Facts and Figures

 

General Facts about Vulcan Materials Company

 Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama
Predecessor company, Birmingham Slag, established in 1909.
2007 sales of $3.0 billion.
Publicly traded and listed on New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VMC.
Employs approximately 11,000 company-wide.

 

Leading the industry in the production of construction aggregates

 334 aggregate production and related facilities serving 22 states, the District of Columbia, the Bahamas and Mexico.
Produces crushed stone, sand and gravel, and other construction aggregates.
One of the top 5 producers of asphalt and a leading producer of ready-mixed concrete.
183 stone quarries, 51 sand and gravel plants, 84 sales yards, 47 asphalt plants, and 131 ready-mixed concrete facilities.
Nine strategically placed division headquarters in U.S.
231 million tons of aggregates shipped in 2007.
Proven stone reserves totaling 11 billion tons exceed any other aggregates company, sufficient to last 44 years at current production rates.
Around 47% of aggregates produced are used to build and maintain highways, bridges, roads, airports, railroads, and water and sewer systems.
Other aggregates uses include residential, commercial and industrial building construction.

 

Committed to safety, health, environmental stewardship and social responsibility

 Setting industry health and safety standards through strict adherence and going beyond compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

In partnership with Wildlife Habitat Council to develop quarry lands as wildlife habitats.

Vulcan quarry first industrial site in nation certified as sanctioned, enhanced habitat for indigenous wildlife on corporate lands.

Vulcan has 37 certified habitats.

Vulcan Materials Company Foundation established in 1988 to make charitable contributions with a particular focus on education, environmental stewardship and employee involvement.
250 schools are adopted through K-12 Adopt-A-School program.
Over 44,000 people took part in tours and science-related educational programs in 2007. Most of these were school children who toured our facilities in conjunction with earth science studies.

 

Consistent quality initiatives result in recognition

 Named to Fortune magazine’s list of America’s Most Admired Companies in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006. In 2006, Vulcan was first in its industry category, among the top 10 of the Fortune 1000 in the attributes of social responsibility and long term-investments and among the top 20 in both financial soundness and use of corporate assets. In 2007, Vulcan received this award again.
Included in Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index.
Recognized for outstanding record of compliance with affirmative action and equal employment opportunity laws by U.S. Department of Labor.
Recipient of numerous beautification and environmental awards given by the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association.