What Fisher Industries does

Fisher Industries is a vertically integrated, family-owned heavy civil construction and aggregate production enterprise headquartered in Dickinson, North Dakota, with operations across 12 U.S. states and an international equipment dealer network. Founded in 1952 by Gene Fisher as Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. and now in its third generation of family ownership under President Tommy Fisher, the company controls the full aggregate-to-pavement value chain through multiple wholly owned operating divisions: Fisher Sand & Gravel (aggregate extraction), General Steel & Supply Co. (custom aggregate processing equipment manufacturing, established 1967), Southwest Asphalt (asphalt production, Arizona's second largest supplier at 800K-1.2M tons/year), Southwest Asphalt Paving, Fisher Ready Mix, Arizona Drilling & Blasting (acquired 2006), and Fisher Grading & Excavating. The company mines over 30 million tons of aggregate annually from 12 commercial operations and approximately 45 portable plants, and ranks #17 on the USGS Top 100 Sand & Gravel Producers list.

The company's technology base centers on proprietary aggregate processing equipment designed and fabricated in-house by General Steel & Supply Co. across two metal fabrication facilities and a 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Flagship products include the patented Fisher Air Separator (produced continuously since 1995 with the 200th unit shipped in March 2025), the Model 76 portable Air Separator (launched September 2019), jaw/cone/gyratory/impact/roll crushers, 225-foot overland conveyors, radial stackers, screen plants, wash plants, pugmills, generator vans, and portable truck scales. The company also holds a patent on a Concrete Wall Form System that compressed I-17 bridge wall construction from 320 to 45 project days, a patent-pending Bollard Hanging System enabling 40-foot fence installations in 40+ MPH winds, and proprietary hydraulic jack-and-slide bridge replacement methods used on I-40 at Bellemont.

Fisher generates revenue through four primary streams: aggregate material sales (sand, gravel, and crushed stone from commercial and portable plants); heavy civil construction contracting (bridges, freeways, levees, residential earthwork — disclosed projects include a $400M I-580 Freeway Extension, $252M Ascaya residential development, $52.4M Laughlin-to-Bullhead City bridge, and the Caltrans I-10 Blythe Phase 1 project); custom aggregate processing equipment manufacturing sold both directly and through authorized dealers in the U.S. (EESSCO, Mellott), Canada (Machinery Supply, Aggregate Equipment Atlantic, Manuquip), South Africa (Dakota Mining & Quarry Equipment), and the Middle East (Precision Crushers & Spares); and asphalt production and paving via Southwest Asphalt. Customers span construction contractors, state DOTs and public agencies, mining operators (notably a 2.5-year, ~5 million ton scoria supply contract to Peabody Energy's North Antelope Rochelle Mine), and aggregate processing end-buyers. GTM is sales-led via direct enterprise field sales for large infrastructure projects and a hybrid direct/dealer model for equipment, with marketing emphasis on a documented project portfolio, equipment catalog, and sustained industry recognition including 12 consecutive years on Prairie Business 50 Best Places to Work.

Name

Fisher Industries

Legal name

Fisher Industries

Website

https://fisherind.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Fisher Industries is a third-generation, family-owned vertically integrated heavy civil construction and aggregate producer operating across 12 U.S. states. It mines 30+ million tons of aggregate annually, manufactures patented processing equipment (Fisher Air Separator, Concrete Wall Form System) via General Steel & Supply Co., and delivers bridges, freeways, and asphalt paving for government and mining customers through a global dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction and Aggregate Materials

NAICS

Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Construction Machinery Manufacturing (333120), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Feeding & Conveying Equipment (Aprons, Belts, Stackers) (IMAHAMAH), Surface Mining Equipment (Excavators, Shovels, Draglines, Dozers) (IMAKANAA)

Keywords

• Aggregate processing equipment
• Heavy civil construction
• Aggregate materials production
• Asphalt paving services
• Portable crushing plants

