Category Archives: News
Taking Time for Teens
Within the Davis County School District, more than 1,300 students experience homelessness, and 300+ of those attend Woods Cross High School. To assist a large number of those youth, Geneva Rock recently made an $11,000 donation of materials and labor to the Woods Cross Teen Center, a facility in South [...]
May
Geneva Rock Donates to Morgan Education Foundation
Geneva Rock recently donated $2,500 to the Morgan Education Foundation to provide scholarships for seniors at Morgan High School. The scholarships are offered to students who desire to further their education but who haven’t received substantial assistance from a college, university, or technical school. Geneva Rock is one of many [...]
Mar
Geneva Rock Now Utilizes More Sustainable Cement
Geneva Rock began utilizing a more sustainable cement powder this year in an effort to meet industry demands and help lower its environmental footprint by reducing carbon emissions. The transition involved moving to a ASTM C595 IL Portland-Limestone cement, which contains an additional 5% inter-ground limestone compared to traditional ASTM [...]
Mar
First-Class Women in Construction: Natalie Robinson
Women in Construction week is the first full week in March. Currently, only 13% of employees in the construction industry are female, according to Construction Coverage. By highlighting women at Clyde Companies, we hope to increase the number of women who decide to begin [...]
Mar
Aiming for Excellence
By Jay Ritchie This has been a busy and hectic Fall and we hope that you have been able to get more on top of your jobs as the cement shortage has lessened from its height in July. We are making some innovative moves to better insure our cement supply [...]
Nov
UDOT-ing the Map
The Utah Department of Transportation — or UDOT, as it’s more commonly known — has the unique mission to Keep Utah Moving. And not just moving, but moving on cost-effective, well-built and maintained roadways. “UDOT’s role with regard to building and maintaining roadways throughout Utah includes zero fatalities, optimizing mobility, [...]
Nov
Heading North
Since 1954, Geneva Rock has prided itself on providing more than just exceptional concrete, asphalt, aggregate, and construction services in Utah — it’s held a nearly 70-year commitment to growth and innovation. From humble beginnings in Orem, Geneva Rock quickly became one [...]
Nov
Serving Customers During COVID
Geneva Rock’s dispatch centers are the heart and soul of its customer service efforts. Dispatchers are up early every day, working hard to make sure customers’ concrete orders are delivered on schedule. Managing the delivery cycle requires constant, on-the-spot communication and exacting levels of teamwork — characteristics that [...]
Apr
The Center of It All
Since the earliest permanent settlers arrived in the mid-19th Century, Salt Lake City has been known as the “Crossroads of the West.” In the expanse of the western United States, it is a metropolis that is conveniently accessed by planes, trains and automobiles and is relatively equal distance from major [...]
Apr
Looking Forward to Safer Times Ahead
By Jay Ritchie As we hit the one-year mark for the Covid 19 pandemic, we can all say that we have been through a lot in the past 12 months. We have learned what social distancing is and how to scale back important family holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving. This [...]
Apr
Labor of Love
On August 29th, 2019, a wildfire that started above Bountiful roared down the hillside and destroyed Dan and Cherilyn Fisher’s home of over 18 years. The experience was devastating. The Fishers, retired and on a fixed income, lost everything they owned, including irreplaceable family mementos and valuable antiques. [...]
Mar
Lending a Hand
Geneva Rock has long been known as a professional partner ready to meet any challenge. General contractors and concrete companies utilize the high-quality and precise concrete mix to make the most complicated pours go smoothly. However, community members are also the beneficiaries of Geneva Rock’s unparalleled [...]
Oct