Summitville Tiles

What Summitville Tiles does

Summitville Tiles Inc. is a US-based ceramic tile manufacturer founded in 1912 and headquartered in Minerva, Ohio. The company produces thin brick, quarry tile, a proprietary Strata Tile line, and chemical-resistant floor brick, alongside a complete tile installation product ecosystem that includes mortars, grouts, epoxies, membranes, and sealers. It holds TCNA licensee status and manufactures to ANSI/ASTM specifications, qualifying its products for commercial and industrial installation. Summitville is a subsidiary of General Shale, Inc., and operates with a headcount in the 11–50 range, suggesting a niche specialty manufacturer rather than a high-volume mass tile producer.

The company serves a diversified set of industrial and commercial end markets, including breweries, dairies, bakeries, packing plants, food and chemical processing facilities, metal treatment plants, and commercial kitchens, with products specified by architects and contractors. Its go-to-market combines an independent distributor network with direct sales to specifiers, and the SummitStock program offers fast-track stocking for time-sensitive projects. Summitville monetizes primarily through sale of manufactured tile SKUs and complementary installation consumables, with the chemical-resistant and architectural thin brick lines representing differentiated premium offerings within its portfolio.

The competitive position rests on 100+ years of brand history, TCNA/ANSI/ASTM compliance, proprietary products such as Strata Tile, and a one-source installation ecosystem. No AI, digital platform, or technology differentiation beyond materials science is referenced, and revenue, geographic footprint, and headcount detail are limited in the available material.

Name

Summitville Tiles

Legal name

Summitville Tiles Inc.

Website

https://summitville.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Summitville Tiles, founded 1912 in Minerva, Ohio, manufactures ceramic thin brick, quarry tile, and chemical-resistant floor brick plus a complete tile installation system. The General Shale subsidiary serves breweries, dairies, food and chemical processors, and commercial kitchens via distributors and direct specification sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial & Commercial Clay Tile Manufacturing

NAICS

Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing (327120), Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing (3271), Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273)

SIC

Structural Clay Products (3250), Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270)

akta.pro primary industry

Ceramic, Porcelain & Natural Stone Tile Flooring (IMADAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Clay Bricks (Facing & Common) (IMADABAA), Tile Setting Materials (Mortars, Mastics & Grouts) (IMADAOAG), Mortar, Grout & Masonry Cements (IMADABAL)

Keywords

• Clay tile manufacturing
• Thin brick products
• Industrial floor brick
• Quarry tile supplies
• Tile installation products

Headquarters

HQ city

Summitville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tile Product Sales: Summitville generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of tile products including thin brick, quarry tile, Strata tile, chemical-resistant floor brick, and associated installation products. Products are sold through distributors and direct channels to contractors, architects, and industrial facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Summitville Tiles manufactures clay-based tile products — wirecut thin brick, Landmark and Olde Towne thin brick, Summitglaze glazed thin brick, quarry tile (including Olde Towne cushioned-edge and Contoured shapes), Strata Tile and Strata 2 Tile, and chemical-resistant industrial floor brick — together with a complete installation product ecosystem of mortars, cement and epoxy grouts, chemical-resistant setting and grouting epoxies, vinyl ester and furan systems, expansion joint sealants, membranes, additives, surface cleaners and sealers, and a self-leveling underlayment. The company is the leading U.S. manufacturer of Industrial Floor Brick and positions itself as a one-source supplier for tile plus all compatible setting, grouting and care products.

Product overview

Summitville Tiles is a manufacturer of clay-based tile products offering a comprehensive portfolio centered around four core product lines: Thin Brick (including Wirecut, Landmark, Olde Towne, and Summitglaze glazed variants plus custom Blends), Quarry Tile (including Olde Towne Quarry cushioned-edge and Contoured specialty shapes), Strata Tile (with Strata 2 ground-edge variant), and Chemical-Resistant Floor Brick for industrial applications. The company operates as a one-source supplier for complete tile installations, offering a complete ecosystem of Installation Products including Mortars (S-777, S-1000, S-1100, S-1200 and others), Grouts (S-720, S-730), chemical-resistant Setting & Grouting Epoxies (S-400, S-500, S-5000 series including Quick Set, Low Temp, Ultra Max, and EZ variants), Furan and Vinyl Ester systems (S-4000, S-4500, S-5400), Expansion Joint Sealants (S-46, S-48), Preparation products (S-2200, S-2500), Membranes (S-40/41/45 system, S-3000, S-9000), Additives (S-30, S-31, S-775, S-776, S-800, S-810, S-820), and Cleaners & Sealers (SL-7 through SL-100 series). Founded in 1912, the company is a Tile Council of North America licensee and operates manufacturing in Minerva, Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SummitStock: Thin brick stocking program designed to keep high demand colors readily available for fast-track projects.
• Summitglaze
• Olde Towne
• Strata Tile
• Landmark