Headquarters

HQ city

Dickinson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aggregate Material Sales: Production and sale of sand, gravel, and aggregate products from commercial pits and quarries. They mine over 30 million tons of aggregate materials each year from twelve commercial operations and approximately 45 portable plants operating throughout twelve states.
2. Crushing and Processing Services: Provides crushing and processing services to contractors for roads, dams, and large public work projects, as well as coal and hard rock mines. Includes portable rock-crushing, asphalt, and concrete recycling plants.
3. Heavy Civil Construction Contracts: General contracting services for infrastructure projects including bridges, levees, roads, freeways, and earthwork. Notable contracts include $52.4M Laughlin to Bullhead City bridge, $7.5M Calaveras Dam, $400M I-580 Freeway Extension, and $252M Ascaya residential development.
4. Aggregate Processing Equipment Manufacturing: Design, fabrication, and sale of aggregate processing equipment including Air Separators, Crushers, Conveyors, Screen Plants, Wash Plants, Pugmills, Generator Vans, Truck Scales, and Chain Feeders. Both new equipment and used equipment sales.
5. Asphalt Production and Paving: Southwest Asphalt produces and sells 800,000 to 1.2 million tons of asphalt concrete per year. Also produces rubberized asphalt and provides paving services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fisher Industries designs, fabricates, and sells aggregate processing equipment through its General Steel & Supply Co. division, while simultaneously producing and selling aggregate materials (sand, gravel, scoria) and providing heavy civil construction services (bridges, freeways, levees, earthwork) through Fisher Sand & Gravel, Southwest Asphalt, Arizona Drilling & Blasting, Fisher Ready Mix, and related divisions. Equipment manufactured includes Air Separators, Crushers, Conveyors, Screen/Wash Plants, Pugmills, Generator Vans, Truck Scales, and Chain Feeders sold both directly and through an international dealer network.

Product overview

Fisher Industries is a vertically-integrated family of businesses encompassing all aspects of aggregate production and heavy civil construction. The company operates through multiple divisions including Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. (parent company established 1952), General Steel & Supply Co. (equipment manufacturing, established 1967), Southwest Asphalt, Southwest Asphalt Paving, Fisher Ready Mix, Arizona Drilling & Blasting, Fisher Grading and Excavating, and Fisher Sand and Gravel New Mexico. The core product portfolio includes custom-manufactured aggregate processing equipment such as Air Separators (13' and Model 76), Crushers, Conveyors (225' Overland, Radial Stackers, Three Packs), Chain Feeders, Generator Vans, Pugmills, Screen Plants, Truck Scales, Wash Plants, Feed Hoppers, and Fold-N-Go Plants. This equipment is designed and fabricated by General Steel & Supply Co. and used internally by the operating divisions while also sold to external customers worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fisher Grading & Excavating: Grading and excavation division of Fisher Industries
• Fisher Sand and Gravel
• Fisher Sand and Gravel - New Mexico
• General Steel and Supply
• Southwest Asphalt
• Southwest Asphalt Paving
• Arizona Drilling and Blasting
• Fisher Ready Mix

