The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners of its Safety, Environmental, and Community Relations Excellence Awards, as well as the association’s top honor — The Stars of Excellence for operations that accumulate Gold Awards in Safety, Environmental, or Community Relations over a five-year period. The awards will be presented at the NSSGA Honors set for Monday, March 18, 2013 at the NSSGA convention in San Antonio. Here’s a list of the top award winners.

Two Stars of Excellence Winners

• Center Hill Quarry, Cemex, Center Hill, Fla.
• Cottonwood Facility, Granite Construction Co., Salt Lake City
• Lacey’s Spring Quarry, Rogers Group, Inc., Lacey’s Spring, Ala.

Safety Excellence Award Winners

• Small — Southington Sand & Gravel, Tilcon Connecticut Inc., an Oldcastle company, Southington, Conn.
• Medium — Cleveland Quarry, Vulcan Materials Co., Cleveland, Tenn.
• Large — Kentucky Avenue Mine, Martin Marietta Materials, Carmel, Ind.

Sterling Safety Award Winners

• Small — Iddings Quarry, Inc., Mifflinburg, Pa.
• Medium — VantaCore Partners, Philadelphia
• Large — Rogers Group, Inc., Nashville

Environmental

• Accokeek Sand and Gravel, Aggregates Industries US Mid-Atlantic Region, Brandywine, Md.
• Acton Quarry, Dufferin Aggregates – a division of Holcim (Canada) Inc., Acton, Ontario
• Black Rock Quarry, Vulcan Materials Co., Black Rock, Ark.
• Columbus Quarry, Lafarge, Midland, Ga.
• Cottonwood Facility, Granite Construction Co., Salt Lake City
• San Pedro Quarry, Martin Marietta Materials, San Antonio

Community Relations

• Center Hill Mine, Cemex, Center Hill, Fla.
• Flamboro Quarry, Dufferin Aggregates – a division of Holcim (Canada) Inc., Hamilton, Ontario
• Lacey’s Spring Quarry, Rogers Group, Inc., Lacey’s Spring, Ala.
• Milton Quarry, Dufferin Aggregates – a division of Holcim (Canada) Inc., Milton, Ontario
• Mosport Pit, Dufferin Aggregates – a division of Holcim(Canada) Inc. , Orono, Ontario