Breaking Ground - A CheckProof Podcast

10. Inside the Aggregates Industry with NSSGA's President & CEO

NSSGA's Michele Stanley on infrastructure policy, permitting reform, workforce development, and why aggregates deserve a seat at every table. Chapters: 0:00 2 billion tons a year 0:43 Welcome & guest intro 2:32 What NSSGA does 5:39 Hill Day and why it matters 10:34 The Surface Transportation Bill 13:42 The Highway Trust Fund 17:23 Permitting reform 21:32 Workforce crisis 33:26 Sustainability and reclamation 37:44 Safety culture Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad [https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486] Visit our website: checkproof.com [https://www.checkproof.com] Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof [https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkproof/] Subscribe and leave a review! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

9. Turning Construction Waste Into Certified Aggregate

Paul Nicholls, CEO and co-founder of Recycle It Global joins Breaking Ground to speak about what circularity actually looks like on the ground - from processing complex waste streams into certified aggregate, to building a UK consolidation platform one acquisition at a time. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad [https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486] Visit our website: checkproof.com [https://www.checkproof.com] Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof [https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkproof/] Subscribe and leave a review! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

8. CONEXPO 2026 Special

Step inside on of the world's biggest construction materials shows. CheckProof's team reports from the ground and covers the coolest machines, noteworthy stage speakers and the favorite moment of the week. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad [https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486] Visit our website: checkproof.com [https://www.checkproof.com] Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof [https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkproof/] Subscribe and leave a review! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

7. An Editor’s Take: The Trends Reshaping Quarrying & Aggregates

In this episode, Guy Woodford shares an editor’s view of what’s changing across aggregates and construction materials - from electrification and automation to AI and circularity. Chapters: 1️⃣ 0:00 — Electric Fleets & The Road Ahead 2️⃣ 2:30 — A $400 Billion Industry 3️⃣ 3:02 — Digitalisation, Mining & Tech Transfer 4️⃣ 4:06 — Inside China’s “Green Quarry” 5️⃣ 9:31 — Green Products as a Commercial Lever 6️⃣ 13:02 — Why Digital Adoption Spreads (FOMO Effect) 7️⃣ 20:01 — The Workforce of Tomorrow 8️⃣ 27:15 — Five Years From Now Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad [https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486] Visit our website: checkproof.com [https://www.checkproof.com] Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof [https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkproof/] Subscribe and leave a review! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

6. Ethical AI for Critical Operations

INFORM's Justin Newell speaks of the importance of Hybrid AI - Ethical AI complemented by human expertise which will ensure safer, more resilient critical operations. ⏱ CHAPTERS: 0:00 - AI That Actually Moves the Needle 2:04 - The Truth About “New” AI 8:09 - “The Robots Are Coming”… Are They? 10:23 - AI in Aggregates: 300 Trucks/Day?! 17:04 - Hybrid AI: Humans + Machines 23:12 - Process AI Is the Next Wave 28:10 - Lessons From Airports + Ports 31:22 - The AI Playbook for Leaders Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad [https://open.spotify.com/show/4lELHDWupmmPCUDhRBuUpT?si=ZcFCiFvbQm6wau8xabyqhA&nd=1&dlsi=76a3723e36a148ad] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-ground-a-checkproof-podcast/id1822236486] Visit our website: checkproof.com [https://www.checkproof.com] Follow us on LinkedIn: CheckProof [https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkproof/] Subscribe and leave a review! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.