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MOVERS & SHAKERS Mick’s Retirement On July 29, 2016 we said farewell to our Chief Financial Officer of 21 years, Mick McKirahan. Mick’s retirement was honored with a small gathering of friends and coworkers at a local steak house. Mick was given some parting gifts that included, a custom made Allied Con- crete baseball jersey signed by the office personnel, a glass award engraved with his credentials and a “Tour of Duty” shirt that listed all of the company names Allied and Alleyton have been. Many people joined us in cele- brating Mick’s tenure and wishing him the best as he begins his retirement. Brian Hollrah will succeed Mick as Chief Financial Of- ficer. Brian came to us from Summit Materials (our par- ent company) back in November 2015. Brian and Mick worked together for several months in order to make the transition as easy as possible. Brian spent 2 years on the Denver Finance team before relocating to Alleyton with his family. We are very excited to have Brian on our team going forward. Congratulations to Mick on his well deserved retirement! Alleyton Resource Quarterly Newsletter Q3 2016 In This Issue 2 Aggregate Safety Achievements 2 Employee Discounts 3 Rock Stars 3 Plant 6’s Positive Work Environment 3 President’s Corner 4 Hard Hat Zone 4 Operation Back- pack: Success! Upcoming Healthcare Open Enrollment Dates: November 1st- 15th

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MOVERS

& SHAKERS

Mick’s Retirement

On July 29, 2016 we said farewell to our Chief Financial

Officer of 21 years, Mick McKirahan. Mick’s retirement

was honored with a small gathering of friends and

coworkers at a local steak house. Mick was given some

parting gifts that included, a custom made Allied Con-

crete baseball jersey signed by the office personnel, a

glass award engraved with his credentials and a “Tour

of Duty” shirt that listed all of the company names Allied

and Alleyton have been. Many people joined us in cele-

brating Mick’s tenure and wishing him the best as he

begins his retirement.

Brian Hollrah will succeed Mick as Chief Financial Of-

ficer. Brian came to us from Summit Materials (our par-

ent company) back in November 2015. Brian and Mick

worked together for several months in order to make the

transition as easy as possible. Brian spent 2 years on

the Denver Finance team before relocating to Alleyton

with his family. We are very excited to have Brian on

our team going forward. Congratulations to Mick on his

well deserved retirement!

Alleyton Resource Quarterly Newsletter Q3 2016

In This Issue 2 Aggregate Safety Achievements 2 Employee

Discounts 3 Rock Stars 3 Plant 6’s Positive

Work Environment 3 President’s Corner 4 Hard Hat Zone 4 Operation Back-

pack: Success!

Upcoming

Healthcare Open

Enrollment Dates:

November 1st-

15th

Outstanding Safety is No Accident at

Aggregate Plants

Aggregate sites have reached an outstanding record for hours of man

hours worked with out a lost time incident. As of July 15th our sites were

at a total of 888,238 hours with out a lost time incident and it is estimated

that we will break 1,000,000 hours by the end of the year. This is an abso-

lutely amazing achievement for our Aggregate operations.

Congratulations to each and every one of our Aggregate employees and

thank you for creating a safety culture we are all proud of. It is important

that in light of these accomplishments we stay vigilant. Complacency has

no place in a safety culture like ours.

Another great achievement during this quarter is that our Aggregate sites

went through MSHA Compliance Inspections. 3 plants received zero cita-

tions and 1 only received one. This is a huge accomplishment and we are

very proud to have such a great group who make safety a priority. So a

special congratulations to:

Monahan– Zero Citations (2nd time in a row)

Altair– Zero Citations

Smith– Zero Citations

Duncan– One Citation

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Mention company code EP19475

Rodney Johnson, Pump Operator, Allied Concrete Pumping

1. How long have you been with Allied Concrete Pumping?

6 months, 2 weeks, 3 days

2. What do you like most about working at Allied?

They always encourage us to always be safe.

3. What is the biggest challenge of being a pump operator?

Getting to work on time due to the early hours.

4. What are your hobbies outside of work?

Cooking and Reading.

5. What types of books do you like to read?

Shakespeare, Frankenstein, other types of thriller and horror books.

6. If you could go anywhere/anytime in a time machine where would you go and why?

Fiji Islands, just need to escape. No time travel needed.

