Cherry Companies

What Cherry Companies does

Cherry Companies is a Houston-based demolition and recycled-aggregates firm founded in 1952, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arcosa, Inc. (NYSE: ACA) since 2020 and currently rebranding to Arcosa Stabilized & Recycling. The company processes and sells recycled crushed concrete, stabilized materials, and asphalt aggregates — including flex base (TXDOT 247), rip rap, road base, stabilized sand, stabilized limestone, and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) — alongside ancillary recycling of steel rebar and residential asphalt shingles. It also performs demolition, concrete removal, and on-site portable crushing using self-contained equipment capable of producing 800–1,000 tons of recycled asphalt per day.

The underlying technology is industrial rather than software-driven: portable crushing equipment that is self-sufficient at job sites, in-house stabilized mix-design expertise for TXDOT-specified highway and municipal jobs, and a network of stabilized-material production plants and recycling centers that together recycle more than two million tons of concrete and asphalt annually. Cherry delivers 99.6% fully recycled materials out of its recycling centers and operates 18 locations across the greater Houston area, supported by an on-site portable-crushing service that extends reach across Texas and the Gulf Coast without requiring new fixed infrastructure.

The business model is project-based and quote-driven. Revenue is generated through one-time aggregates sales (crushed concrete, stabilized materials, asphalt products), per-project concrete and asphalt removal/demolition services, on-site portable crushing contracts, and inbound purchase transactions (Cherry pays for raw/broken concrete rubble). Customer segments are hybrid and span commercial construction (parking lots, underground utilities, pipeline support, storm sewers), government and municipal projects (TXDOT-specified highways, water/sewer/drainage), residential construction (driveways, sidewalks, foundations), and infrastructure contractors needing on-site recycling. Distribution is direct via phone, website order forms, facility-direct delivery, and mobilized crushing crews, with most orders delivered within 24 hours.

Name

Cherry Companies

Legal name

Cherry Companies

Website

https://cherrycompanies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cherry Companies is a Houston-based firm, founded in 1952, that processes and sells recycled crushed concrete, stabilized materials, and asphalt aggregates while providing demolition and on-site portable crushing services to commercial, municipal, and residential customers across the Texas and Gulf Coast market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Demolition & Recycling

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (56211), Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying (212319), Other Concrete Product Manufacturing (32739), Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (212312)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Cut Stone & Stone Products (3281)

akta.pro primary industry

Concrete, Asphalt & Masonry Recycling (Crushing & Aggregate Production) (EUAIAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris Recycling (IMAIAFAG), C&D Waste Collection, Hauling & Container Services (Roll-off/Dumpsters) (EUAIAHAA), Construction & Demolition (C&D) Debris Transfer & Processing (EUAIABAB), Recycled Aggregates & C&D Materials Processing (RCA, RAP, Glass Aggregate) (IMAKAHAI)

Keywords

• Recycled concrete aggregates
• Stabilized materials
• Demolition services
• Asphalt recycling
• Portable crushing

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aggregates Sales: Sale of recycled crushed concrete, stabilized materials, and asphalt aggregates for construction projects including road base, parking lots, and infrastructure applications. Majority of orders delivered within 24 hours.
2. Concrete and Asphalt Removal Services: Demolition and removal of concrete and asphalt materials from various construction projects including roads, parking lots, highways, airport runways, and foundations.
3. Portable Crushing Services: On-site portable crushing services where equipment is mobilized to job sites to process concrete and asphalt, with material reprocessed to TXDOT specifications.
4. Raw Material Purchasing: Purchase of raw/broken concrete rubble from sidewalks, foundations, driveways, slabs for processing into recycled concrete products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cherry Companies processes construction and demolition debris into recycled aggregates and stabilized materials, and provides demolition, concrete removal, and on-site portable crushing services to commercial contractors, government agencies, and infrastructure projects across the Gulf Coast region. The company recycles residential composition asphalt shingles, concrete, and asphalt into sellable construction materials.

