Fred Weber

What Fred Weber does

Fred Weber, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned (ESOP since 2012) full-service construction materials and contract mining company headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri, with operating history tracing to 1901. The company supplies and delivers various grades of crushed stone, sand, asphaltic concrete, limestone, sandstone, trap rock, and related construction aggregates, and provides contract mining services spanning underground production mining (portals, declines, shafts, drifts, roof bolting, shotcreting), surface mining (earthwork, overburden removal, drilling, blasting), high-capacity portable rock crushing and screening, frac sand mining and processing (15 years of experience), and specialty contracting (emergency response, brownfields repurposing, transloading, turnkey mine development). Core technology is the company's extensive fleet of modern mining equipment and portable crushing/screening plants deployable anywhere in the continental United States, enabling self-performance of 100% of project work with internal quality control exceeding state specifications.

The business operates a B2B enterprise field-sales model selling directly to construction companies and developers, government and municipal transportation/infrastructure agencies, and mining operators across the continental United States. Revenue is generated through two primary streams: contract mining services (professional-services style engagement for aggregate, underground and frac sand mining, crushing, and drilling) and construction materials supply (one-time supply/delivery of crushed stone, sand, asphaltic concrete, and specialty products). Pricing is quote-based and contract-based rather than publicly disclosed, consistent with project-driven B2B construction services.

Corporate structure is a holding-company "family of companies" model with wholly-owned subsidiaries including Bluff City Minerals (limestone/aggregates), Iron Mountain Trap Rock Company (trap rock quarrying), Victory Rock (aggregates), Riverview Commerce Park (industrial real estate), FWI Reinforced Concrete (formed from the 2015 Beco Pipe Co acquisition), and the 2021 acquisitions of General Drilling Inc. (Noblesville, Indiana) and Kienstra Precast. The company divested its heavy highway construction interest in 2016 and its St. Louis-based aggregate and asphalt locations in 2021, repositioning toward contract mining and specialty services. Notable past project scale includes the $500M I-64 design-build joint venture (Gateway Construction, 2006–2009) and construction of the largest Roller Compacted Concrete dam in the United States (3.2M CY of RCC and conventional concrete) via the Ozark Constructors JV.

Name

Fred Weber

Legal name

Fred Weber, Inc.

Website

https://fredweberinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fred Weber is a 100% ESOP-owned contract mining and construction materials company providing underground/surface mining, portable crushing, frac sand, and aggregates to construction firms, government infrastructure agencies, and mining operators across the continental United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Mining and Construction Aggregates

NAICS

Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing (333243), Construction Machinery Manufacturing (33312)

SIC

Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)

Keywords

• Contract mining services
• Construction aggregates supply
• Underground mining services
• Surface mining operations
• Frac sand mining processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Maryland Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contract Mining Services: Full-service contract aggregate, underground and frac sand mining and processing services. The company provides crushing and drilling services under contract to customers nationwide.
2. Construction Materials Supply: Supply and delivery of various grades of crushed stone, sand, asphaltic concrete, and other construction aggregates. The company competitively produces construction materials for customers.
3. Contract Crushing Services: Single-source total supplier for rock and aggregate contract crushing and material sizing needs, including aggregate crushing (limestone, hard rock, asphalt, concrete, slag), aggregate trommeling, and rotary trommel screening services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Fred Weber is a full-service construction materials and contract mining company that supplies grades of crushed stone, sand, and asphaltic concrete and provides underground, surface, frac sand mining, contract crushing, drilling, and specialty contracting services to construction companies, government entities, and industrial clients nationwide. The company self-performs 100% of project work, leveraging modern mining equipment and high-capacity portable rock crushing and screening plants deployable anywhere in the continental United States.

