By The Utah Asphalt Pavement Association
UAPA is Proud to Recognize Paul “Bup” Minardi as the Utah Asphalt Pavement Association’s Industry Leader Award
Paul “Bup” Minardi is an industry veteran of more than 25 years. Wheeler Machinery Co. employed Bup before he started Mountain Regional Equipment Solutions, Inc. (MRES) in April 2004. As the owner and president of MRES, he has built MRES into a company that provides automated lubrication and safety solutions to the construction, transportation and mining industries. The company’s culture and reputation show Bup’s commitment to the industry and its people.
MRES has received AGC’s Utah Supplier of the Year Award twice and has been an AGC silver sponsor for more than five years.
Bup loves his work, employees, vendors and customers. Many of his customers are also friends. He believes in treating everyone the way he wants to be treated, and he is fiercely committed to operating the company with integrity and providing consistently excellent customer service.
“I believe that membership in UAPA has been a tremendous help with our relationships with our clients. By engaging with the trade group that our customer base is allied with, our existing customers and potential customers see us as allied with them — which we are. It’s good for us, and good for them, as we now have common ground. We share a purpose that is higher than just the day-to-day operations. We share a common industry vision.”
He is committed to Utah’s asphalt paving industry. Bup is active in construction industry associations and serves on association boards that include UAPA and the AGC of Utah. His association memberships include the following:
- Utah Asphalt Pavement Association
- Colorado Asphalt Paving Association
- Arizona Rock Products Association
- AGC chapters of Utah, Arizona, Idaho and Nevada
Bup has served as a secretary for UAPA and currently serves on the UAPA board of trustees. MRES is a UAPA gold sponsor and has supported golf and conventions. Also, MRES is a 2019 and 2020 UAPA Scholarship Fund sponsor.
Religious and community service are important to Bup. He has served at his local church for more than 20 years as a teacher and member on his church’s board and finance council. He supports charities such as the Salt Lake Rescue Mission and The Salt Lake Mission, which serve the Salt Lake homeless community. He and his company also support a youth-focused outdoor ministry called Big Canyon Ranch.
Bup loves the outdoors. He is involved in several adventure racing groups and has participated in many U.S. races.
