News & Photos

NC Bridge Job Puts V&G “On The Map” (3rd Quarter 2007) A recently completed I-440/US-64 interchange, built by Vecellio & Grogan in Raleigh, NC, as part of its US-64 realignment project, is featured among the photos in North Carolina’s 2007 state map.     Return to top

Vecellio Group Honored With Five More Communications Awards In 2007 (3rd Quarter 2007) Adding to four communications awards won earlier this year, the Vecellio Group has been named winner of three 2007 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence for its VanGuard magazines, Vecenergy marketing brochures and www.VecellioGroup.com website. The Group also received two 2007 Magnum Opus Awards…

  Massive Tank Farms Store & Distribute Petroleum Products Diesel tank construction at South Florida Materials Corp. Below are the existing asphalt tanks, shown when work first started on the diesel tanks.   South Florida Materials’ truck-loading rack. Return to top  

Vecellio Companies Go The Extra Mile For Residents, Businesses Near Work Zones (3rd Quarter 2007)   Above: Milled debris is cleaned up and brought to a waiting truck by Loader Operator Donnie Hilderman on a Ranger Central project. Diamond-shaped road construction signs and bright orange cones announce to the world that road improvements are just around…

Improving Roads And The Roadbuilding Experience (3rd Quarter 2007) Leo A. Vecellio, Jr.  Vecellio Group, Inc. President, Chairman and CEO Although road construction contracts are bound by specifications and schedules, a contractor can still propose adjustments that will improve the experience for the local community. It is, after all, the residents and businesses near a road…

White Rock Reaches Top Of The Heap, Quarry Ranked Largest Producer In U.S. (1st / 2nd Quarter 2007) White Rock Quarries, the Vecellio Group’s mining operation, has cemented its reputation as a high-volume, low-cost producer of limestone aggregates. Its main quarry, situated along US-27 / Okeechobee Rd. in Miami-Dade County, FL, has been recognized as the…

Vecellio Group Receives Four Communications Awards To Start The Year (1st & 2nd Quarter 2007) The Vecellio Group’s VanGuard newsmagazine received a 2006 Inspire Award for Excellence in Communications from the League of American Communications Professionals. VanGuard also received two 2007 Hermes Creative Awards for Writing and Photography from the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals.…

Vecellio Group Asphalt Plants Earn ‘Green Diamond’ Commendations (1st Quarter 2007) Ranger Construction — South’s Pompano Beach, FL, asphalt plant (above) was one of seven Vecellio Group facilities recognized by the National Asphalt Pavement Association with “Green Diamonds” in 2006. The Diamond Achievement Commendation for Excellence in Hot Mix Asphalt Plant/Site Operations was also given to…

Vecenergy Provides Global Marketplace With Well-Integrated Services & Products (1st / 2nd Quarter 2007) Already a leading transportation contractor and quarry operator in the United States, the Vecellio Group is rapidly expanding into the petroleum and alternative fuel industries internationally. Vecenergy is the Vecellio Group’s new energy division, providing a host of advanced, well-integrated services and…

Full Vertical Integration Leads To New Division (1st / 2nd Quarter 2007) Leo A. Vecellio, Jr.  Vecellio Group, Inc. President, Chairman and CEO From commercial aggregates to liquid asphalt supply, with comprehensive roadbuilding services in between, the Vecellio Group is vertically integrated in heavy/highway construction. Since completing integration with South Florida Materials in 2004, we’ve developed…