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New from Pavestone: Anchor™ Sequent™ Retaining Wall Panel System

Pavestone — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:20:54 +0000

For a fresh look, the Anchor™ Sequent™ Retaining Wall Panel System combines two popular Anchor™ products with great aesthetic and functional results. The panels are a quick way to build a multi-height wall by combining the Diamond Pro Stone Cut® and Highland Stone® retaining wall systems in a simple installation pattern.
These panels break up the horizontal lines of a typical single-height product and can be used with geosynthetic reinforcement. For contractors, the Sequent™ Retaining Wall System installation pattern is quick to install on a large scale when you want to create a random, rough-hewn look without sacrificing stability — ideal for larger projects.

Anchor™ Sequent™ is available in two varieties: One combines 6-inch Highland Stone® with 8-inch Diamond Pro Stone Cut®, while the other combines 6-inch Highland Stone® with 3-inch Highland Stone®.

Pavestone’s product information sheets include detailed specifications and installation guidelines. You can view or download info sheets for the Anchor™ Sequent™ 3-inch / 6-inch combination or the Anchor™ Sequent™ 6-inch / 8-inch combination.

Anchor™ Sequent™ is great for:

Terrace Gardens
Landscape Retaining Walls
Geosynthetic Reinforced Tall Walls

Sales Rep of the Month – September

Pavestone — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:10:25 +0000

Matt Blakeley – September 2010

Matt Blakeley - Sales Rep of the Month - September 2010

Pavestone is very pleased to announce Matt Blakeley as the September Sales Rep of the Month. Below is an excerpt from an email that was received from Brian Webber, the Operations Assistant Store Manager at Home Depot store # 707, that demonstrates the level of dedication and effort put forth by Matt that has earned him this recognition.

“I wanted to take a minute and ask for your assistance in specifically recognizing your employee Matt Blakely. Over the last 6 months, Matt has given me and Team Depot and incredible amount of assistance in vision, design and labor. Without his assistance this project would not have been possible. He has been with us since day one and leant his expertise in doing the site walk. He took a rough idea that I had in my head and was able to take my loose collection of thoughts and sketches and put them to an actual engineered design. He spent many hours measuring, computing as well as making calls to the city and planners to get engineering designs for the site. He was able to secure product and the assistance of your associates. This really gave the project a professional finish and has truly impressed everybody that has gone into the memorial garden.

Matt has truly made a difference not only to a grieving family but to a whole community. Murfreesboro and the Blackman Community have been grieving for the last year from the unfortunate lose of one of their own. Russell Hercules, Jr. passed October 1, 2009 during an insurgent attack while he was on patrol in Afghanistan. He was a member of the Pathfinder Company 4th BN of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell. The efforts put forth over last few months by Matt and Pavestone have done unimaginable amounts of healing for both a grieving family and a community as a whole.

Matt has far surpassed any level of dedication that I would expect in any vendor representative. I know he has also been doing this with a heavy heart dealing with the recent loss of his own brother while on active duty. Being faced with this and being able to give what he has, shows us that we have not only a great partnership but a true friendship.”

~Ted Woods, Cape Girardeau DM

SPC Russell S. Hercules Jr. Memorial Garden

Bethel Foundation Gets Hearts and Stones

Pavestone — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:27:38 +0000

Through their Hearts and Stones program the Dallas, TX based, Pavestone Company along with The Home Depot, donated the labor and materials to install a planter at the Bethel Foundation. Volunteers from Pavestone Company and The Home Depot installed the popular Windsor retaining wall blocks to create a heart shaped planter earlier this week in Oklahoma City, OK.

The Bethel Foundation reaches out to one single mom at a time — giving a ray of sunshine at the end of the tunnel by providing team support with mentoring, rehabilitation and quality housing. Bethel takes pride in helping mothers get on their feet! Lynda Powell, founder of the Bethel Foundation, was a struggling single mother who saw the need for the resources Bethel provides to the community.

