With all the talk now days of cleaning up the air and saving energy, Staker Parson has been very active in developing new ways to clean up the air and save energy at the same time. In a news article posted on the official website of Staker Parson, Adam Madison has written a great summary of the efforts of Staker to help save money and energy. I really enjoyed this news release because it points out all the things that this company has been doing in the past couple of years to help the environment and contribute to saving energy. These are just some experts from the release:
"AN AWARDING EXPERIENCE
Staker & Parson has a philosophy when it comes to environmentalism. It's efficiency with a green paint job, which translates into bigger profits."If you improve the efficiency of a process, you are going to save, A: money and B: automatically gain environmental improvements," says Staker & Parson Environmental Advisor Patrick Clark. "Environmental improvements make goodbusiness sense."Even minor adjustments can go a long way with large-scale operations such as Staker & Parson. The Oldcastle Materials company says it is the largest construction materials supplier in the Intermountain West. It encompasses sand and gravel, quarry, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt operations in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Oregon and Nevada.In 2007, the company was recognized by the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association with three gold-level and two silverlevel Environmental Excellence Awards. Most were for operation adjustments that translated into big energy reductions.
SAVE ENERGY, MONEY
The prime example is the Beck Street Quarry in Salt Lake City. This operation, which produces about 2 million tpy, now operates without diesel-chugging haul trucks. Two were replaced with 3,100 feet of electric conveyor, saving $300,000 in fuel costs (at $4.00 per gallon) and reducing road and combustion emissions by nearly 25 tpy. The conveyor was manufactured by Continental Conveyor and was installed by Staker and Parson.The Brigham North Operation in Brigham City, Utah, earned gold-level status with a state-of-the-art loadout system built from three bins and hoppers recycled from an asphalt operation. The truck drivers, guided by traffic signals, position their trucks onto the scale and under the bins. A swipe card is used to communicate with the scale system, and the ticket is delivered to the driver through a pneumatic system similar to a bank's drive-thru.There are many benefits to this system. First, there are fuel and man-hour savings earned by replacing a pit loader. And less time is spent idling as drivers no longer have to wait at stockpiles. More importantly, particulate matter has been reduced by 26% and overall emissions have been reduced by 68%.Staker & Parson also cut emissions miles away by consuming less energy from the power plants. Clark says, wherever possible, the company installs variable-speed motors for crushing and screening. Going electric reduces pollution, but the high-efficiencymotors also save money. At just one site, the company saved 129,000 kilowatts in one year, which added up to $13,000, Clark says."
As you can see, Staker has taken an active role in saving energy. Once again, this news release couldn't have come at a better time. With the economy the way it is now, and businesses looking for any way possible to save money and still create a positive work environment that produces revenue, Staker Parson is already doing this.
