By Josh Krol

As many hit the gym and balance

their diets for a last chance at a sum-
mer body, the concrete industry also
has slimmed down. But this weight loss
came without choice, thanks to the na-
tion’s worst economy since the Great
Depression of the 1930s.
Not surprisingly, the TCP100, The
Concrete Producer’s annual survey of
revenue, showed 2009 was another disappointing
year. Many producers have tightened their belts
and are left wondering what kind of future awaits
them. Some saw a remarkable 50% plunge
in revenue from 2008 to 2009, while a
few actually held steady. Revenue for the
public companies on our list fell 21%.
The bottom may have been reached
this spring when Houston-based U.S.
Concrete, No. 18 on our list, filed for
bankruptcy.
David Bloxom, owner of Speed
Fab-Crete Corp., a precast producer in
Fort Worth, Texas, may have summed it
up best: “Profitability is down, competi-
tion is fierce, and job payments are slow.”
When President Barack Obama signed
the $787 billion American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act in February 2009, the con-
struction industry hoped it would rain down

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instant relief. One and a half years later, produc-
ers are still feeling the recessionary crunch and
wondering where all of that money went.
“The stimulus programs by the U.S. ad-
ministration failed to provide a boost to the

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construction sector to the extent hoped for,”
Holcim stated in its annual report. “In light of
substantial government deficits, political deci-
sion-makers and authorities concentrated less
on enacting infrastructure projects and more

Concrete producers
on honoring social services.” But even with the
U.S. economy growing at a meager 2.4% annual
adjust to new rate in this year’s second quarter, calls for more
stimulus spending will probably not be heeded
economic realities. as worries about deficit spending grow.
The Portland Cement Association claims that
nearly $60 billion of the stimulus plan is targeted

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directly at infrastructure investment, al-
though the exact amount is still highly
debated. Many observers also estimate
that only about one-half of the stimulus
funds have been distributed, meaning
more business should be in the pipeline.
Shovel-ready spending
The primary phase of the program focus-
es less on concrete-intensive and more
on shovel-ready projects. On these, ap-
provals are secured and work can start
some projects are less visible from your
car seat. Dukane Precast of Naperville,
Ill., is supplying precast panels to realign
the canal that runs through Lockport,
Ill. (See sidebar.)
Markets: then and now
No workout routine is complete with-
out a healthy diet. While humans need a
combination of carbohydrates, proteins,
and fat, producers rely on residential,
commercial, and public works construc-
consumers and businesses wishing to
expand, and consumer confidence and
spending (which accounts for 70% of
the economy) remain weak.
Dan Grier, regional manager for
Delta Concrete, says that the decline in
housing caused a 20% volume reduction
for his business.
Despite a slowdown after the hous-
ing tax credits expired in April, econo-
mists were still forecasting an average
increase of 15% over last year’s meager

Robin Nelson / Black Star

right away once funding is in place. The tion. These staples have been lacking in 554,000 housing starts.
U.S. Conference of Mayors has a list of strong numbers for some time now. As The National Association of Home-
almost 19,000 such projects. About $27 2010 wears on, credit remains tight for builders (NAHB) expects a 14% increase
billion will be allocated to the Depart-
ment of Transportation to repair roads
and bridges in an attempt to create what
President Obama calls a “21st century
infrastructure.”
This is a boon to producers such as
Delta Concrete, a ready-mix producer in
Cape Girardeau, Mo. Infrastructure work
accounts for one-half of Delta’s business.
Delta did not lay off any employees dur-
ing the recession and actually saw a rev-
enue increase over this past year.
Others have not been as fortunate.
Argos USA of Houston said that stimu-
lus spending “increased the amount of
projects out for bid, but no significant
revenue increase was seen.”
As these infrastructure projects move
to fruition, concrete consumption could
show an increase of 5.4%, according to
the Portland Cement Association.
You may pass large orange signs along Standard Concrete Products
of Columbus, Ga., has rehired
the highway that claim the government in some of its plants but is
is “Putting America Back to Work.” But downsizing in others.

