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SPIRIT AWARD WINNER THE S P IR I T SHIN ES IN V IRGIN IA


CPS AYLETT CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY


Services’ (CPS) Aylett Farm Service Center of St. Stephen’s Church, VA, was constructed in 1996, it was done so in the glaring gaze of a concerned community and an engaged regulatory system. The outlet sits in the western edge of King And Queen County, with exurban Richmond families on one side and rural expanse on the other. So the culture of safety, security and


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environmental respect has been en- grained in the location from the very be- ginning — a culture that was recognized with a regional Environmental Respect Award in 2000. Originally part of the highly respected


HEN THE 2015 SPIRIT Of Respect Award winning facility, Crop Production


Facility Manager Eugene Longest has been working at CPS Aylett since the mid-1990s, which has helped him understand the area’s environmental concerns.


Alliance Agronomics organization, the location endured two acquisitions — first by Royster-Clark and then by CPS. Now 15 years lat- er, this same location is being honored for sustaining that commitment to stewardship over the long haul. The drive to maintain and continuously raise the


bar at the location has, as is most often the case, come from the very top. Eugene Longest, facility manager, has been working at the location since 1996. His early experiences there, along with a keen understanding of the unique environmental challenges of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, have driven him and his team to constant improvement.


Keeping It Clean, Updated There’s no unevenness about the appearance and


maintenance at CPS Aylett, from the landscaped front entry sign to the bulk tanks in the trenches. The care taken in keeping the facility looking good and


operating efficiently are apparent everywhere. “We spend a lot of hours in slower times in sum-


mer going over buildings, painting dikes and improv- ing the appearance of everything in the facility,” says Longest. “Our employees take a lot of pride in this place.” Containment has been added to or updated con-


tinuously over the past 15 years, and fully contained bulk tanks installed to reduce reliance on mini-bulks. “This serves to reduce waste, limit product handling, cut back on the number of incoming shipments, and reduce our environmental footprint,” says Longest. Containment was recently added on for the


facility’s growing micro-nutritionals business, in addition to roofing to create additional protection. “This also allows us to reduce waste, as we use portable refillable containers in the process versus smaller, one-use jugs,” notes Longest.


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