Check out the work in progress pictures

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Pavestone Company has manufactured segmental concrete products for the commercial, residential, contractor, industrial and retail consumer markets since 1980. Dedicated to the production of the concrete pavers and retaining wall units, our business principle is to be driven not only by technology in manufacturing, but also in the development of segmental paving and retaining wall systems. With 20 regional manufacturing locations, distributing to over 40 states, Pavestone Company continues to set the standards for service to the buyer, specifier and contractor. With over 250 million dollars in state-of-the art manufacturing equipment, Pavestone Company provides the quality that sets the standard for its competitors and industry. The depth of selection in shape, color and texture, continue to place Pavestone as the leader of the industry!

The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer with stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, 10 Canadian provinces, Mexico and China.

Let us know if you come across any interesting and unique planters made from retaining walls or pavers.

Columbus Cottage Moving Along Quickly on New Home

Pavestone — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:19:44 +0000

All to often we get caught up with the everyday struggles in our lives and we forget about the good that can be done and the people that could benefit from us doing that good. Unfortunately, with the state of the economy and just the overall condition of business in general, we don’t tend to look for a way that we can help someone else. With our wallets being tighter we don’t give as much as we have in the past and our eyes and hearts are not open as much to those that could use a helping hand.

A month or so ago I received a call from Jan Pease (Jan Pease Marketing) in which she explained a project that was beginning to start that involved the NeighborWorks Columbus and their Columbus Cottage Program. In short, this is a organization that will take a elderly disadvantaged recipient whose housing is unsatisfactory and build them a new home to live in. This is their third cottage and the recipient this time is Mr. Joseph Hubanks, a retired, two war veteran. Mr. Hubanks is in his 80’s and his home was in terrible condition. I have included a link to the NeighborWorks website about Mr. Hubanks and a video about his home (http://www.nwcolumbuscampaign.org/recipients.aspx?id=109 ) After watching the video I am sure you will be amazed that he was still there.

We were asked if we would like to join the effort to build Mr. Hubanks new home and provide the landscaping for the home. After making a trip to the site to see the existing house, I did not have any reservations about doing this. In fact, I was actually impressed in what I had seen. Although the home was in terrible condition you could not really tell this from the road side. Mr. Hubanks had enough pride in himself that he still kept his yard up. The property was not overgrown and you could tell that the man was proud of his shrubbery that he had. Even though the walls, floors, and everything else about the home was beyond repair, the yard was still in good shape as to NOT draw attention to the terrible conditions of the home. This spoke highly to me, this showed me a man that had pride in himself, from then on I did not have any reservations about lending a hand. I look forward to giving Mr. Hubanks a yard that he can enjoy.

As a veteran myself, I owe Mr. Hubanks for the wars that he has served in. As Americans we owe a lot to those who served before us. Anyone who feels that they would like to help with this cause can contact the program at the above linked website. Anyone that would like to get their hands dirty and help our staff in installing Mr. Hubanks yard can feel free to contact our office or myself. We are tentatively scheduled to do the installation in the middle of September, with further details coming in the next week. Our staff would love to give a hand to anyone that wants to volunteer to help on the installation and perhaps pass a little “Green” knowledge onto you and at the same time help a fellow American.

In the design of the landscape I wanted to keep things fairly simple for maintenance purposes, yet still bring attention to the home. I think this was accomplished and hopefully Mr. Hubanks will be pleased.

I want to take time to thank our vendors who have stepped up with us on this project, because, without them it would not be possible. Some of our clients may even recognize some of these vendors from projects we have done for you.

PAVESTONE – Pavestone has provided us with our hardscape products for several years and has been great in supporting Southern Environmental on our projects, they will be providing the Pavers for the back patio and Rumble Wall block for us to build the surround for the BBQ Grill. I did not draw the BBQ surround details into the plans because this will be a one off design and will not be seen until finally installation. It should be interesting. Pictures will be posted upon completion.

JOHN DEERE LANDSCAPES – John Deere Landscapes has provided us with many plants and landscape materials over the past and is fast becoming our “Go To” vendor for landscaping materials. They will be providing irrigation products from Hunter and plants for the install. (Yes, this is a surprise. We will be irrigating the property to help with longevity and survivability of the landscape). Special thanks to Hunter Irrigation.

