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The CAMAS inc Fall/Winter 96/97 Vol. llIissue3 A Quarterly Publication of CAMAS inc DELIVERING VALUE IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS... CAMAS inc CAMAS inc continues reorganization page 2 Model Stone Company to operate under Shiely banner page 3 Mike Hayes talks stewardship page 4 Colorado BR Colorado wins three out of seven "Best of" awards page 3 Cooley Gravel turns mined land into reservoirs page 5 -------- Shiely Shiely and SMP build a playground for Mounds Park School page 6 Kost Brothers restruc- turing makes sharing resources easier page 7 Flanagan restruc- tures its plant operations page 8 (_f2t!C[ll(?/;!llJ? [;//; /'/?': .' Michael Hayes, Sometime around 1990, I read a few excerpts from a book called "Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun." The book offered useful advice for business leaders, ostensibly presented from an engaging and unexpected perspective. But I remember thinking that the image of a ruthless, conquering warrior, while certainly apropos to the "greed-is-good" attitude of the 1980s, didn't reflect my own view of effective business leadership for the 1990s and beyond. Building partnerships is a more appealing concept to me - and over the years, it has proven to be a productive, rewarding approach. Conducting business from a perspective of cooperation and mutual benefit, rather than from one of "I-win/you-lose," has helped CAMAS inc become a respected name in the industry and a trusted company in the communities in which we work. Leaf through the pages of our company history and you'll see that CAMAS inc is built on partnerships of all kinds. Our strategy of growth through acquisition is one example. We never set out to simply buy and absorb the assets of any company. Instead, we have always focused more on combining our strengths with theirs for the mutual success of both entities. (Not some- thing that Attila the Hun was famous for in his conquests.) Other examples include Cooley Gravel Company's partnership with Littleton, Colorado on the South Platte Park Project, and more recently their cooperation with the city of Thornton on constructing a much-needed water storage reservoir. Today, CAMAS inc is continuing the corporate restructuring process begun last year. Along with streamlining our operating structure and simplifying our tax and legal situations, this process is strengthening the many partnerships within the corporation. By making it easier to share equipment and resources between operations, we are building a more cohesive, efficient company. Of course, our ultimate goal is to strengthen the partnerships we have with our customers and with our employees. In my eyes, these are the most important partnerships CAMAS inc will ever have.