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Hiring trained, safety-conscious contractors is a key component to completing a project on time and on budget. Because of this many construction projects require all workers working on their job sites have OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 training. Aggregate Technologies provides OSHA 10 training for all of their operators in the field. Project managers and safety personnel complete OSHA 30

Core drilling is used for drilling circular holes in concrete for a verity of applications: plumbing, fencing, electrical, pipe bollards and the list goes on. A core drill is basically a heavy duty drill press that can be bolted to a concrete wall or slab. Bit sizes range form ½” to 60” in diameter, and they have diamond or other material

Aggregate Technologies has worked in industrial plants all over the US, including North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana. ATI has strived to keep a great safety record so we are able to work in the industrial arena, with an EMR rating at .85 or less for the last three years. Most industrial plants will not let you through the door

Occasionally we are asked if we do soft demolition, which can be contrasted with structural demolition. Soft demolition comes before structural demolition, and it involves removing all material inside and outside a structure that is not structural in nature. For example, removing ceiling tiles, floor coverings, drywall, any electrical or mechanical demolition, glass, lights, bathroom fixtures etc., would all be

Aggregate Technologies was founded April, 1997 in Houston, Texas, by Ronnie Wills…with just one employee and one truck. ATI and has since grown to 40 employees and over 25 trucks. We have seen a lot and grown a lot since 1997, and we believe this gives us and advantage over other companies. Aggregate Technologies plans to be in business for

Let’s start by defining a few hypothetical jobs and then go from there. The minimum work we are discussing is having an operator arrive at a job site and do a small amount (approximately two hours) of core drilling, flat sawing, wall sawing, concrete breaking, or load and haul of debris off site. For example, the following specific jobs would

Aggregate Technologies works anywhere there is a need for our service in all types of environments, but typically we do not do residential work. There are times that we do get residential work when those customers need our specialized service. Some examples of our residential specialized services include removing an old concrete swimming pool from a home in a historic

Aggregate Technologies carries insurance which exceeds industry standards for coverage, and often has to bond jobs due to the size and difficulty of project. We actually prefer to work with customers that require us to carry a lot of insurance and for us to bond the project; these requirements tend to narrow the playing field of qualified bidders. Companies that are able

ATI has been safely and efficiently cutting and removing concrete piles for customers all along the Gulf Coast and nationwide for several years. Now the research and legal work has been completed to secure patents on this custom cutting system. In 2011 and 2012, ATI used this now patented device to cut and remove 1,000 24-36” auger cast piles at

Wire sawing Our company typically cuts, saws, drills, and removes concrete and asphalt. Wire sawing a fire truck in half was a new one. But for “Sliced,” the new documentary series that reveals how objects work by cutting them in two, it had to be done. Ronnie Wills, company president, explains how they met this challenge. “Cutting fire engine in