Stimulus Money at Work
About 35 miles southwest of Chicago
lies the suburb of Lockport, Ill. Estab-
lished in the early 1800s, Lockport
features vintage architecture with a
modern flair. The town was able to grow
exponentially from the time of its birth
due to the creation of the 97-mile Illinois
& Michigan Canal that extended from
the Chicago River to the Illinois River at
Peru, Ill.
Today, the Chicago Sanitary & Ship
Canal runs straight through the heart of
Lockport and is the site of a stimulus-
funded construction project. Walsh
Construction was awarded $42.9 million
for the project and contracted Dukane
Precast of Naperville, Ill., to manufacture
concrete panels to realign the deterio-
rating west side of the canal.
Dukane’s new plant in Plainfield, about
10 miles from the canal, started produc-
tion of the panels in October 2009 and
will continue through the end of 2011.
The stretch of canal that runs through
Lockport will need 1335 8-foot-wide,
36-foot-tall concrete panels. Sitting 30
feet under water, the panels interlock via
Josh Krol
male and female components.
A look inside Dukane
Precast’s newly renovated
Plainfield, Ill plant.
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After Walsh Construction was awarded
the project by the U.S. Army Corp. of En-
gineers, they both visited the plant sever-
al times before finally settling on Dukane.
“We produced 50 panels initially,” says
John Kime, vice president of operations.
“They (Walsh) were very pleased with the
product and our efficiency.”
The recession has had a devastating ef-
fect on concrete producers, and Dukane
was no different. The precast producer
laid off employees for the first time in its
short history. “The fact that we survived
is a triumph in itself,” Kime explains.
As Dukane lobbied for the job, the pro-
ducer felt it had a lot to offer the project
in terms of effectiveness and eco-friendly
processes.
A specialized production line helps
speed up the process as the slab liter-
ally moves itself through every step of
the panel formation. Each one of the
60,000-pound slabs eases its way from
station to station along the produc-
tion line. Dukane utilizes the European
style isolation process to compact the
concrete instead of the more common
high-frequency vibrations.
The plant’s other green initiatives
include soy-based insulation, concrete
mixes that include fly ash, recycled
aggregate, and recycled steel for rebar.
Kime claims that more than 30% of
every dollar is recycled.
Thanks to the canal project, Dukane
was able to hire back veteran staff and
bring on an additional dozen workers.
“I wouldn’t say it was a lifesaver,” Kime
says. “However, it did get the gears
rolling again.”
—Josh Krol
A series of 36-foot-tall panels are
being installed along the Chicago
Sanitary & Ship Canal.
in housing starts this year. According to
Builder magazine, NAHB chief econo-
mist David Crowe believes that housing
“will slowly improve throughout the sec-
ond half of this year and into next year,
bolstered by continued low mortgage
rates, affordable housing prices, and an
improving jobs market.”
While the housing starts and values
have fallen for several years, commer-
cial construction is just now taking its
beating. “We expect 2010 to be a year
of continued commercial contraction,”
says Tom Holmes, vice president of sales
for High Concrete Group. “It should
bottom out in the first half of 2011.”
All of this puts pressure on the pub-
lic sector to anchor the concrete econ-
omy. According to an analysis of fed-
eral spending by the Associated General
Contractors of America, the stimulus has
gone from slowing declines in construc-
tion spending to increases due to public
investments in infrastructure.
This market instability has forced
companies to become more diverse. Un-
istress Corp., a prestressed producer in
Pittsfield, Mass., took on more diverse
projects, including a cooling tower for a
power plant. Company president Perri
Petricca forecasts a turnaround in busi-
ness in this year’s third quarter.
Layoff picture
While construction industry unem-
ployment stands at 20%, the White
 House claims government-funded proj-
ects have led to 680,000 new jobs. The
concrete industry has suffered hard, as
some producers in our survey laid off
more than half of their employees the
last two years.
However, there are signs of life.
For instance, prestressed producer Nit-
terhouse Concrete Products Inc., of
Chambersburg, Pa., laid off 40% of its
workforce in its offices and plants. But
the producer has already brought some
workers back. Nitterhouse is not alone.
Several producers have started to rehire,
although most say they are waiting until
2011 or beyond when they hope busi-
ness and revenue recover.
Others stuck it out. Enterprise Prop-
erties, a precast producer in Omaha,
Neb., did not lay off any employees.
“We tried very hard to maintain our vet-
eran workforce by leveling manpower,
company diversification, and maintain-
ing healthy backlogs,” says company be cheaper to use asphalt, but concrete
president Thomas Egan. is getting more kudos for its durability.
Concrete roads can last as long as 30
Looking ahead years without significant repair. The
When asked about the future of the PCA estimates that by using concrete
concrete industry, Fabcon’s marketing instead of asphalt, states could save as
director Alan Krane says, “I wish I had much as $100 billion on roads built be-
a crystal ball.” tween now and 2015.
Such a crystal ball might show glim- Finally, some are striving for cooper-
mers of hope. The cost differential be- ation to survive this challenging market.
tween concrete and its main competitor “Vendors and suppliers need to partner
in road construction, asphalt, is swing- together to get through these difficult
ing in favor of concrete. It may initially times,” says Delta’s Grier. TCP
Methodology
The TCP100 companies are ranked by their total North American revenue for the previous year (2009).
Our goal is to show the large scope of the companies involved in concrete production, so producers
are listed by their parent company’s name and total revenue. Some figures were for fiscal years.
Revenue figures and other information were acquired through questionnaires, telephone, and e-mail
requests. Revenue for companies that did not provide information was obtained through annual
reports, press releases, media sources, and the databases of LexisNexis, Hoovers, Manta, and the
Gale Business and Company Resource Center.

