John S. Lane & Son

What John S. Lane & Son does

John S. Lane & Son, operating as JSL Materials, Inc., is a New England construction materials producer founded in 1890. The company operates five mining sites — four quarries and one sand/gravel pit — in Massachusetts, supplying crushed stone, sand, and gravel primarily to ready-mix concrete and hot/warm mix asphalt producers across the greater Springfield, MA, Worcester, MA, and northern Connecticut markets. Aggregates are the company's core product, with downstream vertical integration into asphalt via JSL Asphalt, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary operating a Connecticut Department of Transportation-approved hot and warm mix asphalt plant in Windsor Locks, CT, which is supplied by the company's Westfield, MA quarry.

The business runs a sales-led, B2B distribution model delivering materials directly to construction projects and concrete/asphalt producers on a quote/tonnage basis. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and revenue is not separately reported. The company has been a subsidiary of Peckham Industries, Inc. — a diversified construction materials parent headquartered in Brewster, NY — since a 2020 acquisition that placed John S. Lane & Son inside the Peckham family of companies. Marketing presence is maintained through Peckham's website (peckham.com/jsl), Facebook, and Instagram channels, but operational and customer-facing activity remains regional New England.

The technology stack is conventional: aggregate quarrying, crushing, and screening operations feeding asphalt production. There is no disclosed proprietary software, no API or product integrations, no app presence, no AI/ML capabilities, and no patents. The company's underlying differentiators are physical — reserve access at established quarry sites, multi-site operational scale, state DOT approval for asphalt, and more than 130 years of regional market presence — rather than technology-driven.

Name

John S. Lane & Son

Legal name

JSL Materials, Inc.

Website

https://jslane.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

John S. Lane & Son (JSL Materials), founded 1890, is a New England construction aggregates producer operating four quarries and one sand/gravel pit in Massachusetts plus a Connecticut DOT-approved asphalt plant in Windsor Locks, CT, supplying crushed stone, sand, gravel, and asphalt to construction and concrete producers in Massachusetts and northern Connecticut.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Aggregates and Asphalt Materials

NAICS

Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (212321), Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing (324121), Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (2123), Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying (212319)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (2950)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Aggregates Mining & Processing (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone) (IMADAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates) (IMAKAHAH), Sand & Gravel Extraction & Processing (IMAKAHAB), Asphalt Mixing & Paving Materials (Hot/Warm/Cold Mix, RAP/RAS Blends) (EUALAKAG)

Keywords

• Construction aggregates supply
• Crushed stone production
• Asphalt mixing services
• Quarry operations
• Sand and gravel supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Westfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Aggregate Materials Sales: Sale of crushed stone, sand, and gravel to construction projects. Materials are primarily utilized for ready mix concrete and hot and warm mix asphalt production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

John S. Lane & Son operates aggregate production across four quarries and one sand/gravel pit in Massachusetts, producing crushed stone, sand, and gravel used primarily for ready mix concrete and hot and warm mix asphalt. Through its subsidiary JSL Asphalt, Inc., the company supplies and installs hot and warm mix asphalt from a CT DOT-approved plant in Windsor Locks, CT, serving construction projects across greater Springfield, MA, Worcester, MA, and northern Connecticut.

Product overview

John S. Lane & Son operates as an integrated construction materials company with three core product lines: aggregate production from five mining operations (four quarries and one sand/gravel pit) in Massachusetts, and hot/warm mix asphalt supply and installation through JSL Asphalt, Inc. in Connecticut. The company supplies construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, and gravel) to major construction projects in the greater Springfield, MA, Worcester, MA, and northern Connecticut markets. Aggregates are primarily used for ready mix concrete and asphalt production, with the Westfield, MA quarry supplying the Windsor Locks asphalt operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crushed Stone, Sand, and Gravel Aggregates Construction aggregates — crushed stone, sand, and gravel — produced from four quarries and one sand/gravel pit in Massachusetts, supplied to major construction projects in the greater Springfield, MA, Worcester, MA, and northern Connecticut markets for ready mix concrete and hot/warm mix asphalt production.
• Hot and Warm Mix Asphalt Supply and Installation Hot and warm mix asphalt production, supply, and installation services for construction projects in the northern Connecticut market, manufactured at the CT DOT-approved plant in Windsor Locks, CT and supplied with aggregates from the Westfield, MA quarry.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Peckham Industries, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In 2020, John S. Lane joined the Peckham family of companies. The company now operates as JSL Materials, Inc. under the Peckham Industries umbrella. Peckham Industries is headquartered in Brewster, NY and is a family of construction materials companies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• CRH plc: CRH is the global parent of Tilcon and Oldcastle and the largest building materials company in North America. Relevant as the broadest incumbent peer against whom JSL competes for DOT and large-project work.
• Summit Materials, Inc. Summit Materials produces aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and asphalt across the US, with East Coast and Midwest operations. Comparable on product mix and DOT-spec supply, but at a much larger, publicly listed scale than JSL.
• Heidelberg Materials: Heidelberg Materials is a global cement, aggregates, and ready-mix producer with extensive US operations through Aggregate Industries. Comparable at the category level — same product set as JSL — but at a globally diversified, public-company scale.
• Martin Marietta Materials: One of the largest US producers of crushed stone, sand, gravel, and ready-mixed concrete, with operations across the East Coast. Relevant incumbent peer in aggregates, though at a national scale and with a different end-market mix than JSL.
• Oldcastle Infrastructure (CRH plc): Oldcastle is CRH's North American building products and construction materials arm, with extensive aggregate and asphalt operations. Comparable to JSL as a broader incumbent in the same product categories, though Oldcastle's portfolio spans the full continent.
• Vulcan Materials Company: The largest US producer of construction aggregates including crushed stone, sand, and gravel, with significant Northeast exposure. Comparable to JSL on product set, but at a national, public-company scale.

Direct peers

• Granite Construction Incorporated: Granite operates aggregate quarries, asphalt plants, and construction services across the US, including the Northeast. Direct comparison to JSL on the vertically integrated aggregate-to-asphalt model and DOT-spec project work.
• Tilcon Connecticut (CRH plc): Tilcon Connecticut, part of CRH's Oldcastle network, produces crushed stone, sand, gravel, and hot mix asphalt in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Most directly comparable to JSL given the overlapping service area, similar product mix, and shared reliance on CT DOT specifications.
• Aggregate Industries (Heidelberg Materials): Aggregate Industries, the US arm of Heidelberg Materials, operates aggregate quarries and asphalt plants across the Northeast including Massachusetts and Connecticut. Directly competes with JSL on DOT-spec aggregate supply and hot mix asphalt production in the same geography.

Others

• Peckham Industries, Inc. JSL's parent company and operator of multiple construction materials businesses across the Northeast. Relevant not as a competitor but as the controlling platform whose strategic and capital decisions frame JSL's growth trajectory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/peckhamindustries
• Instagraminstagram.com/peckhamindustries

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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