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Empresas Master | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico – The concrete, aggregates, and paint producer operates under the names Empresas Master, Master Paints & Chemical Corp., and Master Décor. In 2008, Empresas Master, the concrete and aggregates division, was ranked No. 101 on Caribbean Business newspaper’s annual list of Puerto Rico’s Top 400 locally owned companies. Master … Read more

Grand Junction Concrete Pipe | Grand Junction, Co – Contrary to its name, this is not merely a pipe producer. Grand Junction offers precast, ready-mix, aggregates, and irrigation products to complement its extensive line of pipe. A major producer of precast products in Colorado and Utah, its precast is used for irrigation, drainage, and decorative applications. … Read more

Teichert Inc. | Sacramento, CA – When you see the trademark Teichert Green in northern California, it could mean Teichert Materials is supplying a job with ready-mix or precast concrete, Teichert Construction is paving a highway, or you could be near a quarry run by Teichert Aggregates—one of the largest aggregate producers in the nation. Adolph … Read more

Clark Pacific | West Sacramento, Ca – Company’s team of engineers and precast experts specialize in architectural precast systems, design/build parking solutions, seismic technological advances, and custom architectural finishes. From its plants in northern and southern California, the producer supplies projects in many markets, including sports complexes, municipal buildings, hospitals, and even wine caverns. In 2008, … Read more

Cast-Crete Corp. | Seffner, FL – The nation’s largest producer of precast and prestressed concrete U-lintels claims to be the product’s pioneer. Cast-Crete also specializes in precast sills, heavy-duty parking bumpers, and thresholds. It’s come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1955 when five employees produced precast sills on a 50×100-foot lot, and delivered … Read more

Thomas Concrete Industries | Atlanta GA – Has four concrete laboratories and more than 40 plants in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Every employee must complete the Thomas Concrete Academy, an in-house concrete “basic training” to maintain a high level of expertise. One of the producer’s specialties is placing concrete for hard-to-reach jobs with its … Read more

Ernst Enterprises | Dayton, Ohio – The third-generation, family-owned ready-mix producer has plants in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Georgia. Each location also sells construction materials such as finishing tools, rebar and wire mesh, expansion joint, and concrete cures and sealers. To provide a “one-stop-shop” experience, Ernst provides concrete pumping service and construction material delivery. Its commitment … Read more

Holliday Rock Co. | Upland, CA – Southern California producer supplies ready-mix for everything from commercial buildings to parking decks, and for specialty applications such as stamped concrete hard-scapes and faux rock structures in stores. In addition to 13 ready-mix concrete plants, it operates seven aggregate plants and eight hot-mix asphalt plants, all serving a five-county … Read more

Concrete Supply Co. | Charlotte, N.C. – In the past decade, this producer has grown by acquiring ownership or majority interests in seven different local ready-mix and prestress producers. Today, it operates 35 plants in North and South Carolina. Concrete Supply recently helped build the world’s largest concrete whitewater riverbed at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, … Read more

MMC Materials | Ridgeland, MS – Was named one of Mississippi’s 40 Fastest Growing Companies in 2007-2008 by the Mississippi Business Journal. This was based in part on the producer’s rapid growth in the Gulf Coast region since the 1980s. MMC and its subsidiary, Gulf Concrete, serve customers across Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alabama. Products … Read more

Continental Materials Corp. | Chicago IL – This holding company’s Concrete, Aggregates, and Construction Supplies (CA&CS) segment includes Rocky Mountain Ready Mix Concrete, Castle Concrete, and Transit Mix Concrete in Colorado. The company reported a nearly 15% decline in CA&CS sales during 2008, primarily due to a decreased level of construction along the Front Range of … Read more

Alley-Cassetty Brick & Block | Nashville, TN – In addition to producing concrete block in its Gallatin and Murfreesboro, Tenn., plants, this producer supplies brick, stone, and masonry materials in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia. Its building supplies division operates from 10 offices throughout the region. The company began as a small retail coal business in the … Read more

New Enterprise Stone and Lime | New Enterprise, Pa – The company owns Stabler Companies Inc., Eastern Industries Inc., and eight others that operate in the arenas of blacktop, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, precast concrete, and construction supply. New Enterprise has been publishing a bi-monthly Internet newsletter called The Enterpriser since 2007. Pennsylvania received more than $1 … Read more

Nebco Inc. | Lincoln, NE – The company’s motto is “building Nebraska from the ground up.” In addition to supplying concrete, Nebco also works in mining, construction, real estate development, agriculture, and transportation. Nebco was the first in Nebraska to use fly ash as a raw material and was the first in the state to manufacture … Read more

A&A Ready Mixed Concrete | Newport Beach, Ca – Family-owned business has served California for 50 years. Founder Andre Caillier’s son, Kurt Caillier, is the president. Kurt’s brother, Randy, is vice president for the company. Along with A&A Concrete Supply, the Caillier family runs Associated Ready Mixed Concrete Inc. and Cemak Trucking Inc. Aside from their … Read more

Fabcon Inc. | Savage, Minnesota – Manufactures precast concrete wall panels in Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. Has received recent media attention and awards for its energy saving and environmental efforts. These include incorporating coal ash, recycled tires, and plastic into products that use less energy to make, installing a stormwater treatment facility that won an … Read more