North America’s largest

concrete producers
More than $1 billion
1 Oldcastle Inc. / Atlanta
No. 1 for the fourth consecutive year, this sub-
sidiary of CRH plc. recently bought Schwab’s
assets in Ohio, including 12 ready-mix loca-
tions, two block plants, and one aggregate
distribution terminal. www.oldcastle.com
2 Cemex Inc. / Houston
Mexico-based producer has subsidiaries in
more than 20 countries. In response to the
economic downturn Cemex was forced to sell
its Australian operations. www.cemexusa.com
3 Lafarge North America /
Herndon, Va.
Sales slumped 24% over the past year for this
North American branch of Paris-based Lafarge
S.A. North American sales accounted for 19% of
the total. www.lafargenorthamerica.com
4 Heidelberg Cement / Allentown, PA.
After a successful refinancing bailout in 2009,
Heidelberg experienced a disappointing full
year turnover decrease of 31%. Heidelberg
operates 19 North American cement plants.
www.heidelbergcement.com
5 Holcim / Dundee, Mich.
Switzerland-based company acquired Cemex
Australia. The producer now has interests in 70
countries on every continent, including North
America, which made up 16% of total sales in
2009. www.holcim.com/us
6 Trinity Construction Products

3
Group / Dallas
Parent of Transit Mix Concrete and Materials,
which started in 1939 as a small ready-mix
operation in Beaumont, Texas. Concrete and
aggregates account for 63% of Trinity’s revenues.
www.trin.net/trinbusi/construct.html

7 Vulcan Materials Co. / Birmingham, Ala.

Early in 2009, producer’s markets lagged the rest
of the nation in obligating and awarding stimulus-
related highway projects. In spring, the producer
reported the overall economy was improving.
www.vulcanmaterials.com
Lafarge North America

8 Colas S.A. / Roseland, N.J.

Based in France, Colas is considered a world
leader in road construction, accounting for about