With the lowest rates of turnover, incidents and discipline Plant 6 has an extraordi-nary record of excellence. Some factors were found to be the source of such re-markable metric trends. One factor is leadership. The Plant’s Manager Carlton Downey leads with a respect and understanding that is received well by his employ-ees. Carlton is not the only leader at Plant 6, in fact all employees are empowered to lead each other, hold each other accountable and encourage each other to do bet-ter. Thus, teamwork is another factor that causes this plant to operate so well. There is a sense of comradery between all of the drivers. They joke and laugh with each other, but when it’s time to get to work they are all business. They hold each other accountable for being on time, being safe, and following procedures. There is posi-tivity in the atmosphere at Plant 6, as soon as you walk up to the plant, people smile, wave and welcome you to the plant.

To recognize this plant for their great metrics, positive attitudes and a job well done, they were awarded a delicious BBQ luncheon.

AND WE ROLL!

Customer Service – we’ve all had good and bad experiences; some so bad that we talk

about the experience years later. Why is it we’re more apt to talk about the bad service

versus excellent service? We certainly generate more “likes” on Facebook with a

negative experience, as family and friends share in our pain.

Our company certainly hears more negative than positive regarding service; you’re late,

the material is out of spec, the billing is wrong, etc. . . . To a customer, this is pain.

Customer pain is anything we do that annoys or prevents the customer from doing their

job. A wet load costs time and money and out of spec material can cause delays or

quality issues with the customer’s final product. Identifying customer pain is a sure way

to identify gaps in our systems, processes and customer interactions.

Looking through the eyes of the customer can be enlightening. The “we’ve always

done it this way” mentality can drive customers crazy. If we can be innovative and

improve our business by eliminating customer pain, we will continue to solidify our

reputation and improve customer service. If we don’t, our competition certainly will.

Thanks for all of your hard work in providing our customers top notch service, with your

help we can raise the bar and create a bigger gap between us and the competition.

Bryan Kalbfleisch, President

Plant 6 Lays the Foundation for a Positive Work

Environment

President’s Corner

Pictured is some of our amazing drivers from Plant 6. From Right to Left: Top: Carlos A, Yoni, Orlando, Custodio, Santos, Marlin

Bottom: Diego, Adolfo and Carlos M

As part of our efforts to positively impact our community, all Alleyton employees were asked to participate in Operation Backpack. Opera-tion Backpack was a school supply drive hosted by the YMCA and Mattress Firm Foster Kids. We made the backpack drive a little more inter-esting by making it a competition between all of our locations. The location with the highest percent participation would win a luncheon. Our grand total was 54 backpacks, all stuffed to the brim with school supplies and some with little notes of encouragement from our em-ployees. The backpacks were split between the YMCA and Mattress Firm drop off spots. The winner of our challenge was our aggregate site Monahan with 100% participation. We want to thank all employees who helped give these children the tools they need to be successful this school year.

HARD HAT ZONE DRIVER OF THE YEAR

One employee from each Ready Mix location who exemplified safety throughout

2015 was identified and awarded. The winning drivers demonstrated safety in

their daily performance and behavior. They went above and beyond the safety

standards, guidelines and policies. As a company it is our honor to recognize

those who make safety a priority. Each winner received a bonus check, a plaque

and a custom jacket.

DO NOT USE A CELL

PHONE OR OTHER ELEC-

TRONIC DEVICE WHEN:

DRIVING

OPERATING HEAVY MA-

CHINERY

PERFORMING SAFETY

SENSITIVE FUNCTIONS

ANYTIME A DISTRAC-

TION IS A POTENTIAL

HAZARD

Operation Backpack: Success!

Transport - Kenneth Wells

Plant 1 - Pedro Luna

Plant 2 - Arturo Marquez

Plant 3 - Adam Aguilar

Plant 4 - William Arias

Plant 5 - Rosalio Parra

Plant 6 - Yoni Vanegas

Plant 7 - Jeremiah Ontiveros

Plant 8 - Samuel Montano

Loader - Angel Arnaiz (Plant 8)

2015

Driver

of the

Year

Winners

Plant 5 Winner Rosalio Parra with

Plant Manager Tim Harris and

Area Manager Henry Perry

Plant 1 Winner Pedro Luna with

Plant Manager Herman Kennedy and

Area Manager Henry Perry

Plant 7 Winner Jeremiah Onti-

veros with Plant Manager Ceasar

Perez