The road to success starts with better pavers

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View from the storage yard to the office building of Phoenix Paver based in the U.S. state of Arizona

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The machinery of the facility was supplied by the equipment manufacturer Columbia Machines (Vancouver/WA); here their sales team at this year’s “World of Concrete” in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Starting with the feeding plant for raw material ...

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... up to the plant control, almost the entire production performance was supplied from a single source

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The Granufin pigment granules for colored concrete products and the Granumat dosing system supplied by Huntsman Pigments Brockhues GmbH & Co. KG

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Operations Manager David Williams is very satisfied with both the plant equipment of Columbia and the quality of the finished concrete products

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The company’s sample yard gives interested visitors an overview of the products of Phoenix Paver, for example, this round fire pit with built-in barbeque

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The finished concrete products are transported by trucks to Phoenix Paver‘s customers mostly located in Arizona

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One of many successful reference project is this pavementawarded with the Arizona ICPI Award (second in the category over 3,000 sq ft)

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Phoenix Paver, the manufacturer of concrete products established in the U.S. state of Arizona in 2005, guarantees the highest level of quality products and service to its customers, which is ultimately why they chose Columbia Machine as an equipment supplier.

Phoenix Paver was established by Jay Donkersloot and Bartz Klopping in 2005. Increasing demand for high quality pavers in the Phoenix Metropolitan area caught the attention of the two owners at that time. With Donkersloot’s business acumen and Klopping’s industry talent, a successful partnership was born. In 2005 they purchased the property and plant from Jensen Patio Brick/Natural Stone, located just south of the Salt River in central Phoenix, Arizona.

That same year they assembled an all-star team to bring the vision to life. Rupp Consulting was hired to manage plant development. David...