A newsletter for Pioneer Materials in Delaware.

1. Pioneer Eagles
News
May 2018Volume 1 Issue 5
F O R P I O N E E R M A T E R I A L S E M P L O Y E E S
Special points of interest:
May Birthdays
• 5/2 Lori Kibler
May Anniversary's
∗ 5/20/98 Chris
Greenlee
∗5/22/17 Bryan Smith
Memorial Day or Decoration Day
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the
United States for remembering the
people who dies while serving in the
country’s armed forces. The holiday,
which is currently observed every year
on the last Monday of May, will be held
on May 28, 2018. May people visit
cemeteries and memorials, particularly
to honor those who have dies in military
service. Many volunteers place an
American flag on each grave in national
cemeteries.
Memorial Day is not to be confused with
Veterans Day – Memorial Day is a day of
remembering the men and women who
dies while serving, whereas Veterans
Day celebrates the service of all U.S.
military veterans.
• Alert fellow workers of
the near miss so that
everyone can be aware to
prevent accidents.
• Talk to your supervisor
about what can be done
to inform and solve the
cause of the near miss so
that the workplace can be
safer.
• Understand that
reporting a near miss will
not get you in trouble
since it is better to report
a near miss before an
accident actually happens
and someone gets hurt.
A “Near Miss” is an event that
could have caused serious injury
or illness – but didn’t.
Example: A forkli� operator drives
too fast and drops the load, almost
hi�ng another worker.
How to react in the event of a
“Near Miss”
• Acknowledge the near miss
and how the situa�on
could have ended much
worse.
MAY SAFETY AWARENESS
Near Miss – The One that Almost Happened

2. P i o n e e r E a g l e s
P i o n e e r g o l f s a n d a w i n n i n g i n n o v a t i o n
B y C r a i g w o l f
A litle market research and a
litle customer blending opens
up a new applica�on into
evolving markets for Pioneer
sand. Tradi�onally, the
primary purpose of sand
produc�on at Pioneer
Materials was for Concrete,
Hot Mix Asphalt, and Masonry
applica�ons. The Pioneer
Sales team recognized a niche
market for Mason Sand for use
in golf course and athle�c field
turf maintenance and
construc�on that did not
require significant addi�onal
sand processing. Coordina�ng
between Sales, Quality
Control, Opera�ons, and
Transporta�on with
Management oversite, this
project team challenged the
Company to break out of a
construc�on mindset in order
to engage a new industry.
The result was Dried Topdressing
and Blended Sands, two new
products to enter the market.
The innova�ve product
necessitates mee�ng new drying
requirements to produce a dried
sand with the consistent par�cle
size required for golf greens.
Determining that Pioneer could
efficiently blend mixes with loaders
on site; blending formulas were
created covering common ra�os
used to blend bulk Sand with Peat,
Topsoil, and customer
amendments.
Currently, 2 Blends and Dried
materials are ready for delivery.
This creates the opportunity to
further blend material for water
reten�on basins, athle�c field
drainage, and future opportuni�es
for roof top gardens or permeable
surfaces as demand increases.
Whether it is Fairway Topdressing
for local golf courses, the
Washington Na�onals, or the
Bal�more Ravens,
Rootzone/Greensmix sand for golf
course projects at Merion Golf
Club, Harbourtown CC, or Athle�c
Field construc�on at the
Maryland Soccerplex, or blended
sand for use under new turf grass
for greens renova�ons, and
fairway drainage at the U.S. Naval
Academy Golf Course and
Harbourtown CC or Bunker Sand
for filling in and comple�ng
bunker renova�ons at local
courses, Pioneer has been able to
meet customers’ needs.
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D o v e r M o t o r
S p e e d w a y
May 3 – 6, 2018
Schedule
May 6
1:20 pm Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series Driver
Introductions
2:00 pm “AAA 400 Driver for
Autism” Monster Energy
NASCAR Cup Series Race
Celebrated since 1933, the
dover Days Fes�val is an ABA
Top 100 USA Event, three-day
celebra�on of the First State’s
Capital City and features a
huge parade, maypole dancing
by children dressed in colonial
costumes, historical
reenactments, a car show …..
May Day
May 5, 2018
Happy Mother’s Day
May 13, 2018
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The Golf Sand line has steadily
increased in volume each year
through regular sales to our
distributors, direct customer sales,
and through larger construc�on or
renova�on projects. It brings a
different type of customer to
Pioneer, one that expects a quality
material, consistency from start to
finish, and capability to produce
custom blended op�ons.
Congratula�ons to Pioneer
Materials for pioneering this new
product and for earning the
dis�nc�on of honorable men�on
in the 2017 CRH Innova�ons
Award for their work.
I am happy to announce that
Jacob Newquist has accepted
the role of Bay Road Leadman.
In this position he will be
responsible for the day-to-day
operations at the Bay Road
Sand Plant.
Please join me in
congratulating Jacob in his
new role!
Jeff Dawson
ANNOUNCEMENT
BIRTH
Katarina Ramirez and Bryan
Smith (Bay Road Dredge
Operator) welcome to their
bundle of joy Kaiden Smith.
On 4/11/18 at 4:13 pm
Weigh�ng at 6lb 14 oz.
and 20 ¼ “ long
WE’RE ON THE WEB!
PIONEERMATERIALS.BIZ
Pioneer Materials provides
sand and stone to the
Delmarva Peninsula.
Based in Dover, DE, Pioneer Materials is one of the
leading suppliers of construction aggregate on the
Delmarva Peninsula. For over half a century
Pioneer has been serving the needs of the
peninsula and surrounding area. Pioneer operates
two sand plants in Dover, producing natural sand
and gravel to meet both local and regional needs.
The company also operates stone yards in Dover,
Felton and Dagsboro DE, as well as in Delmar, MD.
P I O N E E R M A T E R I A L S
A C R H C O M P A N Y
880 Long Point Road
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-698-5510
Fax: 302-730-3821
E-mail:
Safety Is Our Family Business
B a y R o a d
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