A ROCKY PLACE – A Rocky Place is a local bulk materials provider that specializes in stone and dirt products. A Rocky Place provides us with all of the stone aggregate that is used in our retaining walls and paver construction projects. They will be providing fill dirt to help level Mr. Hubanks yard and crush and run aggregate for the base for the paver patio.

WADE WILKERSON NURSERY – Wade Wilkerson Nursery is a local tree growing operation who provides Southern Environmental with a lot of the B&B trees that are used on our installs. They will be providing the Crype Myrtles and the Maple that will be planted in Mr. Hubanks yard.

SUNSWEET SOD, LLC – SunSweet Sod is a sod farm that has recently come on board with us to provide the majority of the Tifton Bermuda Sod that we are installing on several projects. SunSweet will be providing the new sod that will be installed in Mr. Hubanks yard.

Thanks to all who have and will be helping us with this project and thanks to NeighborWorks Columbus organization for asking us to be a part of it.

Chad J. Freeborn
NCMA/ICPI Certified Installer
GSWCC Blue Card Holder
President
Southern Environmental Landscaping Contractors, Inc.
(334) 448-5404 Office

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Bret Scullion Foundation opens a new feeding center in Haiti

Pavestone — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:33:14 +0000

Bruce O’Neal, the President of Manna Worldwide and Tim Berns left for Haiti Friday morning. It will be a very short trip and we will be back in the states Sunday afternoon. The living conditions outside of Port-au-Prince are still deplorable. The purpose of this trip is to view the potential permanent site for the feeding center. This will be a soft opening, and we will begin feeding the children this weekend. The grand opening will take place once the building has been constructed in early fall of 2010. Until this time, the children will continue to receive meals twice a day, but the downside will be that the preparation and serving of the meals will continue to be outside until the permanent structure is completed.

January 12, 2010 – 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake devastates Haiti

Estimated 250,000 had been killed in the quake, 1.5 million are still without permanent shelter
1.26 million children were affected in some capacity by the earthquake
280,000 buildings were destroyed

The Bret Scullion Foundation funds the following;
The Bret Scullion Feeding Center in Manila, Philippines – 2007
The Bret Scullion Orphanage in Dorbeta-Turn Severin, Romania – 2008
The Bret Scullion Feeding Center in Antipolo, Philippines – 2009
The Bret Scullion Feeding Center in Desna, Russia – 2010
The Bret Scullion Feeding Center in Haiti – 2010

For more information on how you can help, please contact:

Tim Berns
Vice President of Home Depot Operations
Pavestone Company, LLC
678.457.2100 Cell
817.481.5802 Office

3rd Annual Bret Scullion Golf Tournament

Pavestone — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:46:05 +0000

The 3rd Annual Bret Scullion Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 7th, 2010 @ the Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, TX (10 min. from the Dallas / Ft. Worth Airport). A deli lunch buffet will be served at 12:30pm and the tournament will start @ 1:30pm. At the conclusion of play, trophies and giveaways will be presented, accompanied by an Italian buffet. Everyone is welcome to play in the tournament, please pass this along to anyone that might be interested in playing and supporting this great cause.

Please RSVP to tim.berns@pavestone.com by June 1st, 2010

Sponsorships available as follows:
Platinum: $10,000 – Two foursomes and a three hole sponsorship with your company name and Preview logo.
Gold: $5,000 - One foursome and two hole sponsorship with your company name and logo.
Silver: $2,500 – One hole sponsorship with your company name and logo

Two longest drive holes - $1,000 Company name and logo in the tee box
Two closest to the pin - $1,000 Company name and logo in the tee box
Tee Sponsorships – $500
Green Sponsorships – $500

*All donations are tax deductible.

Please make all checks payable to MANNA Worldwide and send to the following address by June 1st; payment will also be excepted the day of the tournament.

