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Customer Solutions!

Did you know? Dufferin Chatter – our revolutionized live chat tool has launched on our website! Whether you have a general inquiry, want to know more about our products, truck offerings, request a quote, give feedback, or even ask about available career opportunities, you can now connect and exchange messages directly with our team of knowledgeable Customer Experience Specialists through text. How does it work? On each page of our website there is a small red chat box in the right-hand...

Joseph Haulage Canada Corp Hosts Appreciation Lunch for DFA Employees!

Joseph Haulage Canada Corp., a trucking company and third party vendor for Dufferin Aggregates recently honored DFA’s Flamboro Quarry employees and Logistics Team with an appreciation lunch. With their portable BBQ trailer in tow, the Joseph Haulage team cooked up a delicious lunch to thank them for their continued support and commitment to delivering exceptional service. It’s always wonderful to see that the dedication of our employees is appreciated by our customers, shareholders, and communities. Kudos to the Flamboro and Logistics teams!

Back to School Fundraiser

Just in time for back to school, Dufferin Aggregates Logistics Team hosted a fundraising event on behalf of the Links2Care foundation. The team collected various back to school supplies, gift cards and cash in support of the local youth in the Halton Community. Sincere thank you to everyone who contributed to collecting a generous number of supplies which will go a long way in supporting the students within our community.

Trucker Appreciation Day at DFA’s Flamboro Quarry!

Dufferin Aggregates Logistics team expressed their appreciation and gratitude towards the dedicated truck drivers in the aggregate industry by organizing a Trucker Appreciation BBQ at the Flamboro Quarry. Thank you to our valued business partners for their continued hard work and commitment.

See Stop Do Day

At Dufferin Aggregates, the safety of our people is always our priority. As part of our efforts to build a leading safety culture, we have been designating one day each month as ‘SEE STOP DO Day’. On this dedicated day, employees are encouraged to make their best effort in freeing their schedules from meetings, calls, and other obligations to focus solely on putting safety first and re-committing themselves to our safety pledge “When I SEE Something, I Will STOP and DO Something” During our most recent See Stop Do Day,...

Planting Event at Dufferin Aggregates’ Paris Pit!

Dufferin Aggregates recently hosted the U13 boys and U16 girls Paris Soccer Club at their Paris Pit for a planting event. The two teams planted 225 common milkweed plants as part of an initiative to create a habitat for Monarch butterflies, which is a species at risk. The common milkweed is the only plant that Monarch caterpillars eat, so planting milkweed is an essential role in supporting the life cycle of this species at risk. This milkweed patch has been...

New Shipping Hours!

We're springing into action! Effective Monday April 18th our hours of operation will be extended for the Spring & Summer shipping season. Click on the link below to see our new hours! 2023-Spring-Summer-Hours

NEW Homeowner Page!

We're excited to share with you our new Homeowner page. Designed specifically to promote and support the DIY (do it yourself) segment with a strong focus on making it easy to do business with DFA! We've created resources to support and guide our Cash Sale and small account customers through their aggregate selection and ordering process. Keeping Dufferin Aggregates top of mind as the number one choice for Aggregate supply and service solutions. Our new page features our Product Catalog, a helpful FAQ document,...

We’ve made some changes to our Customer Service email, and we want you to know about it!

Making it easier to do business with Dufferin Aggregates is our priority. We understand that email is an integral part of our customer support offering. Our customer service email offers a convenient, fast, and reliable method to communicate & collaborate. We want to hear from you! Send us your questions, inquires, concerns to our new and improved Customer Service email askdufferinaggregates@ca.crh.com. As always, we look forward to hearing from you!

Jonathan Clark, a foreman at Dufferin Aggregates, a Division of CRH Canada Group Inc., in Aberfoyle, has been named as a recipient of Rock to Road’s Top 10 Under 40

Congrats to Jonathan Clark, Foreman at the Dufferin Aggregates Aberfoyle Pit, who was named a #Top10Under40 recipient on the @RockToRoadlist for 2021!

Dufferin Agreggates Flamboro Nominated for “Tims for Good” Sustainability Program

Tim's for good is part of a Tim Hortons Sustainability program focused on community support. Each month Tim Hortons selects an industry to acknowledge. They coordinate with local communities and collect nominations for the chosen industry. For the month of November, 2021, Construction is the focus, and Dufferin Aggregates, Flamboro Quarry was nominated by the Local business owners in Hamilton. Employees at the Flamboro quarry were pleased to receive delicious coffee and baked goods from the Tims for Good truck,...

Electronic Ticketing (E-Ticketing)

At Dufferin Aggregates we continuously try to improve our business and offer solutions that add value to our customers, and we are proud to say that we’re joining the 21st century by going digital with e-ticketing. Electronic tickets (E-tickets) are a natural progression for our industry. The information provided on the e-ticket contains the same details as the paper version. We are also excited to provide our delivery acknowledgment functionality as a complimentary addition to e-ticketing. Allowing our customers to...

Dufferin Aggregates supports Ducks Unlimited Canada

Dufferin Aggregates attended the annual Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) - Toronto Conservation Dinner. DUC is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving, restoring and managing wetlands and their associated habitats for North America's waterfowl, other wildlife and people.

Buckhorn Quarry – Making Rip Rap

Breaking and sorting rocks to produce Rip Rap Rip Rap Production Process

New Ticket Format

Dufferin Aggregates is excited to introduce the roll out of our new ticket format! We have improved the layout of the ticket to create an easier read for our customers. We have also improved the shipment details as they will now appear more structured. In addition to enhancing the look of our tickets, we have upgraded to laser printers, allowing us to move to a new two page design with quicker print times. We hope you enjoy the new layout!...

Dufferin Aggregates’ Paris Pit Certified by the Cornerstone Standards Council

Cornerstone Standard’s Council (CSC) completed an evaluation assessment of the Dufferin Aggregates Paris Pit on June 13-15, 2017. This assessment involved an on-site visit, review of documents, and interviews with staff and interested parties. On August 17, 2017 the Dufferin Aggregates Paris Pit received CSC certification. For more information, please visit the CSC website.

Our Customer Self-Service Portal

Our customer portal has always been a tool that helps you access your invoices, tickets and order history. (more…)

CRH Canada Acquisition of K.J. Beamish Construction assets

CRH Canada acquires assets from K.J. Beamish Construction Co. In May 2017, CRH Canada reached an agreement with K.J. Beamish Construction Co., Limited (Beamish) for the purchase of certain of its road construction assets and aggregate pits, quarries and properties north of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). (more…)

Ontario Sand Stone and Gravel Association Awards

OSSGA honours the Acton Quarry with their Community Relations Award At their 2017 Annual General Meeting, the Ontario Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (OSSGA) announced the 2016 winners of their Industry Advancement Awards recognizing activities that contribute to a progressive image of the aggregate industry. The Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry in the Town of Halton Hills earned the 2016 Community Relations Award from OSSGA. We are incredibly proud that Dufferin Aggregates has been awarded with several Community Relations Awards from...

Dufferin Aggregates’ Acton Quarry certified by the Cornerstone Standards Council

Dufferin Aggregates’ Acton Quarry Certiﬁed as World’s First Socially and Environmentally Responsible Quarry Aggregates are the building blocks of our roads and buildings. But, there is a tension between our need for these products and the need to protect the environment and the communities where aggregate sites operate. For the first time, a pathway exists to ensure these conflicting needs are balanced. Cornerstone Standards Council (CSC) certification can improve industry practices, reduce conflict and generate a market for sustainable products....