United Concrete Products

What United Concrete Products does

United Concrete Products, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned American precast and prestressed concrete manufacturer founded in 1954 and headquartered in Yalesville, Connecticut, with additional plants in Durham and Wallingford, CT, and Huron, Ohio. The company operates 5-6 manufacturing facilities spanning 435,000 ft² of heated production space on 125 acres and employs 270+ people. Its core business is producing custom and standardized precast concrete components for infrastructure projects, including bridges, box culverts, arches, prestressed and NEXT beams, prefabricated bridge units, retaining walls, reinforced concrete pipe, manholes, and utility structures. The company holds PCI, NPCA, and ACPA certifications required to bid on public infrastructure work, and has an in-house engineering team of 12 engineers.

The firm operates through five core divisions: Precast Infrastructure (bridges, highways, tunnels, airports), United Building Group (turn-key precast buildings and pump stations for municipal water/wastewater and commercial customers), United Underground (precast tunnel segments and micro-tunneling pipe for TBM projects, formed 2019), DOUBLEWAL™ (proprietary modular retaining wall systems, acquired 2010), and Convault (proprietary above-ground fuel storage tanks, dating to 1991). The product mix spans hardware sales of made-to-order precast components and turn-key professional services including design-build, engineering, planning, project management, site installation, and commissioning.

Revenue is generated through a sales-led, project-based go-to-market targeting state Departments of Transportation (RIDOT, CTDOT, MassDOT, NHDOT), municipal governments, utilities (National Grid, Eversource), airport authorities (O'Hare, JFK), and military installations, with products priced through competitive bids and multi-year contracts. The business has grown over 70 years through a combination of family ownership (Gavin family since 1978), continuous facility expansion, and a series of bolt-on acquisitions of competitor assets in the Northeast. Recent strategic emphasis has been on the United Underground tunnel segment vertical and the proprietary DOUBLEWAL™ and Convault product lines, including international project experience in Doha, Abu Dhabi, and Sochi. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

United Concrete Products

Legal name

United Concrete Products, Inc.

Website

https://unitedconcrete.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

United Concrete Products is a privately held, family-owned Northeast precast and prestressed concrete manufacturer founded in 1954, producing bridges, tunnels, retaining walls, pump stations, and fuel tanks for state DOTs, municipalities, utilities, and airport authorities across five U.S. plants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precast Concrete Manufacturing

NAICS

Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273), Other Concrete Product Manufacturing (327390), Concrete Pipe Manufacturing (327332), Concrete Pipe, Brick, and Block Manufacturing (32733)

SIC

Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272), Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270)

akta.pro primary industry

Precast Concrete Products (IMADAAAB)

Keywords

• Precast concrete products
• Infrastructure construction materials
• Bridge components manufacturing
• Tunnel segment production
• Retaining wall systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Wallingford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precast Concrete Products: One-time purchase of custom and standardized precast concrete infrastructure products including bridges, culverts, arches, buildings, retaining walls, and utility structures. Products are manufactured to customer specifications for specific projects.
2. Turn-key Solutions: Comprehensive solutions including design-build, engineering, planning, and project management services alongside product sales for prefabricated pump stations and buildings. Includes site installation and commissioning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

United Concrete Products manufactures precast and prestressed concrete infrastructure products, including bridge components, box culverts, arches, retaining walls, tunnel segments, prefabricated pump stations and buildings, and above-ground fuel storage tanks. The company produces both standardized products (manholes, catch basins, reinforced concrete pipe, septic tanks) and fully customized components built to project specifications, serving government agencies, utilities, and commercial contractors. It also offers turn-key solutions that include design-build, engineering, planning, project management, site installation, and commissioning.

Product overview

United Concrete Products is a precast and prestressed concrete manufacturer serving the infrastructure market. The company operates across multiple divisions: Precast Infrastructure provides bridge components, box culverts, arches, and custom precast products; United Building Group delivers turn-key building and pump station solutions; DOUBLEWAL™ offers interlocking retaining wall systems; United Underground specializes in tunnel segments and micro-tunneling products; Convault manufactures above-ground fuel storage tanks. The portfolio also includes standard products like manholes, catch basins, reinforced concrete pipe, septic tanks, and utility structures. The company holds PCI and NPCA certifications and operates five manufacturing plants across the United States with 435,000 ft² of heated production space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DOUBLEWAL™: A gravity retaining wall system consisting of precast, interlocking, reinforced concrete modules with traffic barrier, parapets and coping options. Also includes EZ Block wall system for commercial, residential or roadway projects.
• Convault