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80% of the company’s business. Expects North
America’s business to improve thanks to U.S.
infrastructure projects in 2010. www.colas.com
9 MDU Resources / Bismarck, N.D.
The Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU) recently
completed a wind generation facility in North
Dakota. Such projects reflect the company’s
commitment to a sustainable environment and
environmental responsibility. www.mdu.com
10 Martin Marietta Materials /
Raleigh, N.C.
Produces ready-mixed concrete in Arkansas
and Texas. It is the second largest producer
of crushed stone, sand, and gravel in the U.S.
www.martinmarietta.com
11 Buzzi Unicem / Bethlehem, Pa.
Created by the 2004 merger of RC Cement and
Lone Star Industries; serves the Midwest, South-
west, Northeast, and Southeast areas of the U.S.
Recently built the River 7000 plant in St. Louis,
which has the company’s largest production line.
www.buzziunicemusa.com
12 Mitsubishi Materials / Corona, Calif.
Company produces and sells construction
materials in the U.S., China, Vietnam, and
other countries. Other branches include
automotive, electronics, and precious metals.
www.mmc.co.jp/english/
13 Taiheiyo Cement / Glendora, Calif.
Manufactures and sells ready-mix throughout
the West Coast region. In 2009, Taiheiyo ac-
quired Nihon Ceratec, manufacturer of ceramic
machinery components and electronics parts.
www.taiheiyo-cement.co.jp/english
$501 million to $1 billion
14 TXI / Dallas
Major cement producer manufactures concrete
in much of Texas and central Louisiana. TXI
employees helped build a home featured on
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in October
2009. www.txi.com
15 Cementos Argos / Medellin, Columbia
The U.S. makes up 34% of this producer’s busi-
ness. Its greatest concrete production capacity
is in the U.S., where it can produce 11.6 million
yards per year. www.argos.com.co
16 Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua /
Chihuahua, Mexico
Reported a double-digit decline in concrete,
block, and aggregate sales in 2009. Renegoti-
ated its debt in May 2010 and reported growth
in U.S. concrete and cement sales in this year’s
second quarter. www.gcc.com
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17 Clyde Companies / Orem, Utah rehabilitation of railways, and concrete sleepers.
Awarded a contract for a $2.7 million overpass www.itisa.com.mx
construction project in Twin Falls, Idaho. This year
reorganized into two divisions: heavy/highway and 26 Pavestone / Dallas
special projects. www.clydeinc.com Since 1980, this company has manufactured
segmental concrete products for various
18 U.S. Concrete Inc. / Houston markets. The Pavestone Institute of Hardscape
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Technology offers a curriculum in hardscape
in April 2010, and reports plans to emerge business. www.pavestone.com
from bankruptcy by the end of August 2010.
www.us-concrete.com 27 Cardi Corp. / Warwick, R.I.
This highway construction company founded in
1900 provides concrete to Rhode Island and other
$101 million to $500 million
parts of New England; also operates Hopkins
19 Dunn Construction Co. / Hill Sand & Stone in Rhode Island. Producer was
Birmingham, Ala. awarded funds to refurbish the Sakonnet River
Originally a railroad construction company, bridge portion of Route 24. www.cardi.com
Dunn started Mississippi Materials Co. (MMC)
28 County Materials / Marathon, Wis.
in 1927, now the largest ready-mixed concrete
A producer of circular and elliptical concrete
supplier in Mississippi. MMC, and subsidiary
pipes, along with precast concrete products, this
Bayou Concrete, serve the Southeast U.S.
company has more than 30 Midwest locations.
www.dunnconstruction.com
www.countymaterials.com
20 Italcementi Group / Nazareth, Pa. 29 Vicat Group / Stockbridge, Ga.
Transparent cement is a recent innovation of this Joseph Vicat started the French company in
company, which has 39 concrete plants in North 1853. Current projects include flight terminals
America. The Italian Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and
was built with this advanced construction mate- a high-performance concrete block house.
rial. www.italcementigroup.com www.vicat.com
21 Votorantim / Bridgeview, Ill. 30 Metromont Corp. / Greenville, S.C.
