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ONE TEAM. ONE PURPOSE.

ONE FUTURE.

NEW EMPLOYER BRAND ARTICULATES CULTURE

Engineers, executives, equipment operations and more. In October, the brand debuted companywide, touting
As Martin Marietta sought to understand exactly what the sentiments shared and felt by our people through
elements of the work, company and industry truly spoke department and sitewide meetings. Launch day featured
to our people, we turned our ear their way, listening to an employee-centric video, introducing the brand and its
our employees to uncover exactly who Martin Marietta tenets while sparking discussion among teams. Managers
is and what we stand for. From the individual voices, we received talking points to help guide conversation, answer
found ONE. questions and encourage employees to consider how ONE
In a world that’s focused on the power of many, we plays out in their daily routines. Employees also had the
believe in the power of ONE — the magic of bringing chance to don some ONE swag, claiming a free ONE-
together our unique perspectives, experiences and branded item from our company store. Choices included
talents to evolve a shared vision and future. trucker hats, socks, mugs and more.
Company leaders say the goal is for ONE to become
Powered by a legacy of safety and doing the right
thing, Martin Marietta teams are anchored in the a brand on par with Martin Marietta’s Guardian Angel
truth and fortified by a collective heart of genuine, safety culture, uniting all company employees around
hardworking people who take care of each other. the themes of Legacy, Truth and Heart.
There’s a great story at Martin Marietta, and ONE gives “Together, we not only make each other safer and better,
us the common language needed to tell it best. At the but we assure our business is done in a fashion consistent
brand’s center are the three themes most commonly with our values of safety, integrity, excellence, community
highlighted by employees: Legacy, Truth and Heart. and stewardship,” said Chairman and CEO Ward Nye.
“These values distinguish us and define our culture. That’s
“From what I’ve seen of this company, these themes are why it’s so vital that we focus on moving forward as one
present everywhere,” said Indiana District Production unified company.”
Manager Matt Schwent. “When I think of legacy, I think
about how far we’ve come, how far we have yet to go Our mission, vision and values chart our path forward, but
and what a great story that will be. When I think of truth, ONE is the blueprint which guides how we’ll get there and
I’m drawn to the strong ethics we practice here. When how we’ll work each and every day.
I think of heart, well, this industry isn’t always rosy and
pretty, so for the thousands of us who stick with it, we Corporate Recruiter Josh Jones shows off
know we work with our full hearts every day.” his ONE volunteer shirt while helping at
a Raleigh food bank.

“When I think of legacy, I think about how
far we’ve come, how far we have yet to go
and what a great story that will be.”

ONE emerged after months of effort by the World Class
Task Force’s People Team. After identifying the need for a
unifying framework, the team partnered with an outside
research firm for assistance. The group then polled scores
of Martin Marietta people from all over the country,
including more than 165 hourly and salaried employees,
10 executives, six division presidents, six division HR/safety
managers and three vice president-general managers. The
feedback became the base upon which ONE was built.

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