Van Zee Enterprises

What Van Zee Enterprises does

Van Zee Enterprises is a fourth-generation, family-owned construction materials and services holding company headquartered in Rock Valley, Iowa, founded in 1922 as Rock Valley Cement Block and Tile by Conrad H. Van Zee. The parent company, created in its current form in 2002 by Chad and Mike Van Zee, owns six operating subsidiaries — Tri-State Ready Mix, Rock Valley Precast, Valley Sand & Gravel, Material Services Inc., Top Construction, and Northwest Excavating — that collectively supply ready mix concrete, precast concrete products, aggregate materials, trucking, general construction contracting, and excavation services. Operations serve agricultural, residential, commercial, and landscaping customers across Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska, anchored by six ready mix concrete plants, a precast manufacturing facility, sand and gravel reserves on 155 acres of ground acquired in 2012, and a fleet of company trucks.

Core products include ready mix concrete from six batch plants; a precast catalog spanning hog and cattle slats, three styles of fenceline feed bunks (straight, deep, shallow), H-bunks in three configurations, T-walls in 5-foot and 10-foot heights for grain and silage storage, beams, regular blocks, median dividers, and utility products such as well curbs and meter pits; an aggregate line consisting of sand, gravel, fill dirt, top soil, landscape rock, driveway rock, pea gravel, red rock, crushed concrete, and boulders; trucking for concrete powder and fly ash; full-service residential and commercial contracting; and demolition and excavation. Rock Valley Precast also operates a 40-ton crane for product installation. Production specifications are differentiated by rebar size, concrete mix (e.g., 7-sack concrete with fiber mesh for cattle slats), and dimensional customization for agricultural confinement and feeding operations.

Revenue is generated through B2B hardware sales of concrete, aggregates, and precast products, complemented by professional services revenue from trucking (Material Services Inc.), general construction (Top Construction), and excavation (Northwest Excavating). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the company routes all inbound commercial activity through direct phone contact at its plant locations and a general email inbox, supported by a WordPress website and Facebook/Instagram pages. The GTM motion is sales-led and regional, with customer pickup at plant locations and company delivery across the four-state service area, targeting agricultural operators (primary), residential and commercial contractors, and landscaping and property improvement customers.

Name

Van Zee Enterprises

Legal name

Van Zee Enterprises

Website

https://vanzees.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Van Zee Enterprises is a fourth-generation, family-owned construction materials holding company based in Rock Valley, Iowa. Through six subsidiaries it supplies ready mix concrete, precast products, aggregates, trucking, contracting, and excavation services across Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Materials

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Concrete & Asphalt Recycling (RCA/RAP) (BPALAJAD)

Keywords

• Ready mix concrete
• Precast concrete products
• Aggregate materials supply
• Construction contracting services
• Excavation and demolition

Headquarters

HQ city

Rock Valley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ready Mix Concrete Sales: Sales of ready mix concrete through six plant locations in Iowa and South Dakota serving northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota.
2. Sand and Gravel Products: Supply of sand, gravel, fill dirt, top soil, landscape rock, and driveway rock to construction and landscaping customers.
3. Precast Concrete Products: Manufacture and sale of precast agricultural products including feed bunks, hog slats, cattle slats, T-walls, well curbs, and meter pits.
4. Trucking Services: Concrete powder and fly ash trucking services primarily serving Tri-State Ready Mix.
5. Construction Contracting: Full-service construction contracting from start to finish, including remodels and new construction for residential and commercial projects.
6. Excavation Services: Property preparation services including demolition and excavation projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Van Zee Enterprises is a 4th-generation family-owned construction materials and services holding company that manufactures and supplies ready mix concrete, aggregate materials (sand, gravel, fill dirt, top soil, landscape rock), and precast concrete products (feed bunks, livestock slats, T-walls, blocks, beams) through six subsidiary divisions. The company also delivers full-service residential and commercial construction contracting, excavation and demolition services, and concrete powder/fly ash trucking across Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

Product overview

Van Zee Enterprises is a 4th generation family-owned construction materials and services company organized as a parent company with six subsidiary divisions. The portfolio includes Tri-State Ready Mix (ready mix concrete across 6 plants), Valley Sand & Gravel (aggregate materials including sand, gravel, rock, and soil), Rock Valley Precast (agricultural and commercial precast concrete products including bunks, slats, walls, and blocks), Material Services (trucking for concrete powder and fly ash), Top Construction (full-service residential and commercial contracting), and Northwest Excavating (excavation and demolition services). The company delivers concrete, sand and gravel, and precast products across Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tri-State Ready Mix Concrete
• Valley Sand & Gravel
• Rock Valley Precast Concrete Products
• Material Services Trucking
• Top Construction Contracting
• Northwest Excavating

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Martin Marietta Materials: Large publicly traded U.S. producer of aggregates and ready mix concrete with a national footprint, including operations in the Midwest. Comparable as a vertically integrated aggregates and ready mix supplier, though at vastly greater scale and geographic diversity.
• Vulcan Materials Company: America's largest producer of construction aggregates and a major ready mix concrete operator with nationwide plants. Overlaps with Van Zee on the aggregates and ready mix concrete value chain, though Vulcan operates at national scale.
• Holcim US: U.S. operations of global building materials giant Holcim, producing cement, ready mix concrete, and aggregates across the country. Competes with Van Zee in ready mix concrete, especially in Midwest markets, and could move into Van Zee's core service area.
• Cemex USA: U.S. subsidiary of global cement major Cemex, with extensive ready mix concrete, aggregates, and cement operations nationwide. Comparable as a large-scale ready mix concrete and aggregates competitor with the ability to undercut regional pricing.
• Ash Grove Cement (CRH plc): CRH-owned cement and ready mix concrete producer with strong Midwest and Great Plains presence, including plants in Iowa and South Dakota. Direct regional overlap with Van Zee in the ready mix concrete value chain as part of a much broader global portfolio.

Direct peers

• Summit Materials: Vertically integrated construction materials producer spanning aggregates, cement, and ready mix concrete, with notable Midwest operations. Comparable as a multi-product construction materials platform serving similar contractor and agricultural end markets.
• GCC of America: U.S. subsidiary of Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, producing cement, ready mix concrete, and aggregates with operations across the central and southern U.S. Overlaps with Van Zee on ready mix and aggregates supply, though typically in different geographies.
• U.S. Concrete (now part of Vulcan): Specialized supplier of ready mix concrete and aggregates serving commercial, residential, and infrastructure customers, particularly in major U.S. metropolitan areas. Direct peer in the ready mix concrete and aggregates value chain.
• Knife River Corporation: Aggregates, ready mix concrete, and construction services company with strong presence in the upper Midwest and Western U.S. Direct comparable to Van Zee's Tri-State Ready Mix and Valley Sand & Gravel operations in similar rural Midwest markets.
• Argos USA: U.S. arm of Colombian cement producer Argos, operating cement plants, ready mix concrete facilities, and aggregate operations across the Southeast and Midwest. Directly comparable as a ready mix concrete and aggregates supplier with similar product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VanZeeEnterprises
• Instagraminstagram.com/vanzeeenterprises
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/van-zee-enterprises-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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