CheckProof Releases Construction Materials Industry Report 2026
28th May 2026 – Stockholm – CheckProof, the operations management platform purpose-built for construction materials and heavy industry today releases a new episode of its Breaking Ground podcast featuring Michelle Stanley, President & CEO of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and hosted by Tanner Williams, Sales Executive at CheckProof.
This episode tackles the most pressing policy and workforce issues facing aggregate producers and construction materials operations across the United States.
Episode highlights include:
- Surface Transportation Reauthorization – With the current bill set to expire in September 2026, Stanley outlines why a robust, multi-year reauthorization is the NSSGA’s number one priority and what it means for long-term capital investment, workforce stability, and demand for aggregates, asphalt, and ready-mix concrete.
- Coalition advocacy – Stanley explains how NSSGA, NAPA, and NRMCA are returning to Capitol Hill together for the third consecutive year, presenting the full construction materials supply chain to lawmakers with a united voice.
- Permitting reform – Stanley addresses the real cost of permitting delays for aggregate producers, citing an average cost of $1 million per location under the current process, and discusses recent legislative efforts including the Permit Act and SPEED Act.
- Hill Day and industry engagement – Stanley encourages frontline workers at all levels to participate in NSSGA’s Legislative and Policy Forum (September 20-23, Washington DC), noting that voices from the ground move the needle with members of Congress in ways that executives alone cannot.
Michelle Stanley has served with NSSGA for over a decade, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer before becoming President and CEO. She previously worked on transportation policy on Capitol Hill and at the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA).
Breaking Ground is CheckProof’s industry podcast, bringing together voices from across the aggregates, quarrying, ready-mix, asphalt, and heavy construction materials sectors to discuss the operational, policy, and workforce challenges shaping the industry.
The episode is available now on all major podcast platforms.
About CheckProof
CheckProof is a SaaS company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2014 by Håkan Holmgren and Jonas Pålgård. The company provides an operations management platform trusted by leading producers in construction materials and heavy industry. The platform connects frontline teams and management across maintenance, quality, and safety, replacing paper-based processes with a single, traceable digital system. CheckProof U.S. Inc., launched in 2024 in Houston, Texas and serves thousands of users across 45 countries, delivering measurable operational, safety, and compliance improvements.
About NSSGA
NSSGA is the leading advocate for the aggregates industry. Its members – stone, sand and gravel producers and the equipment manufacturers and service providers who support them – produce the essential raw materials found in homes, buildings, roads, bridges and public works projects. NSSGA represents more than 90 percent of the crushed stone and 70 percent of the sand and gravel produced annually in the United States. Learn more at www.nssga.org.
