CURRENT
NEWS
Weber Paves Hope
at the End of the Road
To share the spirit of Christmas, we’ve just adopted Marygrove,
a residential, multidisciplinary therapeutic program that provides
emotionally disturbed children, aged birth to 21, an opportunity
to change their lives. Serving more than 130 children, Marygrove
allows each child to find his or her pace and build a treatment
plan tailored to individual needs. The beautiful 49-acre campus
sits on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River.
Weber Elves Build Holiday Joy
We want to make Christmas memorable for each child. Our employees
are graciously donating their time and money. Here’s our plan:
- On Nov. 18, Weber employees, dressed as elves, will deliver
homemade cookies to the children and pick up a note from each
child that details what he or she wants for Christmas. The elves
will place these notes on three Christmas trees, one located in
each of Weber’s three service areas. Employees can remove
a wish from the tree and purchase the child’s gift.
- A few days before Christmas Santa and the elves will host a
holiday party at Marygrove and deliver the gifts to the children.
Every effort will be made to see that each child receives a gift
that is comparable in value. Extra donations will buy groceries
and gift certificates.
Fred Weber's Web Site is a Winner
 Fred
Weber, Inc. has been selected as a Web Site of the Year
winner in the 2004 Pit & Quarry Success Story Awards
competition. We were selected from more than 240 producer
and association Web sites. Launched in 1916, the magazine has 24,000
subscribers today and offers informative articles on equipment and
technology, plant operations and key issues. See the August, 2004
Pit & Quarry Magazine for more information about the competition.
FACTS at a Glance—South Quarry Transfer
Station
Click here to view a PDF of:
09.13.03 Fred Weber, Inc. Celebrates 75th Anniversary
 Celebration
Day photos
Mining Methane
 Pattonville
High School is believed to be the first publicly funded high school
in the United States to mine a landfill’s methane gas for
heat.
A 3,600-foot pipeline carries the gas to the school from the Fred
Weber, Inc. 85-acre landfill. The energy from the rotting material
keeps all 117 classrooms and two gymnasiums at the St. Louis County
school at a comfortable 68 to 70 degrees F.
As the trash in the landfill decomposes, it produces gas. About
50 percent of the gas is methane, which can be captured for heating
fuel or electric generator power, said Ed Coe, an analyst with the
medthane landfill outreach program of the UnS. Environmental Protection
Agency in Washington D.C.
Associated Press
Other publications with related articles:
WASTE NEWS – “Methane Gas Heats School”
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH – “Landfill’s
Methane Heating Pattonville High School”
THE KANSAS CITY STAR – “Putting Trash
to Work”
LAKE SUN LEADER – “School Mines Landfill’s
Methane Gas for Heat
AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS –
“Efficiently Heating A Missouri High School, Landfill Gas
Comes Out Smelling Like a Rose”
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH – “Landfill
Gas Has Saved High School $30,000”
USA TODAY – “’Pretty Cool’”
Idea Will Heat Missouri School
MISSOURI CONSERVATIONIST – “Savings
They Couldn’t Refuse”
Construction Careers Center Field Trip
 Fred
Weber, Inc. hosted the Construction Careers Center students in March,
2003, providing a tour of the corporate office, the North Quarry,
the new Page Avenue Extension Bridge and the new Maryland Heights
Expressway. The company provided a roadside BBQ luncheon on the
under-construction Maryland Heights Expressway.
The Construction Careers Center is an AGC sponsored charter high
school that offers an 11-month program with an extended school day.
The school opened in the Fall of 2001 with the freshman class. The
school offers a high school curriculum with a focus on hands-on
construction skills training. Students can pursue either a construction
apprenticeship or college.
Click here for to view the thank
you letter we received from The Marketing Source, Inc.
Hot Mix Asphalt Plants:
 Fred
Weber, Inc. has earned the National Asphalt Pavement Association's
(NAPA's) Diamond Achievement Commendation for Excellence in Hot
Mix Asphalt Plant/Site Operations. These prestigious commendations
were awarded to Fred Weber's North, South, O'Fallon, Kingshighway,
Festus, Trautman, Portable and Franklin County Asphalt Plants for
2003.
NAPA's Commendation is designed to recognize Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
production facilities that operate in an exemplary manner. The commendation
program addresses six aspects of Fred Weber's HMA plant sites: appearance,
operations, environmental practices, safety, permitting and compliance,
and community relations. By earning the Diamond Achievement, Fred
Weber, Inc. has shown its commitment to excellence within the communities
they operate.
Bluff City Minerals
Bluff City Minerals won an "Outstanding Achievement Award"
in the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Associations (NSSGA's)
- 2003 About Face Awards Program. This prestigious award recognizes
Bluff City Minerals' outstanding achievement in plant aesthetic
appearance and the exceptional operating conduct of its facilities
to the surrounding community.
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