Carew Concrete & Supply Co.

What Carew Concrete & Supply Co. does

Carew Concrete & Supply Co. is a privately held, family-owned ready-mix concrete and building materials supplier headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1977 by Gary and Ruth Carew starting with five used ready-mix trucks and a leased plant, the company has grown to operate 17 ready-mix concrete plants across 16 Northeast and Central Wisconsin cities, organized into Northern, Central, and Southern regional dispatch groups. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and municipal customers, with project scale ranging from residential patios and driveways to large commercial pours and stadium work, including concrete supply for Lambeau Field.

The company's product portfolio centers on standard and specialty ready-mix concrete, concrete block and building materials, decorative stone, and concrete repair products. Operationally, Carew is vertically integrated through in-house concrete aggregate production, staffed by a full-time quality control lab that supports custom concrete mix design and aggregate testing. Delivery is executed through a fleet of more than 150 GPS-tracked vehicles dispatched regionally. Two specialty product stores in Appleton and Fond du Lac distribute block, building materials, and decorative concrete products to contractors and DIY customers. The company has received multiple Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association design awards and National Ready Mixed Concrete Association safety awards including Accident Free and Excellence in Safety designations.

Carew generates revenue primarily on a transaction basis — per-delivery ready-mix concrete priced by cubic yardage, mix type, and project specifications — supplemented by retail sales of block, building materials, and specialty products through its two storefronts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers contact regional dispatch for quotes. The go-to-market is direct sales and customer service, supported by a company website that includes a volume calculator and direct regional contact routing. The company remains under second and third generation Carew family leadership with no institutional or private equity ownership identified.

Name

Carew Concrete & Supply Co.

Legal name

Carew Concrete & Supply Co.

Website

https://carewconcrete.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Carew Concrete & Supply Co. is a family-owned ready-mix concrete and building materials supplier operating 17 plants across 16 Northeast and Central Wisconsin cities with 150+ GPS-tracked delivery vehicles, serving residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and municipal customers since 1977.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Appleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ready-Mix Concrete Sales: Production and delivery of ready-mix concrete from 17 plant locations across Northeast and Central Wisconsin. Revenue is generated on a per-delivery basis, with pricing based on cubic yardage, mix type, and project specifications. The company serves projects ranging from small residential patios to large commercial and industrial developments including Lambeau Field.
2. Block and Building Materials: Sale of concrete block and building materials through specialty product stores in Appleton and Fond du Lac, WI. These retail locations serve contractors and DIY customers with masonry supplies and related construction materials.
3. Specialty and Decorative Stone Products: Supply of specialty concrete, decorative stone, and concrete repair products through the company's specialty product stores. These products serve both aesthetic (decorative) and functional (repair) needs for residential and commercial customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Carew Concrete & Supply Co. produces and delivers ready-mix concrete, block, building materials, decorative stone, and concrete repair products from 17 ready-mix plant locations across Northeast and Central Wisconsin. The company operates its own aggregate production and an on-site quality control lab with technicians who design custom concrete mixes to project specifications, distributing products via a fleet of 150+ GPS-tracked vehicles to job sites and two retail specialty product stores.

Product overview

Carew Concrete & Supply Co. operates as a traditional ready-mix concrete and building materials supplier serving Northeast and Central Wisconsin for nearly 50 years. The company operates 17 ready-mix concrete plants across 16 cities with a fleet of over 150 delivery vehicles equipped with GPS tracking. The core product portfolio includes ready-mix concrete (produced with company-owned aggregates), block and building materials, decorative stone, and concrete repair products. Products are distributed through a network of plants organized into Northern, Central, and Southern regions, supplemented by two specialty product stores in Appleton and Fond du Lac.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ready-Mix Concrete

Quantifiable outcome

• Award-winning project quality recognized by the Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association through numerous concrete design awards.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ozinga: Family-owned ready-mix concrete and building materials supplier operating across the Midwest with multiple plants, a large truck fleet, and vertical integration into aggregates—directly comparable in operating model and regional mid-market positioning.
• Prairie Material: Regional ready-mix concrete and aggregate producer serving Midwest markets with vertically integrated operations and multiple plant locations, closely comparable to Carew's regional ready-mix business.
• MMC Materials: Mid-sized regional ready-mix concrete producer serving multiple U.S. states with comparable plant-and-fleet operations; similar business model and customer base to Carew's regional ready-mix business.

Broad incumbents

• CEMEX USA: One of the largest ready-mix concrete, cement, and aggregate producers in the U.S. with national operations; competes broadly in the same product category though at much larger scale.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates with significant ready-mix concrete operations; competes in the same value chain though from a national platform rather than regional focus.
• Martin Marietta Materials: National supplier of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and cement with broad geographic reach; overlapping product portfolio though operating at far greater scale.
• Holcim US: Major U.S. building materials subsidiary of global cement giant Holcim, producing ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and cement across multiple regions; broader incumbent in Carew's product categories.
• Lehigh Hanson: Large North American producer of cement, ready-mixed concrete, and aggregates with national footprint; competes in the same product space as Carew but with national rather than regional focus.
• Aggregate Industries US: National producer of ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and asphalt with operations across the U.S.; comparable product portfolio and customer base though at much larger scale.

Regional players

• CalPortland: Major West Coast producer of ready-mix concrete, cement, and aggregates with vertically integrated operations; comparable business model and product mix though geographically separated from Carew.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/carewconcrete
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carew-concrete

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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