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What We Do

Vertical Integration

with the superior performance of decentralization

Summit Materials believes that the best way to generate shareholder value is to combine vertical integration with an interdependent company structure, as it provides increased efficiencies and economies of scale, while empowering operating companies to make local, well informed decisions. Our operating companies are partners with their local communities and this structure capitalizes on their knowledge of the local markets, allowing them to make the best decisions for Summit overall.

Materials

Aggregates

Cement

Products

Asphalt

Aggregates

Ready-Mix Concrete

Aggregates + Cement

Services

Paving & More

Aggregates + More

Core Lines of Business

Around every corner and under every stone, we see opportunity to help build your community.

Summit Materials is a vertically integrated construction materials company that produces aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete and asphalt, and offers paving, construction and other services. These types of products and services touch almost every aspect of your daily life, from the roads you drive to work to the cell phone you use to call home.

  • Sourced from the highest quality sites.
  • Efficient production for consistency and strength.
  • Integrated product offering to our customers.

Our Process

Site Planning

A site is chosen to be sustainable throughout and beyond extraction. Before the first stone is removed, we are already planning for the lifecycle of the site.

Safe Extraction

We partner with our neighbors and our legislators to work responsibly in our environment throughout the extraction process.

Site Repurposing

As the last stone is removed, a site’s life cycle progresses as it continues to provide communities with varying types of future development.

Aggregates

Aggregates are the building blocks of our nation’s construction industry. These natural resources are the foundation of products and services that develop our public and private infrastructure. The aggregate materials are sourced from our quarries, and are the key materials in production of asphalt and concrete. We stand behind the process and quality from rock to road.

Cement

Cement, when combined with aggregates and water, produces concrete. Cement is the binder that makes concrete durable, weather resistant and adaptable. Our state of the art cement plant and production process enable our companies and our customers to offer superior concrete products.

Asphalt

Asphalt is one of the most common roadway materials used today; approximately 94 percent of our nation’s roads are paved with asphalt. It is formed by the combination of aggregates and liquid asphalt. Asphalt is 100 percent renewable and the U.S. alone recycles nearly 60 million tons of asphalt each year.

Ready-Mix Concrete

Ready-mix is a highly versatile construction material that can be used to make everything from curbs to kitchen counters. Its flexible recipe characteristics allow for an end product that can assume almost any color, shape, texture and strength. Ready-mix concrete can be customized to suit your needs.

Paving & More

Paving is the final stage of Summit’s vertically integrated product offering. Our companies perform quality work that complements our materials by providing a downstream outlet to distribute these products. Our skilled labor force and quality service offering provide a one stop shop to our customers.