A major player in Brazil, Votorantim has several Precast producer is planning a new plant in
North American plants. In Feb. 2010, it bought Florida. In June 2010, CEO Rick Pennell was
portions of Cimpor, Lafarge, and Cinveste. Its named chairman of the board for precast entity
agribusiness is one of the largest producers of AltusGroup Inc. www.metromont.com
concentrated orange juice. www.votorantim.com
22 Titan America / Norfolk, Va.
This subsidiary of Greek-owned Titan Cement
Co. is a leading cement and building materials
producer in the Eastern U.S.; subsidiaries in-
clude Essex, Roanoke, Separation, and Tarmac.
www.titanamerica.com
23 Boral / Roswell, Ga.
Headquartered in Australia, this multinational
company has extensive operations in the U.S.
and Asia. This year, Boral was ranked #61 on
Corporate Knights magazine’s Global 100 list of
the most sustainable companies in the world.
www.boral.com
24 Irving Materials Inc. /
Greenfield, Ind.
Supplies ready-mix in Indiana, Kentucky, Tennes-
Irving Materials Inc./Lucent Photography
see, southwestern Ohio, southeastern Illinois, and
northern Alabama. Subsidiaries include Special-
ties Company and E & B Paving. www.irvmat.com
25 Impulsora Tlaxcalteca / Mexico City
Focused on Mexican infrastructure development,
this producer is Mexico’s leading manufacturer
of precast concrete structures, construction and
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31 Meadow Valley / Phoenix
This heavy construction contractor has been
providing ready-mix to Las Vegas and Phoenix
since 1980. Has been awarded three Utah
Department of Transportation projects in the
past eight months. www.meadowvalley.com
32 Cemstone / Mendota Heights, Minn.
Offers ready-mix, decorative concrete, high-per-
formance concrete, aggregates, concrete block,
brick, and decorative stone. Supplied decorative
concrete for the Minnesota Twins’ new Target
Field. www.cemstone.com
33 Lattimore Materials /
McKinney, Texas
Founded in 1961. With facilities located
throughout the state, LMC is a major concrete
producer in Texas; owns more than 400
ready-mix and haul trucks. www.lmctx.com
34 Valmont Industries / Omaha, Neb.
Steel and spun concrete utility poles accounted
for a third of Valmont’s 2009 revenue. Sales
were down 13%, partly due to lower spending
on transmission structures by North American
utilities. www.valmont.com
35 Gate Construction Materials
Group / Jacksonville, Fla.
The oldest non-petroleum division of Gate
Petroleum produces prestressed concrete
for infrastructure, commercial, and industrial
projects throughout the Southeast U.S.
www.gateprecast.com
36 A&A Ready Mixed Concrete /
Newport Beach, Calif.
Along with A&A Concrete Supply, the Caillier
family runs Associated Ready Mixed Concrete
Inc. and Cemak Trucking Inc. They also
specialize in onsite, portable batch plants.
www.aareadymix.com
37 New Enterprise Stone and Lime /
New Enterprise, Pa.
By mid-2009, NES&L and its subsidiaries
received nearly $34 million in federal stimulus
projects. The group performed almost $9 million
of the work during June and July. www.nesl.com
38 Concrete Supply Co. / Charlotte, N.C.
In the past decade, this producer has grown
by acquisition and now has a stake in seven
local ready-mix and prestress producers. Now
operates more than 30 plants in the Carolinas.
www.concretesupplyco.com
39 Nebco Inc. / Lincoln, Neb.
Began as the Abel Construction Co. in 1908
and expanded to make ready-mixed concrete,
concrete pipe, and block. The producer now has
an account on LinkedIn. www.nebcoinc.com
40 Cretex Companies / Elk River, Minn.
Cretex Concrete Products Group grew in June
2010 when it acquired Concrete Products of
Wyoming, a producer of reinforced concrete pipe
and precast products. www.cretexinc.com
41 Alley-Cassetty Brick & Block /
Nashville, Tenn.
The concrete block producer began as a small
retail coal business in the 1880s; still operates
a commercial and industrial coal division, and a
trucking division. www.alley-cassetty.com
42 High Concrete Group / Denver, Pa.
This precast producer promotes “more
sustainable precast,” including the CarbonCast
line of C-GRID carbon fiber reinforced products
and ECast with weight-saving aggregates.
www.highconcrete.com
43 Harper Industries / Paducah, Ky.