Products and services

• Aggregate Materials (Sand, Gravel, Scoria) Sand, gravel, and aggregate material production and delivery from commercial pits and quarries. Mines over 30 million tons of aggregate materials each year from 12 commercial operations. Includes wholesale and retail production for contractors, government agencies, and mining operators (e.g., a 2.5-year contract to supply nearly 5 million tons of scoria to North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Peabody Energy).
• 13' Portable Air Separator Patented Fisher Air Separator that successfully removes unwanted fines from aggregate products in dry processing, achieving separation in limestone, granite, trap rock, basalt, silica, and sand and gravel applications. Designed for up to 150TPH of 3/8" minus product. Sold to mining and aggregate operations through direct sales and international dealer network.
• Model 76 Air Separator Compact portable air separator designed for contractors; easily set up, disassembled, and transported. Handles up to 60TPH of 3/8" minus product with 76" diameter separator and automatic oil bath lubrication system. Available in portable or stationary configurations.
• Crushers Customizable aggregate processing crushers available in jaw, cone, gyratory, impact, or roll types. Designed for hard rock quarries, recycled concrete and asphalt projects, sand and gravel operations, coal producing, and mining applications.
• Conveyors (Overland and Radial Stackers) Portable and stationary conveyor systems including 225' Overland Conveyors (1,000 tons/hour at 450 ft./minute), 130' Extender Radial Stackers with desegregation stacking system and hydraulic controls, Three Pack Conveyor Systems, and 130' Radial Stackers with cable mast tower systems.
• 42" x 50' Apron Pan Chain Feeder Heavy-duty chain feeder providing steady feed to screens and crushers, with variable speed drive, CAT style SALT chains, and segmented sprockets. Designed for 600 to 800TPH at 15 to 60FPM.
• Screen Plants Screen plants available in incline or horizontal models, designed and mounted with most major brands of screens as stationary, portable, or in-pit portable units. Custom designs include feed and discharge conveyors, side discharge conveyors, and screen media options.
• Wash Plants Custom designed washing plants with single and multiple deck screens, log washers, sand screws, course material washers, sand pumps, water manifold and spray bars. Available as stationary or portable units.
• 36" x 10' Pugmill Plant Twin shaft paddle pugmill for accurate blending of one or more products, available in portable or stationary units with customizable options including blending hoppers and feed and discharge belts.
• Portable Generator Van Keeps generators, motor control switchgear, and electrical controls located in one portable van with Cat engines and generators. Reduces mobilization time and protects electrical switchgear from weather.
• 10' x 70' Portable Truck Scale NTEP certified portable truck scale with 10' x 70' scale deck and 100-ton capacity. Features fold-over scale house, swing-out bulkheads, and removable axle and suspension assembly to reduce mobilization costs.
• Fold-N-Go Plant Portable processing plant with 5' x 20' top deck and 5' x 18' bottom deck, 10 cubic yard hopper, hydraulic drive belt feeder, and multiple swing-out discharge conveyors.
• 20yd3 Feed Hopper with Belt Feeder AR lined 20yd3 feed hopper with Martin electric vibrators and 30" x 11' belt feeder rated for 150-600TPH at 17-68FPM with AC inverter and radio remote control.
• Heavy Civil Construction Services General contracting services for infrastructure projects including bridges, levees, roads, freeways, and earthwork. Notable contracts include $52.4M Laughlin to Bullhead City bridge, $7.5M Calaveras Dam, $400M I-580 Freeway Extension, and $252M Ascaya residential development. Award-winning project work recognized by APWA, CTF, Caltrans, NAPA, and ARPA.
• Crushing and Processing Services Crushing and processing services provided to contractors for roads, dams, and large public work projects, as well as coal and hard rock mines. Includes portable rock-crushing, asphalt, and concrete recycling plants operated through approximately 45 portable plants across 12 states.
• Southwest Asphalt Production and Supply Southwest Asphalt produces and sells 800,000 to 1.2 million tons of asphalt concrete per year as the second largest supplier in Arizona and the largest producer of rubberized asphalt in Arizona. Operates hot plants at multiple Arizona locations (Florence, Queen Creek, El Mirage, New River).
• Southwest Asphalt Paving Services Asphalt paving services division utilizing rubberized asphalt "quiet pave" technology. Offers smooth, virtually maintenance-free surfaces with an average 4 decibel reduction in traffic noise. Serves commercial, residential, and highway paving customers.
• Fisher Ready Mix Concrete Services Concrete and concrete pumping services for projects ranging from housing developments to municipal water projects and highway bridge construction. Features Schwing Loop Belt Conveyor Truck with over 107' of reach.
• Arizona Drilling & Blasting Services Safe blasting services for construction and mining applications including mass grading, site development, roadways, heavy highways, utilities, and quarry development in Arizona and surrounding markets.

