orlando, FL with 25 years at CYD!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Christine Larson, our Lead Scale at our site in St. Augustine, FL!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Ashley Chornoby, our company's first ever Lead Rail, based out of Largo, FL with 7 years at CYD!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Cheryl Kitzis, CYD's Controller! She joined our team last year!!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Angella Grante, our Lead Scale at Indiantown with 5 years of service with CYD!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Bree Phillips, our Lead Scale of Cantonment who joined our team last year!

Happy International Women's Day!
We're thankful to all you mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, and grandmothers out there! You've made a difference, and this world is better because of YOU!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Danielle Kirk, our Lead Scale at the Conrad Sand Mine with 2 years at CYD!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Anna Benezue, the Lead Scale of Long Beach terminal with over 9 years of service with CYD!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Deanna Larson, our Lead Scale of Jacksonville who joined our team last year!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Kelly Turner, Lead Scale at our Ocala terminal with 4 years at CYD!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Myra Clark, Lead Scale of Calera terminal, with 13 years of service with CYD!

👷‍♀️✨ Women in Construction! ✨👷‍♀️
Introducing Serena Quade, our Sales Coordinator out of the Jacksonville area. She's been with CYD for 20 years!