Tilcon Wins 2004 NSSGA Showplace Award for Newington Plant
Section: Awards

Newington, CT Plant Overview

Tilcon Connecticut’s Newington plant has won the 2004 Showplace Award in NSSGA’s About Face Awards Program. The About Face Program is the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's oldest awards program, which “recognizes and rewards aggregate producers who have made constructive and positive efforts to enhance the aesthetic appearance of their operations.”

The About Face Program grants awards in four categories: First Step, Outstanding Achievement, Showplace and Special Category–100 Percent Showplace.

The Showplace Award consists of receiving honors for superior performance of operations in 12 criteria. These criteria include entrance and approach, office and scale house, employee areas, other structures such as pump houses and welding shops, screening, plant appearance, dust control, erosion control, mining area appearance, trash and scrap control, settling pond and reclamation and condition and movement within the plant of company-owned fleet.