Zanesville, Oh – On Friday, January 23, 2015 The Shelly Company’s public relations manager, Jamie Sturgeon, visited Maysville Elementary in Zanesville, Ohio to talk about construction careers and learn about making roads while having some fun in the process. “It is important to take every opportunity available and educate on the many career opportunities within the construction building- materials industry,” […]

It looked like a scene out of a Special Forces movie. Camouflaged police officers with weapons in arm stood in the shadows scoping out the land.  As they were given the signal, they raided an abandoned house and two barns in hopes to seize and capture the two suspects reportedly hiding on the property. No […]

The Shelly Company has added to its mobile versatility by introducing its first app. The free app will provide as a convenient tool online or offline for calculating aggregates, asphalt and ready mix concrete quantities. It also provides a locations feature that links users to the Shelly website. The app is handy for all projects […]

Flow Control magazine recently announced its 2014 Innovation Awards winners for their technological contributions to industrial fluid handling systems, resulting in increased process efficiency, cost savings, energy savings and more.  Fox Thermal Instruments was included within the award list for its Model FT2A thermal mass flow meter currently installed at The Shelly Company’s Gallipolis asphalt […]

On Wednesday, Aug. 27, The Shelly Company’s liquid terminal and asphalt plant in Gallipolis, Ohio, took part in the Ohio Chamber’s Road to Prosperity summer road tour by hosting Chamber representatives and Sen. Bob Peterson, to discuss key issues facing the construction and building materials industry. “I appreciated visiting and learning more about The Shelly […]

The Shelly Company is excited to welcome Josh to our team. Josh joined The Shelly Company on August 31 as Shelly’s Northeast and Northwest Divisions Human Resources Manager. He brings over 13 years of human resources experience in the trucking and manufacturing industries. Prior to working in the private industry, Josh was a member of the […]

One of the greatest advantages to pouring concrete is you can do it all year long. However, as the seasons change so does the necessary steps to ensure quality results.  Summer is no exception, and as the heat indexes rise, follow the below guidelines to decrease your chances of hot weather issues for a successful finish. Coordination between the designer, […]

(Maumee) – On, Saturday, June 7, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., The Shelly Company’s Stoneco Maumee Quarry will be hosting an Open House providing visitors a unique opportunity to take a bus tour of the limestone operation and learn more about the process and importance of aggregates. “We invite community members to stop by […]

It’s the most wonderful time! Today, The Shelly Company kicks off its 31 days of safety awareness, a series that will have you winterizing, thinking ahead and preparing for the unexpected as you count down to the New Year. Shelly’s safety directors collectively created 31 safety related ideas, tips and images pertaining to the season. […]

The 16th Annual Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) Legislative Reception at the Ohio Statehouse was a well-attended and very successful event.  OAIMA members, including Shelly Company representatives, spoke with their Ohio lawmakers regarding their concerns about HB277 (Rep. Stautberg) that would make changes to the Type 2, Expedited Annexation process.  The bill, as passed […]

High school proms create lasting memories for young people, but they also can create a financial burden. The Shelly Co.’s Northwest Division takes away some of that “sticker shock” through its annual Don’t Stress Over the Dress event, which provides donated special-occasion dresses to girls planning to attend school proms. The sixth annual event, held […]

The Shelly Company walked away with close to 40 awards recognizing highest-quality asphalt pavement and asphalt facilities at NAPA’s annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., on Feb. 5. “It was a very proud moment for The Shelly Company and Oldcastle Materials.  Quality is one of Shelly’s three core values and critical to our long-term success, […]

The Shelly Co. has won two gold awards for community relations excellence through the National Stone, Sand and Gravel (NSSGA) awards program.  The awards program recognizes aggregates operations throughout the United States and Canada for their extraordinary commitment to safety, for their superior performance as environmental stewards and for their community involvement and support activities […]

You may not be an expert on all things concrete. That’s okay, because you don’t have to be. Let Shelly Co. be the expert, and you can trust us to know all there is about ready mix concrete. Ready mix concrete is specially manufactured to be delivered to the construction site in a state that’s […]

Ready mix concrete usually goes from the mixing site to its final resting place in a mixer truck. This method of delivering concrete has been around since the 1920s, and the effectiveness of this method has contributed to its longevity. The mixer truck has a rotating mixer drum set at an angle. Inside the shell […]

Concrete’s effectiveness depends on its ingredients and consistency. You don’t want a mixture that shrinks or becomes brittle; nor do you want it to be runny. There will be four basic materials you need in your mix: Portland cement, sand, aggregate and water. Adding water will form a paste that will bind the materials together […]

Limestone is common a rock that makes up about ten percent of all sedimentary rocks. Limestone is made up of calcite aragonite. A lot of limestone comes from skeletal fragments of marine organisms. Throughout history, many people have recognized limestone’s potential and used it for a building material. The great pyramids of Egypt, among many […]

Asphalt is a low maintenance, resilient and durable surface material that can last for many years if the proper steps are taken throughout the construction process. If you don’t have experience in asphalt, it is highly recommended that you find a reputable asphalt contractor to help you through the process. You can research local contractors […]

Aggregate: Aggregates are granular materials formed from a natural rock substance. It can be further defined in one of several ways: Source—primary, secondary, recycled Geology—limestone, granite, etc. Grading—coarse, fine Primary aggregate: These are extracted directly from the ground. They can be sand, gravel, or hard rock. Sand and gravel can come from any kind of […]

Ready mix concrete is  the first choice for projects requiring concrete. The term “ready mix” is used to describe a process where concrete is pre-made at a plant and delivered in batches to job sites. Each batch of ready mix concrete is specially created per the requirements of the contractor. The ready mix concrete is […]

You probably don’t have a great deal of attention that you can devote to learning about sand and gravel. However, a quick study of sand and gravel can reveal a lot about the subject. Sand and gravel deposits come from river channels, river flood plains, and glacial deposits. All fifty states in the United States […]

When you pour a mixture to make a new sidewalk or driveway for your house, are you using cement or concrete? What’s the difference between the two? Although the terms cement and concrete often are used interchangeably, they’re not the same thing. Concrete actually includes cement and other things, like aggregates and paste. The aggregates […]

Ohio state Rep. Dorothy Pelanda and Pat Jacomet, executive director of Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Assoc., visited with The Shelly Co. management team at the York Center limestone quarry on Dec. 2. As a community member and farmer, Pelanda paid close attention to what she was learning about the everyday impact of Shelly’s stone products. […]

The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) honored The Shelly Co., an Oldcastle Materials company, at its 25th annual symposium, “Celebrating Corporate Conservation,” in Baltimore, Md., November 13-14. The Shelly Co.’s Dresden Wildlife Habitat Site was named the Corporate Lands for Learning of the Year for outstanding environmental education, stewardship and voluntary employee efforts. Another Shelly Co. […]

About 100 Shelly Co. employees, family members and friends participated in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K in Columbus, Ohio, on Oct. 27 — and raised $15,000 for the cause. The Shelly team’s total — which employees raised through donations from friends and family members, office potlucks, pink ribbon hard-hat stickers […]