Fairfax Materials

What Fairfax Materials does

Fairfax Materials, Inc. is a privately held regional producer of crushed aggregate and aggregate-based building materials, headquartered in Oakland, Maryland, and operating across Maryland and West Virginia. Founded in 1925 and currently employing 51-100 staff, the company runs three limestone quarries (Scherr, Cabins/Beans, and Petersburg/Ours in West Virginia), one sandstone quarry (Thomas, West Virginia), and four ready-mix concrete batch plants (Oakland, MD; Parsons, WV; Scherr, WV; and Thomas, WV). Its product portfolio spans crushed limestone, crushed sandstone, ready-mix concrete (state-certified in both Maryland and West Virginia), Concrete Masonry Units in Lightweight, Regular, and Split face varieties, and masonry supplies, with all quarries certified by the West Virginia Department of Highways.

The company's commercial model is direct, project-based sales of physical construction materials. It generates revenue through unit sales (aggregate by ton, concrete by cubic yard, CMUs by block) to construction contractors as its primary customer segment, with secondary sales to individual homeowners undertaking residential projects. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is handled through an owned fleet of 27 dump trucks, 27 mixer trucks, and 2 block trucks coordinated by a central dispatch operation, enabling direct delivery to job sites across the two-state service area; customers can also arrange pickup, with Saturday by-appointment availability for residential buyers.

Fairfax is led by President Edward Barnhouser, Vice President Pat Adams, and Secretary/Treasurer Caleb Gould. The company shares a corporate website link with AggMgt.com, suggesting an affiliated management or holding entity, though no formal parent-subsidiary relationship is disclosed. The business carries no patents, trademarks, external partnerships, or disclosed funding history in the available data, and operates without any digital platform, app, or API surface.

Name

Fairfax Materials

Legal name

Fairfax Materials, Inc.

Website

https://fmi-us.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fairfax Materials is a privately held regional producer of crushed aggregate and ready-mix concrete serving construction contractors and homeowners across Maryland and West Virginia through three limestone quarries, one sandstone quarry, four batch plants, and a 56-vehicle delivery fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Materials Manufacturing

NAICS

Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (212312), Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273), Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing (327331)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Cut Stone & Stone Products (3281)

akta.pro primary industry

Crushed Stone Quarrying & Processing (IMAKAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Limestone Quarrying (Industrial & Construction Grade) (IMAKAHAC), Concrete Masonry Units (CMU) & Concrete Blocks (IMADABAB)

Keywords

• Crushed aggregate supply
• Ready-mix concrete production
• Limestone quarrying
• Construction materials supply
• Concrete masonry units

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Crushed Aggregate Sales: Sale of crushed limestone and sandstone products from three limestone quarries (Scherr, Cabins/Ours, Petersburg) and one sandstone quarry (Thomas). Revenue generated through unit pricing of aggregate materials sold to contractors and builders.
2. Ready-Mix Concrete Sales: Production and sale of ready-mix concrete from four batch plants (Oakland MD, Parsons, Scherr, Thomas). State certified in both Maryland and West Virginia. Revenue per cubic yard of concrete delivered to construction sites.
3. Concrete Masonry Units (CMU) Sales: Production and sale of Lightweight, Regular, and Split face CMUs for construction applications.
4. Masonry Supplies: Sale of masonry-related construction supplies and materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Fairfax Materials operates limestone and sandstone quarries to produce crushed aggregate, and runs ready-mix batch plants to manufacture ready-mix concrete. The company also produces concrete masonry units (CMUs) in lightweight, regular, and split-face varieties, and supplies masonry materials. Products are sold to construction contractors and individual homeowners across Maryland and West Virginia.

Product overview

Fairfax Materials is a regional leader in crushed aggregate and aggregate-based building materials. The company operates a portfolio of three limestone quarries (Scherr, Cabins, and Petersburg WV) and one sandstone quarry (Thomas WV), complemented by four ready-mix batch plants and a fleet of 27 dump trucks, 27 mixer trucks, and 2 block trucks. Its product line centers on Crushed Limestone and Crushed Sandstone as primary aggregates, supplemented by Ready-Mix Concrete (produced at four certified batch plants), Concrete Masonry Units (including Lightweight, Regular, and Split face variants), and Masonry Supplies. All quarries hold West Virginia Department of Highways certification, and the ready-mix operations are State Certified in both Maryland and West Virginia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crushed Limestone
• Crushed Sandstone
• Ready-Mix Concrete
• Concrete Masonry Units (CMUs)
• Masonry Supplies

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Summit Materials / Quikrete Holdings: Vertically integrated aggregates, cement and ready-mix operator with eastern US operations. Comparable end-markets and product breadth, but operating at multi-state scale versus Fairfax's two-state footprint.
• Aggregate Industries (Holcim Group): North American aggregates and ready-mix concrete arm of Holcim, operating in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest. Competes for similar state DOT and commercial construction business but is far larger and geographically more diversified.
• Oldcastle Materials (CRH plc): US aggregates, ready-mix and asphalt platform of CRH, one of the largest building materials platforms in the country. Competes directly with Fairfax on infrastructure bids across the eastern US.
• Heidelberg Materials (formerly Lehigh Hanson): Global cement and aggregates group whose US aggregates and ready-mix operations overlap eastern markets. Competes with Fairfax on aggregate pricing and large infrastructure contracts at much greater scale.
• CEMEX USA: US subsidiary of Mexican multinational CEMEX, producing aggregates, ready-mix and cement across the mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Competes for the same contractor and infrastructure pipelines as Fairfax at international scale.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Top-tier US aggregate and building materials producer with eastern operations overlapping Fairfax's MD/WV territory. Offers crushed stone, ready-mix and downstream products through a national network.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest US producer of construction aggregates, with a major footprint in the mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. Competes with Fairfax on the same crushed stone and ready-mix bids but at vastly greater scale and reserve depth.

Direct peers

• New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Family-owned Pennsylvania-based producer of crushed limestone, ready-mix concrete, CMU and masonry supplies. Closest direct analog to Fairfax in scale, ownership type, vertically integrated product mix, and adjacent Mid-Atlantic operating region.
• U.S. Lime & Minerals, Inc. Publicly traded lime and limestone producer with operations in West Virginia and Texas serving industrial and infrastructure markets. Directly comparable in mineral-extraction focus and overlapping WV geography.
• Greer Lime Company / Greer Industries: Family-owned West Virginia limestone miner and producer of lime and aggregate products. Closest regional peer in terms of geography, mineral focus and privately held operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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