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  VanGuards, Brochure Win Hermes, Inspire Awards (1st / 2nd Quarters 2008) The Vecellio Group has won three 2008 Hermes Creative Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. Two are for the VanGuard (writing and overall campaign), with a third for a full-color Vecenergy marketing brochure. VanGuard also won a 2007 Inspire Award from…

  Vecellio Group CEO Is Elected ARTBA Chairman (4th Quarter 2007) PROUD FAMILY — Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., CEO of the family owned Vecellio Group, receives congratulations from his wife, Kathryn, and their sons Christopher, left, and Michael, after his election as ARTBA Chairman. Leo A. Vecellio, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Vecellio Group, Inc.,…

  Group Achieves 100% Diamond Recognition (4th Quarter 2007) Clean, safe and environmentally sound. That’s the description fitting all nine Vecellio Group asphalt plants and the reason they’ve all earned prestigious Diamond Achievement Commendations from the National Asphalt Pavement Association in 2007. Vecellio Group makes a clean sweep, earns nine ‘Diamond” Awards for its asphalt operations.…

  Good Equipment, Great Personnel Make Blacktop Production ‘Green’ By Leo A. Vecellio, Jr. (4th Quarter 2007) Leo A. Vecellio, Jr. Vecellio Group, Inc. President, Chairman and CEO Hot-mix asphalt may look black, but it’s getting greener all the time. Not only is asphalt pavement the most recycled product in America, with over 70 million tons reclaimed…

Port Celebrates Grand Opening Of Diesel Terminal (4th Quarter 2007) In business, being in the right place at the right time is often a matter of the right strategy. A great example is Vecenergy’s new diesel fuel terminal at South Florida Materials, its Port of Palm Beach facility. It is the only such diesel terminal between…

  Foundation Provides $100,000 In Scholarships (4th Quarter 2007) Amy King   Christine Peters For Amy King and Christine Peters, the Vecellio Group is more than just the parent company of White Rock Quarries, where their fathers work. Thanks to the Employee Scholarship Program of Vecellio Family Foundation (VFF), it’s also a part of their college…

  “Eye In The Sky” (3rd Quarter 2007) Here’s a recent look at a few of the Vecellio Group’s operations and facilities. Photos by Bruce Burgin, Leo Nelson, John Riley, Jr., Carl Thiemann and Aaron Bonewitz Vecellio & Grogan’s headquarters in Beckley, WV. One of Sharpe Bros. two asphalt plants in Greensboro, NC. Ranger Central’s West Palm Beach, FL,…

  Linda Figg Delivers 2007 Vecellio Lecture (3rd Quarter 2007) Linda Figg Linda Figg, President and CEO of Figg Engineering Group (FIGG), is delivering this year’s Vecellio Lecture, held annually at Virginia Tech. FIGG is a family of companies that specializes in creating world-class, award-winning bridges. Ms. Figg serves on the Board of Directors of the…

  South Division Preps Vecenergy Site (3rd Quarter 2007) Ranger South is making excellent progress on a project for Vecenergy, the Vecellio Group’s energy division, at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Ranger South is performing the site work and preparing foundations for 11 petroleum storage tanks. The project will be completed in the fourth quarter…

Vecenergy Provides Global Marketplace With Well-Integrated Services & Products(1st / 2nd Quarter 2007) Already a leading transportation contractor and quarry operator in the United States, the Vecellio Group is rapidly expanding into the petroleum and alternative fuel industries internationally. Vecenergy is the Vecellio Group’s new energy division, providing a host of advanced, well-integrated services and products…