Ohio River Valley’s Largest Supplier of Building Materials

On Wednesday, November 20th we christened the M/V Bradley Neil at Cape Sandy Quarry.

Brad Mulzer had been a staple at Mulzer Crushed Stone for decades. He loved all the quarries and especially Cape Sandy. That is where he spent so much time and felt at home. Thus, the reason it is so fitting that a switch boat at Cape Sandy be named after Brad.

What made Brad so special was his selflessness. He was the epitome of a servant leader. He knew that the employees made Mulzer Crushed Stone, thanked them for that, and considered them his extended family.

It was a great day christening this fine boat with his full family (Mulzer and extended) in attendance.

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments but what is woven into the lives of others. - Pericles

On September 25th, 2024, Mulzer Family of Companies hosted our Helping Habitat Golf Outing. Many companies generously sponsored individual holes, resulting in a $33,000 donation to the Perry County Indiana Habitat for Humanity. 

The shotgun golf outing took place at the Christmas Lake Golf Course in Santa Claus, Indiana. There were 32 foursomes who competed. The winner was Farbest Foods Group with a score of 57. 

Thank you to all the sponsors for their commitment to helping the local community. Please enjoy the gallery: 

Tell City, Indiana, August 15, 2024 – Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc., a CRH company, announced plans to begin construction on a phased expansion project at its largest limestone quarry in Leavenworth, Indiana. The project will modernize two processing plants and construct a new entry road, wash plant, support facilities and river barge loadout system. The multi-year project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2027.

Once completed, aggregate production operations will be transformed at the company’s flagship location. These improvements will also result in a reduction of carbon emissions annually, reduced process waste and enhanced safety through traffic flow efficiencies.

“This investment represents our commitment to safety, operational excellence and environmental stewardship. The quarry transformation will enable us to provide our valued customers with a wider range of custom aggregate products and solutions across a five-state region. Furthermore, this will strengthen our position as the region’s leading supplier of building materials,” said Ken Mulzer, Jr., President of Mulzer Crushed Stone, Inc.

Mulzer Family of Companies is a proud platinum sponsor of the 2024 Tell City Schweizer Fest. First started in 1959, the festival has become a staple of Tell City culture, promoting community engagement and fun. It also sponsors community education, with proceeds from the festival providing scholarships to Perry County students. 

Mulzer is also sponsoring the 47th Annual Schweizer Fest Road Race. This race supports local athletes and adults with disabilities.

The highlight for our employees was participating in the Schweizer Fest bed race. They ended up winning the Judge's Choice award for our high-vis shirts and hard hats. A huge thanks to our shop for fabricating the bed, and to our runners who gave it their all! 

The Home Office group teamed up with community outreach program, Table of Blessings, to serve an evening meal to local residents. Guests were offered ribeye steaks and creek fries, well-known Mulzer culinary specialties. The event, sponsored by Mulzer Family of Companies, saw employees volunteering their time and talent to prepare and serve the food. Table of Blessings is a weekly hot meal collaboration between local churches in Perry County, Indiana, with a mission to provide food and fellowship to the community.

Several of our employees and their families marked Earth Day by spending a few hours in the Cape Sandy Quarry Pollinator Habitat last Saturday, working together to get the garden ready for the growing season.  The volunteers, led by Sustainability Manager Wenona Fosselman, weeded, planted, spread mulch, and shared many laughs in the process!

Did You Know?  The Cape Sandy Quarry Pollinator Habitat Garden was started last summer and contains Indiana native plants that attract pollinators such as bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.  Why are Pollinator Habitat Gardens so important to our world?  Well, according to the Indiana Native Plant Society, adding even a few native plants to your landscaping or garden can:

add to the resources that support local wildlife;
build landscape corridors in our communities to counter habitat fragmentation;
help storm water percolate safely into the soil rather than running superheated into rivers and streams;
garden more sustainably, with less watering and fertilizing;
create growing spaces that honor your state’s rich natural heritage;
make gardening easier, because native plants will tolerate & thrive in your plant hardiness zone.

If you’re interested in learning more about plants that are native to your state, visit the National Wildlife Federation’s Native Plant Finder and search by zip code.