Metromont Corp. | Greenville, S.C. – Has provided precast concrete to the Southeast U.S. for more than 75 years, including the NFL’s Carolina Panthers’ Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Producer offers free lunch seminars in South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia, where participants can earn a health, safety, and welfare credit for … Read more

Meadow Valley | Phoenix AZ – MVCI is a heavy construction contractor and parent company of Ready Mix Inc., with operations concentrated around Phoenix and Las Vegas. Ready Mix Inc. supplies ready-mix and aggregates from seven permanent ready-mix batch plants and three sand and gravel crushing and screening facilities. Recent projects include the Mayo Clinic Hospital … Read more

Cemstone | Mendota Heights, MN – Producer is providing 15,000 yards of concrete for a $37 million transit project in Minneapolis after the city chose concrete over asphalt for the construction. In the bidding for the downtown project, concrete came within 5% of the cost of asphalt, which was close enough to convince the city. Along … Read more

Harper Industries | Paducah, KY – In addition to Kentucky, Harper operates in Nashville, Tenn., and Houston. President Billy Harper, was named to the Kentucky Commission on Philanthropy in 2008. Company’s eight subsidiaries include Harper Construction, Federal Materials, Metro Ready Mix, and Frontier Materials. Harper does work on military bases throughout the U.S. It established Harper … Read more

Lattimore Materials | McKinney, Texas – Considers its “team of dedicated, committed professionals” its greatest strength. That team includes 14 people who have been with Lattimore for more than 25 years, and four who have been at the company for more than 30 years. The producer has grown to operate five aggregate mines, 22 ready-mix plants … Read more

High Concrete Group | Denver, PA – Nation’s leading producer of precast concrete parking structures had a record income year in 2008. The group was founded in 1956 as Kurtz Precast Corp., and was bought by the High Companies in 1977. In 2008, High promoted senior vp of operations at High Industries, Jeffrey Smith, to president … Read more

Cardi Corp. | Warwick, R.I. – Ready-mix accounts for one-half of business; asphalt makes up the rest. Cardi is the largest provider of construction services in Rhode Island, the smallest state. It is completing construction on Cumberland’s School Street Bridge this summer, and its work on the Great Road Bridge in Rhode Island is slated to … Read more

Tindall Corp. | Spartanburg, S.C. – Producer manufactures precast and pre-stressed concrete systems. The company makes modular prison cells and underground structures. In 2008, it opened a $26 million precast, prestressed concrete plant in Moss Point, Miss., to replace its Biloxi plant that was battered by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The facility was built with help … Read more

Gate Construction Materials Group | Jacksonville, Fl – A subsidiary of Gate Petroleum, concrete was Gate’s first foray away from petroleum and resulted from the need to diversify after the 1972 oil crisis. Aside from eight concrete plants in Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Texas, Gate owns four private clubs and is active in … Read more

Dolese Bros. Co. | Oklahoma City, OK – A little more than half of Dolese’s revenue comes from ready-mix concrete, with aggregates making up almost all of the rest. The company has been in concrete for more than 100 years and was a silver sponsor of the American Institute of Architects of Central Oklahoma golf tournament … Read more

County Materials | Marathon, WI – Producer has been in business since 1946, manufacturing ready-mix concrete and concrete pipes, along with landscaping materials, clay bricks, and bike stands. In 2008, County donated 100 yards of concrete to Habitat for Humanity for four houses for families in need. It also raised $16,000 for the United Way at … Read more

Valmont Industries | Omaha, NE – Concrete products account for a quarter of business. Company manufactures spun concrete poles for the electric utility industry. Along with utility poles, Valmont makes cellphone towers and irrigation equipment. One of the nation’s most wanted fugitives, Patricia Pardo, worked at Valmont Industries in 2008 under the fake name Joanna Sanez. … Read more

Pavestone | Dallas TX – Federal Trade Commission stopped Pavestone’s attempt in 2008 to sell to Oldcastle. CRH and Pavestone had agreed to the deal, worth a reported $540 million, that would have made Pavestone a subsidiary of CRH America. The FTC said it would violate antitrust laws by greatly reducing competition. CRH did not challenge … Read more

Impulsora Tlaxcalteca | Mexico City – Located in the eighth largest city in the world, Impulsora’s revenue grew in 2008. The company paid the country of Mexico a fine of more than 4 million pesos for delays in construction of a roadway in Mexico City. Impulsora manufactures concrete products for railways and installs and maintains railway … Read more

Cretex Companies | Elk river, Minn. – Company bought fellow Minnesota company Meier Tool & Engineering in 2008, which became part of Cretex’s Commercial Products Group. Cretex’s concrete division is divided into Concrete Products North, West, and Midwest and operates 18 precast plants. Since its inception in 1917, Cretex has attempted to diversify its company and … Read more

Vicat Group | Stockbridge, Ga. – With operations in nine countries, more than half of the French-owned concrete, cement, and aggregates producer’s revenues come from outside of France. Its U.S. operations include National Ready Mixed Concrete Co., Builders Concrete, and Viking Ready Mix in California and Kirkpatrick Concrete in Alabama. In 2008, Vicat also acquired Walker … Read more