Operates in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas.
President Billy Harper is a professional racecar
driver on the National and International Hot Rod
Association circuits. www.harper1.com
44 Thomas Concrete Industries / Atlanta
Has four concrete laboratories and more than
40 plants in Georgia and the Carolinas. Every
employee must complete Thomas Concrete
Academy, an in-house concrete “basic training.”
www.thomasconcrete.com
45 Tindall Corp. / Spartanburg, S.C.
The precast/prestressed producer’s Conley,
Ga., plant received a 2009 Energy Champion
Award from the U.S. Department of Energy;
one of only 47 plants in the U.S. to receive the
recognition. www.tindallcorp.com
46 Holliday Rock / Upland, Calif.
In 2009, supplied concrete for a $165 mil-
lion San Bernardino I-10 restoration project.
The producer’s rapid-set mix design allowed
serviceability within four hours of placement.
www.hollidayrock.com
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Fabcon Inc.
47 Ernst Enterprises / Dayton, Ohio
Third-generation, family-owned ready-mix
producer also sells construction materials
including finishing tools, rebar and wire mesh,
expansion joints, and concrete cures and seal-
ers. www.ernstconcrete.com
48 Fabcon Inc. / Savage, Minn.
Earned a safety award in 2009 for operating an
entire year without a single workday lost due to
employee injury or illness in its Ohio operations.
Also has plants in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and
Indiana. www.fabcon-usa.com
49 Continental Materials Corp. /
Chicago
Holding company operates in two industries:
Construction Products and HVAC. Its Concrete,
Aggregates, and Construction Supplies division
includes Castle Concrete and Transit Mix Concrete
in Colorado. Sold Denver-based subsidiary, Rocky
Mountain Ready Mix Concrete, in July 2009.
50 Schwab Industries / Dover, Ohio
Oldcastle Materials bought Schwab’s ready-
mix, block, and aggregates facilities in 2010:
Twin Cities Concrete, Quality Block and Supply,
and Medina Supply in Ohio and Schwab
Ready-Mix and Eastern Cement in Florida.
51 Angelle Concrete / Jennings, La.
Founded in 1947, Angelle has dry-batch plants
and cement terminals in south-central Louisi-
ana. Also operates as Delta Concrete and South
Louisiana Cement. www.angelleconcrete.com
$51 million to $100 million
52 Clark Pacific / West Sacramento, Calif.
The producer’s engineers and precast experts
specialize in architectural precast systems,
design/build parking solutions, seismic tech-
nological advances, and custom architectural
finishes. www.clarkpacific.com
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53 Dolese Bros. Co. / Oklahoma City
Began a century ago building streets, sewers,
and other public projects in the Chicago area.
The producer now has ready-mix and block
plants, and aggregate operations in Oklahoma
and Louisiana. www.dolese.net
54 Superior Ready Mix Concrete /
Escondido, Calif.
Supplies customers with concrete, aggregates,
and asphalt from more than 20 locations. Also
operates a construction supply yard with block,
decorative rock, sand, tools, and building materi-
als. www.superiorrm.com
55 R.W. Sidley Inc. / Painesville, Ohio
The ready-mix, concrete block, and structural
precast producer also offers bulk aggregates,
industrial minerals, and building supplies.
Subsidiary J.P. Jenks Trucking and Warehous-
ing distributes heavy- and medium-duty trucks.
www.rwsidley.com
56 Teichert Inc. / Sacramento, Calif.
Adolph Teichert, a German immigrant, founded
the company in 1887. Teichert Materials pro-
duces ready-mix and precast concrete; Teichert
Aggregates is one of the largest aggregate
producers in the nation. www.teichert.com
57 Unistress Corp. / Pittsfield, Mass.
Precast and prestressed producer has its own
onsite central mix concrete operation and
Unistress Steelworks manufactures 99% of
its own steel components. Unistress recently
invested $1 milion in solar panels to improve
energy efficiency. www.unistresscorp.com
58 Cranesville Block Co. /
Amsterdam, N.Y.
One of New York’s original block and precast
producers, also produces its own sand and
stone. Supplied material for the new Route 17
bypass in Parksville, N.Y., in 2009. The $92.7
milion project includes 13 new precast bridges.
www.cranesville.com
59 Midwest Products Group /
Jefferson City, Mo.
