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Dunn also achieved additional operating efficiencies by installing variable frequency drives on the baghouse fan.

"We're now operating a plant that's more efficient, produces lower emissions, and is quieter," Bradford says. "Our neighbors like the fact that it's a cleaner and quieter plant, especially when we have to operate at night."

The investment should bode well for Dunn and the company's customers by allowing the asphalt producer/contractor to not only meet the demand of the market it serves, but to do so in a cost-effective manner.

"Whenever you can cut costs and still produce a high-quality product, everybody wins," Croy states. "We love the plant and it's a welcome change to this location. It's just good business."

About Dunn
Dunn Construction Co. was formed in 1978 as a railroad construction company in Virginia. The company moved to Birmingham, AL in the early 1900s. As the automobile became an accepted mode of transportation, Dunn recognized the potential for road paving and opened one of the country's first asphalt plants in 1915.