Polk City, Florida: After several months of competitive bidding, DSC was awarded the project to manufacture Vulcan Materials’ new dredge for their Polk Sand Plant located in central Florida. With initial discussions dating back to January 2003, Vulcan took its time to evaluate all of the bidders before issuing the order for their new dredge. In early February 2004, DSC was notified by Vulcan Materials to proceed on the manufacturing process for their new dual pump electric Marlin Class dredge.
The dredge has approximate dimensions of 131’ long x 28’ wide and was erected and launched by DSC’s crew in just 9 days. To make it all the more challenging, Hurricane Charley pounded central Florida throughout the erecting and launching phases of the dredge. As the dredge remained safe and secured during the hurricane, our only report of bad conditions were hotel room flooding where DSC’s technicians lodged during the assembly.
The customized Marlin Class dredge took approximately 20 weeks to design and manufacture; Vulcan Materials was very involved throughout all stages of construction. Vulcan Materials’ Myron Cantin exclaims, “We felt DSC met and exceeded our expectations as they were cooperative and open to design ideas, had an excellent quality control program, and understood our goals from the beginning for our new equipment.”
Vulcan Materials Company provides infrastructure materials that are required by the American economy. Vulcan is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, a leader in the production of other construction materials, and a major manufacturer of chemicals. In 2004, for the fourth consecutive year, Vulcan was named in Fortune magazine’s prestigious list of America's Most Admired Companies. In addition to being first in their industry category, Vulcan was ranked among the top ten of all Fortune 1000 companies in the attributes of financial soundness and social responsibility. Vulcan employs approximately 9,000 people nationwide. Vulcan Materials may be visited at www.vulcanmaterials.com.