Product overview

Cherry Companies is a natural and specialized aggregates company based in Houston, Texas that processes and sells recycled crushed concrete, stabilized material, and asphalt aggregates. The company operates as a single unified service provider offering aggregates (crushed concrete in various grades), stabilized materials (sand, limestone, recycled concrete bases), recycled asphalt products, and road base materials. Additional services include steel and asphalt shingle recycling, portable on-site crushing, demolition, and concrete removal. Cherry serves as the largest private producer of stabilized materials on the Gulf Coast with 18 locations in the greater Houston area. In 2020, Cherry was acquired by Arcosa, Inc. and is currently rebranding to Arcosa Stabilized & Recycling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crushed Concrete Aggregates
• Stabilized Materials
• Recycled Asphalt Products
• Road Base
• Rip Rap
• Steel Recycling
• Asphalt Shingle Recycling
• Portable Crushing Services
• Demolition Services
• Concrete Removal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.6% completely recycled materials
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record.

• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)OthersActive membership in ABC. Cherry participates in ABC safety committees and received multiple safety awards including Platinum Awards (2012, 2015, 2016, 2017) and STEP awards. Also participates in Zurich Insurance National Construction Roundtable.
• Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)OthersActive membership and participation in Houston Chapter of AGC safety committees. Received APEX Award for Project Excellence (2010) from Houston Chapter of AGC.
• Construction Materials Recycling AssociationOthersIndustry association membership supporting sustainable construction materials recycling practices.
• Texas Aggregate & Concrete AssociationOthersState industry association membership for aggregate and concrete producers in Texas.
• Houston Contractors AssociationOthersLocal industry association membership for construction contractors in the Houston area.
• Green Advantage Environmental CertificationOthersEnvironmental certification program membership supporting green building and sustainable construction practices.
• Arcosa, Inc.Others

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CEMEX: Global heavyweight in cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates including recycled variants, with significant U.S. Sun Belt operations. Comparable aggregates and concrete products portfolio serving similar commercial and infrastructure customers across Texas-adjacent regions.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) and a major participant in recycled aggregates. Comparable in that Vulcan serves the same construction end-markets and competes for infrastructure and commercial aggregate volumes, though it is far larger and primarily focused on virgin quarrying.
• Summit Materials: Vertically integrated construction materials company with aggregates, cement, and ready-mix operations across North America. Comparable aggregates and stabilized products portfolio serving similar infrastructure and commercial end-markets.
• Holcim: Global building materials giant operating across cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete with growing focus on circular construction and recycled aggregates. Comparable in aggregates products and end-markets, though at much larger scale with vertical integration across the construction materials value chain.
• Knife River Corporation: Aggregates-led construction materials producer serving western and central U.S. markets. Comparable aggregates-heavy business model serving DOT, commercial, and residential construction customers with similar product mix.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Major U.S. supplier of aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) and downstream building materials, with growing recycled-content offerings. Comparable business model serving infrastructure, commercial, and residential construction across Sun Belt markets including Texas-adjacent geographies.

Direct peers

• Texas Crushed Stone Co. Texas-based producer of crushed stone aggregates serving road base, construction, and infrastructure customers. Closest direct comparable to Cherry's aggregates and stabilized materials operations within Texas, though focused on virgin quarrying rather than C&D recycling.
• Big City Crushed Concrete: Houston-headquartered recycled crushed concrete aggregate producer serving the Texas Gulf Coast. Direct competitor in recycled aggregates with overlapping geographic footprint and product set (flex base, road base, stabilized materials) to Cherry.
• Southern Crushed Concrete: Houston-area recycled concrete aggregate producer with mobile crushing services and concrete removal capabilities. Highly comparable vertically integrated demolition-to-recycling model serving the same Gulf Coast construction market as Cherry.

Regional players

• Capitol Aggregates: Texas-based producer of limestone, sand, and aggregate products serving construction customers in the state. Regional comparable in aggregates scale and Texas market focus, primarily operating in virgin-quarry aggregate supply rather than recycled.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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