{"id":12151,"date":"2024-01-26T07:52:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T13:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/?p=12151"},"modified":"2024-01-26T08:08:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:08:55","slug":"barriere-awarded-multiple-diamond-commendations-from-napa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/barriere-awarded-multiple-diamond-commendations-from-napa\/","title":{"rendered":"Barriere Awarded Multiple Diamond Commendations from NAPA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/NAPA-Commendation-Barriere.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/NAPA-Commendation-Barriere.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/NAPA-Commendation-Barriere-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/NAPA-Commendation-Barriere-1024x922.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/NAPA-Commendation-Barriere-768x691.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 9th year, Barriere has been awarded Diamond Commendations from the <strong>National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA). <\/strong>Barriere\u2019s three plants earned a total of nine commendations.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Covering asphalt plant operations, terminal operations, asphalt production and paving, NAPA\u2019s <strong>Diamond Commendation Program<\/strong> recognizes companies for following best practices proven to improve quality, safety and excellence. By implementing the program\u2019s self-assessment process, companies become better equipped to benchmark their operations against a national standard, identify areas for improvement and earn national recognition for their commitment to quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NAPA awarded Barriere\u2019s three plants \u2013 Baton Rouge Asphalt Group, North Shore Asphalt Group in Franklinton and South Shore Asphalt Group in Boutte \u2013 each with all three of the commendations detailed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Diamond Quality Commendation<\/strong> is awarded based on the quality of materials produced and covers quality management, RAP and aggregate handling, asphalt storage, drying and mixing, air quality, truck scales, silos and control rooms.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Diamond Achievement with Sustainable Commendation<\/strong> covers operations in and around the plant. Aspects addressed include appearance, operations, environmental practices, safety, regulatory compliance and community relations.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Diamond Paving Commendation<\/strong> recognizes paving crews who utilize best practices and excel in areas including compliance and training of supervisors and crew members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Barriere is honored to receive these commendations which offer both a blueprint and a reward for achieving excellence in all aspects of operations. We are grateful to NAPA for recognizing Barriere for our unwavering commitment to exceptional workmanship, employee safety, operational excellence and community involvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About NAPA<\/strong><br>Founded in 1955, the National Asphalt Pavement Association is a trade association whose mission is to advance the asphalt pavement industry through leadership, stewardship and member engagement. NAPA advocates for asphalt producers and provides technical, educational and marketing information for its 1,100+ member companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barriere earns nine National Asphalt Pavement Association Diamond Commendations for implementing best practices proven to improve quality, safety and excellence. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12151"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12153,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12151\/revisions\/12153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}