We are pleased to announce that effective 11:59 pm EST on Friday, November 8, 2024, the Wake Stone Corporation has been acquired by Vulcan Materials Company. We are excited about the Wake Stone management team and employees joining the Vulcan Family, and look forward to continuing to build strong and lasting relationships with our customers and suppliers.

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Paul E. Pierce

Paul is the Area Production Manager for the Moncure, Nash County and North Myrtle Beach Quarries. In this role, he advises and assists the Superintendents of these three quarries with strategic planning and daily operations.  Paul is a Raleigh native and attended Broughton High School and N.C. State University.  He began his career with Wake Stone in 1986 as a Superintendent in Training at Triangle Quarry during Ted Bratton’s tenure as Superintendent.  Paul took over the role of Triangle Quarry Superintendent in 1989, and although he was promoted to Area Production Manager in 2007, He continued his responsibilities as Superintendent until 2018.

Paul and his wife lived on a farm in Granville County while raising three children.  They raised horses, pigs, sheep, and chickens and operated a goat dairy for 10 years.  They now reside in Durham and enjoy a more urban lifestyle.  Outside of work Paul enjoys playing the guitar and the piano.  He spends as much time as possible at the beach and the mountains where he bicycles, hikes, and fishes.