Product overview

Fred Weber is a full-service construction materials and contract mining company offering an integrated portfolio of services and products. The core service offerings include Underground Mining, Surface Mining, Contract Crushing, Specialty Contracting, and Frac Sand Mining and Processing. The company manufactures construction aggregate products including Trap Rock, Limestone, Sandstone, Natural Sand, Asphalt, and specialty products like EZ Street Asphalt and Hi-Cal Pellets. Fred Weber operates as a holding company with subsidiary companies including Bluff City Minerals, Iron Mountain Trap Rock Company, Riverview Commerce Park, and Victory Rock, plus acquired brands General Drilling and Kienstra Precast. The company is 100% employee-owned through an ESOP structure and serves customers throughout the continental United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Underground Mining Underground production mining and mine development services for mining companies, including new mine development, portals, declines, shafts, drifts, drilling, presplitting, blasting, roof bolting, meshing, shotcreting, and ground control.
• Surface Mining Surface production mining and surface mine development for limestone, sandstone, and rhyolite deposits, including new mine development, earthwork, overburden removal, drilling, presplitting, blasting, and production mining.
• Contract Crushing High capacity portable rock crushing and screening plant services for limestone, hard rock, asphalt, concrete, and slag, deployable throughout the continental United States.
• Specialty Contracting Design-build specialty contracting services including emergency response, remedial ground control, complex construction, brownfields repurposing, facility construction, transloading, and turnkey frac sand mine development.
• Frac Sand Mining and Processing Frac sand mining and processing services with 15 years of experience providing customized solutions for frac sand needs throughout the country.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• General Drilling Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2021Acquired in December 2021 based in Noblesville, Indiana. The acquisition expanded Fred Weber's service offerings and presence in the Midwest and South, representing a 15% increase in employee base.
• Kienstra PrecastcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Acquired in 2021 to accompany the new focused contract mining business alongside General Drilling.
• Beco Pipe CominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Acquired in 2015, leading to the formation of FWI Reinforced Concrete.
• Ozark Constructors, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Joint venture company formed by Fred Weber (FWI) in 2006 for construction projects. Ozark Constructors completed construction of the largest Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Dam in the US, consisting of 3.2M CY of RCC and Conventional Concrete.
• Gateway ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Joint venture company formed by Fred Weber (FWI) in 2006 for the $500M design-build of I-64 in St. Louis.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Summit Materials: Vertically integrated US construction materials company in aggregates, cement, and ready-mix concrete with a multi-region operating model. Comparable to Fred Weber across aggregates production and the broader materials/services value chain.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Major US producer of aggregates and specialty heavy-side construction materials including crushed stone, sand, gravel, and cement. Closely comparable business model and end-markets to Fred Weber's aggregate and mining operations.
• U.S. Silica Holdings: Industrial minerals producer with significant frac sand and specialty silica exposure. Comparable to Fred Weber's frac sand segment and broader mining/processing capability.
• Knife River Corporation: US aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and construction materials producer with regional operating divisions. Closely comparable mid-market aggregate-heavy peer to Fred Weber's owned-aggregate plus contract services mix.
• Arcosa: Diversified manufacturer of construction products including aggregates, specialty minerals, and engineered structures. Comparable to Fred Weber's construction materials production and aggregate/minerals processing operations.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest US producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) with a national footprint of quarries and distribution terminals. Directly comparable to Fred Weber's aggregate supply, surface mining, and contract crushing operations.
• Smart Sand: Pure-play frac sand mining and production company serving oil and gas customers. Directly comparable to Fred Weber's 15-year frac sand mining and processing segment and turnkey mine development offering.

Broad incumbents

• Sterling Infrastructure: Heavy civil construction and specialty services company focused on infrastructure, transportation, and water solutions. Comparable to Fred Weber's infrastructure-focused specialty contracting work.
• Granite Construction: Heavy civil construction and infrastructure contractor with materials operations serving highways, dams, and large public works. Comparable to Fred Weber's specialty contracting and large-project execution capability.
• Holcim US: US arm of global aggregates, cement, and ready-mix concrete producer with significant US aggregate operations. Broader incumbent with overlapping aggregate production and materials capabilities versus Fred Weber.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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