Products and services

• Wirecut Thin Brick Standard wire-cut thin brick for contractors, architects and specifiers seeking durable, ASTM C1088-compliant brick in 15 stock colors and modular or utility sizes.
• Landmark Thin Brick Rustic, handcrafted thin brick series patterned after 18th-century Williamsburg and Monticello brick for architects and designers seeking a heritage aesthetic.
• Olde Towne Thin Brick Kiln-flashed iron-spot thin brick series with naturally occurring flashing for architects and designers seeking period-accurate masonry aesthetics.
• Summitglaze Glazed Thin Brick Glazed thin brick offering with gloss and matte finish options in 23 colors for vibrant interior and exterior architectural applications.
• Thin Brick Blends Custom color-blended thin brick combining multiple colors from existing product lines for architects, designers and contractors needing bespoke masonry palettes.
• Quarry Tile Extruded unglazed quarry tile with precision ground edges, uniform density and resistance to acids, oils and detergents for high-traffic commercial and industrial floors.
• Olde Towne Quarry Cushioned-edge quarry tile series with smooth or abrasive surfaces in six colors for designers and contractors seeking a softer visual edge while retaining quarry-tile performance.
• Contoured Quarry Tiles Specialty-shaped quarry tiles (Flemish and Hex) in Summitville's standard 10 Red color for designers and contractors needing patterned layouts with 3/8-inch joints.
• Strata Tile Quarry tile with monolithic natural striations baked through the tile body (not a surface treatment), available in Driftwood, Sandrock and Appaloosa for designers seeking a uniquely textured, register-marked look.
• Strata 2 Tile Strata tile variant with precision ground edges for installers needing controlled sizing and clean joints, in the same three Strata colors.
• Chemical-Resistant Floor Brick Industrial floor brick extruded from high-quality shale for breweries, food processing plants, dairies, bakeries, packing plants, chemical plants and refineries needing chemical- and acid-resistant industrial flooring.
• S-777 / S-1000 / S-1100 / S-1200 Thin-Set Mortars Family of thin-set mortars (S-777, S-1000, S-1100, S-1200) meeting ANSI A118.1/A118.4/A118.11 for use by tile contractors installing Summitville tile products on floors and walls, including large-format and stone applications.
• S-720 Precision Color Sanded Grout and S-730 ProMax Grout Color-consistent cement grouts (S-720 and S-730) with grout-shielding technology for tile contractors installing Summitville tile products in commercial and residential projects.
• S-400 / S-500 Series Setting & Grouting Epoxies S-400 and S-500 series epoxies for setting and grouting floor brick, quarry tile, pavers, porcelain and ceramic mosaics in food processing plants and other high-demand environments, meeting ANSI A118.3 with USDA approval on S-400.
• S-5000 Series High Chemical Resistant Epoxies S-5000 family of high chemical-resistant epoxies (base, EZ Easy Flow, EZQS, Quick Set, Low Temp) resisting chlorine and nitric acid for chemical plants, food processing facilities and other aggressive chemical environments.
• S-5100 Novacolor Novolac Grout S-5100 Novacolor Novolac three-part 100% solids epoxy grout for industrial installations that face concentrated acids, alkalis and solvents beyond the limits of standard epoxy systems.
• S-4500 Fura-Set Epoxy Mortar Furan-based S-4500 epoxy mortar for meat and poultry plants and low-temperature installations, curing at temperatures as low as 40°F with high humidity while meeting USDA and ANSI A118.3 requirements.
• S-5400 Vinyl Ester Mortar & Grout Vinyl ester S-5400 mortar and grout for chemical-resistant installations of floor brick, quarry tile, pavers, porcelain and ceramic mosaics where bond strength >1000 PSI and 250°F temperature resistance are required.
• S-46 and S-48 Expansion Joint Sealants Polyurea (S-46) and epoxy (S-48) joint sealants for industrial and commercial floors requiring chemical-resistant, durable expansion joint treatments.
