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Alleyton Resource

Alleyton Resource is a leading aggregates producer in the Columbus and Eagle Lake, TX area that supplies sand and gravel to the greater Houston area. Alleyton started in 2003 when the former owner acquired several large sand and gravel sites and their reserves. In 2014, when Summit acquired Alleyton, it operated three locations. We now operate 14 aggregates locations: 7 in the Columbus and Eagle Lake area, 2 in LaGrange, 3 in North East Houston and 2 in the Austin Area. With ample aggregates reserves, we ensure that Alleyton can supply our customers well into the future.

All 14 sites are TXDOT certified.  Alleyton Resource offers various sand and gravel products to meet your aggregate needs, and gradation specifications are available upon request.

Jayson Zahradnik : 832-535-7738 (Houston Area)

Chad Childs : 979-250-1211 (Austin Area)

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Hays Quarry

Hays Quarry, also known as Nehemiah Pit, is a limestone quarry located off of RM 967 on Ruby Ranch near Buda, Texas. The operation covers approximately 450 acres.

As an advocate of environmental stewardship within the larger aggregates industry, Hays Quarry uses a dust-suppression system for the processing plant that helps keep dust to a minimum.

Hays Quarry operates a Transpar dry dust suppression system developed by R. Brunone, Inc. of France. It consists of a system of sealed conveyors and dust collectors. The sealed dust collectors are mounted on top of the conveyors creating negative pressure in the system, which helps capture and filter dust.

The quarry’s primary crusher is enclosed in a building, helping to mitigate noise, dust and improve the overall cleanliness of the quarry. The water used in the quarry is mainly for dust control on roadways. These systems and the implementation of mining best practices have reduced water usage by at least 80 percent and dust emissions by up to 35 percent at the facility.

By permit, Hays Quarry currently operates the facility’s rock crusher 250 days a year from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Sales (loading and scaling) hours are usually from 6:00am to 5:00pm but are subject to change based on customer demand, according to permit.

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Aggregates Industry

The aggregates, concrete and ready-mix industry has an annual impact of $5 billion on the Texas economy.

Aggregates are sands, gravel and crushed stone mined from a pit or a quarry. Aggregates are primarily used for construction and road building. For example, aggregates are used to build public infrastructure that includes roads, sewers and sidewalks. Aggregates are also used to build schools, offices, parking lots, homes, driveways and other features of modern living.

With local sources of aggregates in the Central Texas region, transportation expenses are lower, reducing costs for infrastructure projects.

Quarries are operations where aggregates are extracted via blasting or other means of mining that break the rock loose from ground deposits. Once large pieces are broken free, they are crushed and processed into smaller pieces that are sorted by size and sold by the ton.

Aggregates are beneficial to local communities. A typical residential home can use approximately 100 cubic yards of concrete. One mile of a 6-lane highway can use approximately 15,000 cubic yards of concrete, and a hospital can use 30,000 cubic yards of concrete.