I never used to have problems with vandalism and theft at the quarry, but lately there have been a lot of problems.
Somebody spray painted symbols all over the doors and I had to pay to get them removed. The next day we had more of the same wonderful artwork plastered on the side of our large holding tank. There is a housing development being built at the end of the road and several of those homes have been vandalized. One house was burglarized. Every night on the news there is one more crime to report in this area dn it has everyone nervous. The police came to the quarry and talked to myself and the second shift foreman about security. We didn’t have any alarms or outdoor lighting, and the officer suggested a local company to help us out. I had a company in mind already that handles commercial electrical services. I contacted the guy from the electrical contractor service office and he came out to the quarry to give us a price on security lighting. We had the work reviewed and approved the next day and the electrical contractor started working on the project the following day. Every night the lights come on at 7:00 p.m. During the summer months, the lights come on at 8:00 p.m. The light stay on until the early morning hours so there is constant light shining everywhere on the building and the area outside. This should keep anyone from breaking into the offices or coming on to the property to cause any damage.