• S-9000 Waterproof and Crack Isolation Liquid Membrane, S-3000 Anti-Fracture Mortar, and S-40/41/45 Asphaltic Membrane System Liquid and asphaltic membrane systems (S-9000, S-3000, S-40/41/45) for waterproofing, crack isolation and chemical-resistant barrier protection of tile and floor brick installations.
• S-800 Acrylic Admixture and S-810 Flexible Mortar System Acrylic (S-800) and copolymer (S-810) latex additives that enhance thin-set mortar performance in tile and stone installations, providing sag resistance, flexibility, freeze-thaw resistance and improved bond strength.
• SL-99 Summitseal II and SL-80 Water Based Acrylic Floor Sealer Penetrating water/oil-repellent sealant (SL-99 Summitseal II) and high-gloss acrylic floor sealer (SL-80) for protecting unglazed ceramic tile, natural stone and cementitious grouts; Summitseal II is a registered trademark.
• S-2200 Self-Leveling Underlayment Fast-setting, non-shrinking, self-leveling underlayment for preparing smooth flat substrates prior to installing Summitville tile and thin brick floor coverings.
• SummitStock Program Thin brick stocking program reducing lead times on high-demand colors for contractors and architects on fast-track commercial and residential projects.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tile Council of North America (TCNA)coreOthersSummitville is a Tile Council of North America licensee. All licensed products carry the TCNA seal and are guaranteed to meet or exceed the Tile Industries current ANSI/ASTM specifications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Glen-Gery: Major US brick and masonry manufacturer owned by Brickworks. Overlaps with Summitville's thin brick lines and serves the same architect/specifier and commercial masonry channels at much larger scale.
• General Shale: Parent company of Summitville Tiles; one of the largest US manufacturers of brick and masonry products. Comparable as a building materials producer with overlapping thin brick lines and a much larger brick-masonry portfolio.
• Acme Brick: Largest US brick distributor and major manufacturer (Berkshire Hathaway-owned), with thin brick and architectural masonry lines overlapping Summitville's portfolio. Competes primarily through scale and distribution reach.
• Belden Brick Company: Family-owned US manufacturer of clay face brick, pavers, and thin brick. Comparable to Summitville in clay-based thin brick manufacturing, with substantially greater scale and broader residential/commercial distribution.
• American Olean: Major US tile brand (owned by Mohawk Industries) offering ceramic, porcelain, and stone tile for commercial and residential markets. Overlaps with Summitville in commercial and light-industrial tile segments and has substantially larger scale.
• Daltile: One of the largest US tile manufacturers with a broad portfolio including ceramic, porcelain, and quarry tile. Competes with Summitville in commercial and industrial quarry tile, with greater scale and broader distribution but a less specialized industrial-floor-brick offering.
• Florim USA: US-based (Clarksville, TN) tile manufacturing subsidiary of Italian Florim Group, producing porcelain and ceramic tile for commercial and residential markets. Competes with Summitville in commercial tile segments with substantially broader product breadth.

Direct peers

• Crossville Inc. US-based manufacturer of porcelain and ceramic tile with strong specification presence in commercial and institutional projects. Comparable to Summitville in target customer (architects/specifiers) and specification-driven commercial sales, though portfolio is broader and not focused on chemical-resistant floor brick.
• Ironrock Capital (Metropolitan Ceramics): Manufacturer of unglazed ceramic quarry tile and thin brick in the US, directly competing with Summitville in industrial and commercial quarry tile markets. Both serve food service, food processing, and institutional flooring with chemical-resistant, through-body tile.
• Ironrock (Metropolitan Ceramics & Ironrock Tile): Ironrock's Metropolitan Ceramics division is the closest direct competitor to Summitville in unglazed through-body quarry tile, with very similar industrial and commercial kitchen use cases and comparable chemical-resistance positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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