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Ozinga Wins 2 Environmental Excellence Awards
Ozinga’s Henry and Channahon, IL locations were recently awarded Bronze-level Environmental Excellence Awards from the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). The Excellence Awards recognize operations that actively demonstrate a commitment to the exemplary use of environmental controls and systems. “I am extremely proud of our coworkers and managers
Ozinga Donates Proceeds from Pink Ready Mix Truck to Local Breast Cancer Charities
September 27, 2022 (Mokena, IL)—Throughout the month of October, proceeds from Ozinga’s pink-and-white striped ready mix truck will support various efforts to aid those affected by breast cancer, including American Cancer Society and The Cancer Support Center in Mokena. The truck will also be on display at three American Cancer
Ozinga Acquires Barreiro Concrete Materials, Inc., Expands South Florida Footprint
August 26, 2022 (Mokena, IL) — Construction materials company Ozinga is expanding its South Florida operation in Doral and Deerfield Beach, FL by acquiring the assets of Barreiro Concrete Materials, Inc. and welcoming nearly 100 Barreiro Concrete Materials Inc. coworkers to the Ozinga team. “This addition to our Florida operation
Ozinga’s Low-Carbon Concrete Recognized as Key Contributor for Meta’s Net-Zero Goals
Facebook’s parent group, Meta Platforms Inc., is committing to net-zero embodied carbon in their buildings by 2030. A part of this goal includes their energy-intensive data centers through North America. Ozinga had the opportunity to develop a mix design to support this objective alongside Meta’s team of researchers and a
Ozinga Ready Mix Driver Bruce Mitchell Honored by Lake County Council
On June 14, Bruce Mitchell, ready mix driver at our Cedar Lake yard, was recognized by the Lake County Council for his many awards as a mixer driver, including his most recent first place honor at the Indiana Ready Mix Concrete Association’s Mixer Skills Competition. Bruce was awarded a framed
Ozinga Joins US EPA SmartWay® Transport Partnership
June 3, 2022 (Mokena, IL)— Ozinga announced that it joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the construction industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of freight supply chains. By joining SmartWay Transport Partnership, Ozinga demonstrates
Ozinga Inflates State-of-the-Art Cement Facility at Port of Palm Beach
May 24, 2022 (MOKENA, IL) – Ozinga, a fourth-generation family-owned construction materials company, inflated a one-of-a-kind cement storage facility on its location at the Port of Palm Beach. The process began at 2 a.m. and took approximately three hours to complete. The structure’s custom appearance is the result of a
Ozinga Driver Bruce Mitchell Wins First Place at Indiana Ready Mix Concrete Association’s Mixer Skills Competition
May 9, 2022 (Mokena, IL)—Ozinga ready mix driver Bruce Mitchell earned first place at the Indiana Ready Mix Concrete Association’s (IRMCA) Mixer Skills Competition on April 30, 2022. The competition tests drivers on driving course and ability challenges as well as a truck inspection and written exam. Winners from the
Ozinga Supports Breast Cancer Awareness with Pink-and-White-Striped Ready Mix Truck
May 6, 2022 (Mokena, IL)—As a way to show support for breast cancer awareness and advocate for those who have been affected by the illness, Ozinga has painted one of its concrete mixers pink and white. The idea to transform one of the ready mix trucks came from Alivia Ozinga,
Ozinga Honored as 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year
May 5, 2022 (Mokena, IL)—Ozinga has received the 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. This is the third year Ozinga has been honored with this award. Each year, the ENERGY STAR program honors a group of
Ozinga Partners with Meta and University of Illinois on Early-Stage, Low-Carbon Project at DeKalb, IL Data Center
April 28, 2022 (Mokena, IL) — In partnership with Meta and researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Ozinga’s expertise as an industry leader played an integral role in helping Meta field test an AI-powered concrete formula on multiple (noncritical) structures at Meta’s DeKalb, IL data center. Meta
Ozinga Acquires Argos USA Operation in Doral, Florida
March 23, 2022 (Mokena, IL)—Construction materials company Ozinga is expanding its South Florida operation by acquiring the Argos USA ready-mix concrete facility located at 12201 NW 25th Street in Doral. The new site is located directly next to Ozinga’s current ready-mix operation in Doral. This expansion will allow Ozinga, a