The company’s subsidiaries, including Midwest
Block & Brick and Kirchner Block, make and
distribute concrete block, brick, and stone in Mis-
souri, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Recently acquired Basic Block in Springdale, Ark.
www.midwestproductsgroup.com
60 Cast-Crete Corp. / Seffner, Fla.
Now the nation’s largest producer of precast
and prestressed concrete U-lintels, Cast-Crete
started in 1955 with five employees who
produced precast sills on a 50x100-foot lot and
delivered them on a trailer pulled by a station
wagon. www.castcrete.com
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61 Delta Industries / Jackson, Miss.
Subsidiaries include Jackson Ready-Mix, Gulf
States Ready-Mix, and Pine Belt Ready-Mix. Since
1945, the producer has grown from a single plant
to more than 30 locations. www.delta-ind.com
62 Dorsett Bros. Concrete Supply
Inc. / Pasadena, Texas
In 2009, the producer worked on the Sam
Houston Tollway Northeast. When completed
in 2011, the 13-mile, $400 million project will
complete the Sam Houston Tollway system.
www.dorsettbrothers.com
63 Ferrara Bros. Building Materials /
Flushing, N.Y.
Family-owned producer reduced diesel emis-
sions in 2009 by installing CARB certified diesel
particulate filters. Ferrara received a subsidy
to reduce emissions from the New York State
Energy Research and Development Authority.
64 Standard Concrete Products /
Columbus, Ga.
Precast/prestressed producer with a reputation
for design/build projects, such as the Ravenel
Bridge in Charleston, S.C., and recent work to
replace the I-10 Mississippi River Bridge fender
system. www.standardconcrete.net
65 Boston Sand & Gravel / Boston
Received a Green Business Award from
Boston’s mayor in 2009 for reducing energy
consumption by 81% at a maintenance garage.
The producer installed energy-efficient lighting
and the state’s first 100kW+ solar energy
system on the roof. www.bostonsand.com
66 Silvi Group Co. / Fairless Hills, Pa.
This ready-mix and aggregate producer says its
most important infrastructure product in 2009
was its work on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
www.silvi.com
67 Nevada Ready Mix / Las Vegas
Largest concrete and concrete aggregate supplier
in Nevada operates more than 250 trucks and
nine batch plants in the Las Vegas metropolitan
area. www.nevadareadymix.com
68 Spancrete Group / Waukesha, Wis.
The Spancrete Studio, the first corporate-spon-
sored course of its kind, focuses on precast con-
crete fabrication and construction for architectural
students in the U.S. www.spancrete.com
69 Empresas Master /
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Started in 1987, Master Products segment
distributes and manufactures packaged concrete
and related products under the Quikrete brand
name. www.mastergroup-pr.com
70 Clayton Companies / Jackson, N.J.
Divisions include Clayton Concrete, Clayton Block,
and Clayton Sand, in addition to 14 retail locations
in New Jersey. The company started in the early
1950s. www.claytonco.com
up to $50 million
71 Texas Concrete Co. / Victoria, Texas
Prestressed producer serves metropolitan
Houston from four plants. Also worked on Dallas
Area Rapid Transit infrastructure project in 2009.
www.texasconcrete.com
72 Eucon Corp. / Spokane, Wash.
Owns Spokane Rock Products and operates as
Atlas Sand & Rock in Idaho. Other businesses
include DeAtley Crushing and M.A. DeAtley
Construction. www.spokanerock.com
73 MacLeod Construction / Denver, N.C.
Began as a contract mowing and landscaping
company; now involved in concrete pumping,
flatwork, footings, poured walls, and curbs and
gutters. www.macinc1.com
74 Grand Junction Concrete Pipe /
Grand Junction, Colo.
Manufactures precast structures, concrete pipe,
ready-mix, and supplies sand, gravel, and fill
dirt. Serves western Colorado and eastern Utah.
www.gjpipe.com
75 Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc. /
South Pittsburg, Tenn.
Ready-mix and block producer says 20% of work
was infrastructure in 2009; has rehired some laid
off drivers in 2010. www.seqconcrete.com
76 BMC Enterprises Inc. / St. Louis
I-64 was this ready-mix producer’s big infrastruc-
ture project in 2009; such work accounted for
25% of sales last year. Expects to start rehiring in
2011. www.breckenridgematerial.com