Quantifiable outcome

• I-17 bridge wall construction completed in 45 days vs. 320 days originally designed
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• We Build the WallcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Nonprofit organization for whom Fisher Industries constructed a half-mile border fence in Sunland Park, NM on private property. Fisher's vertical integration allowed total control over design, steel procurement, fence fabrication, heavy-haul transportation, grading/excavation, fence installment, and concrete work.
• Stinger Bridge & IroncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner company of Fisher Industries. Stinger Bridge & Iron fabricated bollard fence panels for the Sunland Park border wall project within two days. Part of the Fisher family of businesses ecosystem.
• Southwest Concrete Products (SWCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner company listed as one of 2 strategic partner companies in Fisher Industries ecosystem.
• Dakota Mining & Quarry EquipmentregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer for General Steel equipment in Africa. Located in Durbanville, WC, South Africa. Contact: Howard Behrmann.
• EESSCOregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer covering MA, CT, NY, VT, NH, ME, DE. Located in Hanson, MA. Contact: Greg Grey. EESSCO considers the Fisher Air Separator to be the best in the field.
• Mellott CompanyregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer covering PA, MD, WV, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL. Located in Warfordsburg, PA. Contact: Jim Minnichbach. Provides excellent product support for Fisher Industries equipment.
• Machinery SupplyregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer covering Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC in Canada. Located in Airdrie, BC. Contact: Brian McAdam.
• Aggregate Equipment (Atlantic) Ltd.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer covering Atlantic Provinces in Canada. Located in Truro Heights, NS. Contact: Allan Irving.
• Les Equipements Manuquip, Inc.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer covering Ontario & Quebec in Canada. Located in Quebec City, QC. Contact: Richard Paquette.
• Precision Crushers & Spares FzcregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer covering Middle East region. Located in Fujairah Free Zone, UAE. Contact: Vinod Damodaran.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• CEMCO: CEMCO is a US-based specialty manufacturer of vertical shaft impact (VSI) crushers for aggregate production and recycling applications. Smaller and more narrowly focused than Fisher, but competes in the same vertical-impact crushing equipment category that Fisher's General Steel & Supply Co. serves.

Broad incumbents

• Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials is the largest US producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) and a major asphalt and concrete producer. Directly comparable in aggregate production capacity but operates at vastly larger national scale and is publicly traded.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Martin Marietta is one of the largest US producers of aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) and a major supplier of heavy construction materials. Comparable aggregate production business model, though Martin Marietta operates as a public company at significantly larger national scale.
• Metso Corporation: Metso (formerly Metso Outotec) is a global leader in mining and aggregates processing equipment, including crushers, screens, feeders, and complete plant solutions. Significantly larger than Fisher but competes for the same aggregate processing equipment customers globally.
• Sandvik AB: Sandvik is a Swedish multinational providing equipment and tools for mining and rock processing, including crushers, screens, and drilling equipment. Indirect overlap with Fisher's crushing, screening, and aggregate production operations, but at much larger scale and with mining focus.
• Terex Corporation: Terex is a diversified global manufacturer of lifting and material handling equipment, with a Materials Processing segment covering crushers, screens, washers, and conveyors for the aggregate industry. Operates at much larger scale than Fisher but in the same equipment categories.

Direct peers

• KPI-JCI & Astec Mobile Screens: KPI-JCI (now part of Astec) is a leading US manufacturer of aggregate processing equipment, specializing in portable and stationary crushing, screening, and material handling systems. Direct equipment-line overlap with Fisher's portable plants and crushers.
• McLanahan Corporation: McLanahan is a family-owned US manufacturer specializing in aggregate processing equipment including crushers, screens, washing equipment, and sampling systems. Direct comparable to Fisher's General Steel & Supply Co. in equipment portfolio and customer base.
• Superior Industries: Superior Industries designs and manufactures bulk material handling and processing equipment including conveyors, feeders, washing equipment, and portable plants for the aggregate industry. Strong product overlap with Fisher's conveying, feeding, and washing equipment lines.
• Astec Industries: Astec Industries (now Astec) is one of the largest dedicated aggregate processing equipment manufacturers in the US, producing crushers, screens, conveyors, and material handling systems through brands like KPI-JCI, Johnson Crushers International, and Telsmith. Direct overlap with Fisher's General Steel & Supply Co. in core equipment categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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