Connecticut Training and Recruitment

Students Learn About Careers in Construction

Malony High School students tour O&G's Southbury Quarry.

Southbury, CT – O&G Industries recently hosted high school students from Meriden Public Schools at its Southbury Quarry. The onsite visit and tour, which included students from Maloney High School and Platt High School, is a part of the Meriden Public School’s career outreach program.

Fifty students visited the quarry over a two-day span to learn about careers in construction. Quarry manager, Tom Alexon Jr., led the tours that included opportunities to learn firsthand about careers as equipment operators, commercial drivers, and heavy equipment mechanics, and in quarry operations.