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STAKER & PARSON COS.

Staker & Parson Cos. is an intermountain
region leader in rock products, ready-mix
concrete, asphalt, paving and construc-
tion services.

An Alliance Paves the Way

Though Staker & Parson Cos. is only six years old, its subsidiaries have decades of experience, making
their parent a leading company in a variety of construction services.

T he Staker & Parson Cos. story is one of old and new.

The company was formed in 2001 when Staker Pav-
ing and Construction Co. and Jack B. Parson Cos. be-
came partners.
However, “the alliance resulted in an organization with
more than 80 years of collective experience and the ability
to serve customers with the broadest range of products ac-
ross the widest geography of any supplier in the intermoun-
tain region,” the company says.
Today, Staker & Parson says it is widely recognized as the
“preferred source” for quality rock products, ready mix con-
crete, asphalt, paving and construction services. It serves a
wide variety of contractors, businesses, government agen-
cies, municipalities and homeowners. In
Staker & Parson Cos. addition, the company has been recognized
www.stakerparson.com by numerous organizations for its com-
Sales: $252.3 million
Headquarters: Ogden, Utah
mitment to safety, quality and innovation.
Employees: 2,200+ “For the past five years, Staker & Parson
Products/services: Aggregate, has been recognized as one of Utah’s fast-
gravel and road paving
Scott W. Parson: “We ensure
est-growing companies,” the company says.
the quality of our products.” “From the roads [people] drive on to the
parks [they] play in, [consumers] can count on the team at
Staker & Parson to deliver quality products and projects in
a safe, timely and efficient manner.”
Several companies fall under the Staker & Parson um-
brella, including Jack B. Parson Cos., Idaho Sand & Gravel
Co., Idaho Concrete Co. and Western Rock Products. In add-
ition, Staker & Parson says it is affiliated with the Oldcastle
Materials Group/CRH plc, one of the world’s largest con-
struction materials supply companies.
Degrees of Success
According to President and CEO Scott W. Parson, there are
a number of ways in which Staker & Parson’s employees
go the extra mile. “We have challenged each of our employ-
ees to go the extra degree in safely building quality, service
and innovation into everything we do,” he says.
Some of the cornerstones of its success, he says, include
safety, quality, service and innovation.
For example, the company uses the ‘TRACK’ method to
ensure safety. The system consists of:
■ Thinking through the task

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