Products and services

• Precast Infrastructure Products Manufactures integral precast concrete components for bridges, highways, tunnels, railroads, airports, and special infrastructure projects, including box culverts, 3-sided bridges, arches, substructure elements, prestressed bridge beams, NEXT beams, prefabricated bridge units (PBUs), and deck panels. Sold to state DOTs, municipalities, and infrastructure contractors.
• United Building Group (Turn-Key Prefabricated Buildings and Pump Stations) Turn-key precast concrete building and pump station solutions for municipal, commercial, and industrial applications, including prefabricated pump stations, water booster stations, utility buildings, gas facilities, and restrooms. Includes design-build, engineering, planning, project management, site installation, and commissioning services.
• DOUBLEWAL™ Retaining Wall System Proprietary gravity retaining wall system consisting of precast, interlocking, reinforced concrete modules with traffic barrier, parapets, and coping options. Applications include permanent, semi-permanent, and temporary retaining walls, seawalls, dams, piers, wingwalls, and bridge abutments. Each module can be installed in less than 5 minutes and in freezing temperatures.
• United Underground (Tunnel Segments and Micro-Tunneling Pipe) Specializes in subsurface tunneling projects, manufacturing precast concrete tunnel segments, micro-tunneling pipe, shafts, accessories, and custom precast elements for major underground TBM tunnel projects. Has supplied segmental liners for 30+ TBM tunnel projects in North America and international projects including Doha Metro Goldline, UAE Abu Dhabi STEP Project, and Sochi Olympic Winter Games 2014.
• Convault Above-Ground Fuel Storage Tanks Above-ground fuel storage tanks with fire protection, impact resistance, thermal protection, EPA compliance, UL listing, and 20 or 30 year warranty options. Applications include aviation, marine, military/public safety, farms/forestry/mining, fleet/yard operations, and water treatment.
• Standard Precast Concrete Products Standard precast concrete products including manholes, catch basins, reinforced concrete pipe, flared ends, septic tanks, pump chambers, grease traps, precast curb, galleys, utility structures, precast barriers, bollards, footing piers, and water quality units.

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than 5 minutes to install each DOUBLEWAL module
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves21 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Forterra, Inc. Major U.S. manufacturer of concrete pipe, precast products, and building materials for water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure; directly comparable in concrete pipe production and precast drainage structures, serving similar municipal utility customers.
• Tindall Corporation: Privately held producer of precast/prestressed concrete products for infrastructure, parking structures, and total precast buildings; comparable in prestressed beam production, PCI certification, and turn-key building solutions.
• Jensen Precast: Privately held precast concrete manufacturer offering utility structures, pump stations, and underground enclosures; directly comparable mid-market peer with similar customer profile of municipalities, utilities, and contractors.
• Spancrete: Manufacturer of precast/prestressed concrete products and machinery with a focus on hollowcore plank, wall panels, and structural precast; comparable in prestressed concrete manufacturing capability and infrastructure market focus.
• Cretex Companies: Midwest-based privately held precast concrete manufacturer with a portfolio spanning infrastructure, architectural, and industrial precast; comparable mid-market peer with similar multi-plant manufacturing model and DOT/municipal customer mix.
• Smith-Midland Corporation: Public precast concrete products manufacturer specializing in highway sound walls, retaining walls, and utility structures; comparable in product portfolio, customer base (DOTs and contractors), and proprietary systems (e.g., SoftSound, Easi-Set).

Broad incumbents

• Oldcastle Infrastructure (CRH plc): Largest North American precast concrete products manufacturer and a division of CRH plc; offers the broadest portfolio of utility, drainage, and structural precast products and competes directly with UCP on pipe, manholes, and infrastructure components nationwide.
• Holcim Ltd. Global building materials giant with a significant U.S. precast and infrastructure solutions business; competes broadly in cement, aggregates, and precast products with broader geographic reach than UCP but overlapping customer segments.
• Heidelberg Materials: Global building materials producer (formerly Lehigh Hanson in the U.S.) with concrete products and aggregates operations; broad incumbent competing with UCP for large infrastructure bids and supplying cement inputs to the precast industry.

Regional players

• Northeast Precast: Regional precast concrete manufacturer serving the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. with utility structures, drainage products, and architectural precast; geographically overlapping competitor targeting similar state DOT and contractor customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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