Carmeuse Gives Insight into how Investing in Their Quarries Helps Grow their Business

Online, September 17, 2010 (Newswire.com) - (SAN DIEGO, CA) - In an interview with Construction Digital, Carmeuse Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Philip Johnson describes how the lime and limestone producing company is developing its construction business.

In the article, Johnson said Carmeuse uses a variety of techniques to maintain its market share. Capital investments have been made to improve yields from quarry plants and to improve the company's flexibility. Carmeuse also created a construction-specific team to develop a deep understanding of customers' projects and specific applications. "There is a dramatic awareness of how our products work in our customers' industries," Johnson said.

Carmeuse employs construction engineers that know how to design roads, understand concrete technology and help customers work products work into their applications. In fact, a continuous program has been established to teach Department of Transport design engineers and geotech companies how to use lime to stabilize road sub-bases through seminars and classes.

"Today we are recognized as leaders in the industry with the ability to do that," Johnson said. Read the full company report at http://www.constructiondigital.com/company-reports/carmeuse-lime-stone