Pavestone Company
3215 State Hwy 360
Grapevine, TX 76051
Attention: Tim Berns

Included with your $150 greens fee:
- 18 holes of golf, scramble format
– fully equipped golf cart
– $30 off for a future round of golf
– sleeve of Titleist golf balls
– 2 buffet style meals
– all snacks and nonalcoholic beverages on and off the course

Manna Worldwide: The Opening of the 4th Bret Scullion Center

Pavestone — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:34:11 +0000

Manna Worldwide Bret Scullion Donation Fund

Tim Berns, of the Pavestone Company, is pleased to announce the opening of the 4th Bret Scullion center. Bruce O’Neal, the President of Manna Worldwide, and Tim will be traveling to Desna, Russia at the end of March to open a children’s feeding center. Desna is a small village town, 6 hours southwest of Moscow, that has been plagued with extreme poverty and rampant alcoholism. This new center will give 50 children the opportunity to enjoy two hot meals a day. Tim will share pictures with everyone at the 3rd annual Bret Scullion Golf Outing being held on June 7, 2010, more details to follow in the upcoming weeks.

The Bret Scullion Foundation funds the following;

The Bret Scullion Feeding Center in Manila, Philippines – 2007
The Bret Scullion Orphanage in Dorbeta-Turn Severin, Romania – 2008
The Bret Scullion Feeding Center in Antipolo, Philippines – 2009
The Bret Scullion Feeding Center in Desna, Russia – 2010
The Bret Scullion Feeding Center in Hati – 2010 **Exact date yet to be determined**

Thank you for your continued generosity, without it these centers would not be possible.

To make a donation:
Step 1- Visit Manna Worldwide Bret Scullion Donation Fund
Step 2- Follow the paypal instructions

If you have any questions on donating or if you would like to set up monthly donations please contact Tim Berns directly at

You can also mail a check to:
Manna Worldwide
4201 W. Risinger Road
Fort Worth, TX 76123
In the Memo section, please put
“The Bret Scullion Feeding Center.”

Carbon Footprint: IT is Doing Their Part to Make Pavestone Greener

Pavestone — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:23:23 +0000

Continuing with the overall mission to make Pavestone a greener company, the Information Technology department at Pavestone is only a few servers away from completing their overall mission to lower the carbon footprint of their servers in the Grapevine data center. Chad Wray, The Director of IT for Pavestone, is quoted as saying “The advent of virtualization has allowed us to consolidate our every growing server and storage crawl and we are estimating to save 33.2 kilowatts of power and reducing 181 tons of carbon emissions annually.” Chad and his team’s tireless efforts have paid off the past 8 months with some extraordinary results in the datacenter and they have plans to tackle the desktop environment next. Chad says the estimated result of utilizing thin clients and virtualizing the desktop’s throughout the infrastructure could reduce our overall power consumption by another 130,752 kilowatts per year and 78 tons of carbon emissions. Good things to come so stay tuned.

For more information about virtualization and other techniques to reduce your carbon footprint, visit http://www.carbonfootprint.com and help make the world a greener place.

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Pavestone Takes on a Partner in the Business

Pavestone — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:24:13 +0000

That partner is The Oklahoma Publishing Company of Oklahoma City, often called Opubco. Opubco is a 107 year old family controlled business led by the Gaylord family. It has interests in publishing, digital media, hospitality, real estate, breakfast food manufacturing, cable television, and owns a scenic railway that travels to the top of Pike’s Peak. Opubco’s philosophies are simple; it only invests in companies with leading positions in their industry and superior management teams. They are people who, like us, value character, honesty, and a family atmosphere.

With this transaction Pavestone has been able to restructure it’s finances by significantly reducing debt levels. This means that we can once again focus on product development, lean operations and efficiency, and the best customer service in the industry.

We believe that, as we emerge from this recession, Pavestone can achieve levels of performance, efficiency, and customer satisfaction that it has never reached before. As they have been for 30 years, these will continue to be our goals.

Customer Relationship Management – CRM for the Paving Industry

Customer Relationship Management – CRM for the Paving Industry

Pavestone — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:13:31 +0000

Our own Vice President of Distributor Sales and Marketing, Ed Fioroni, has written a wonderful article on Customer Relationship Management in the January 2010 issue of Landscape Contractor. Check it out by clicking on the link below. The article can be found on pages 14-16 of the January 2010 issue.

Customer Relationship Management