Olen

What Olen does

The Olen Corporation, founded in 1959 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a private construction aggregates supplier operating as a subsidiary within the Kokosing group of companies, one of the largest family-owned construction enterprises in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Doing business as The Olen Corporation & Area Aggregates, the company supplies sand, gravel, and limestone aggregates to construction businesses, contractors, and individual homeowners across Ohio and surrounding regions. Its functional role is best understood as the vertically integrated raw-materials arm of Kokosing's broader construction platform, sitting alongside Kokosing Materials (asphalt) and feeding both internal Kokosing project demand and external commercial and residential consumption.

The product line is narrow and undifferentiated at the SKU level: commodity aggregates (sand, gravel, limestone) sold on a transactional, one-time basis per delivery. There is no disclosed proprietary technology, no API or software platform, and no digital product surface; pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the company has no independent marketing infrastructure, relying on the parent Kokosing brand and kokosing.biz website for market presence. Distribution is direct-to-customer in Ohio and adjacent markets via enterprise and residential channels, with no third-party resellers or channel partners identified.

Operational and strategic signals are thin: 51-100 employees, no disclosed leadership team, no M&A history, no funding events, no patents or certifications, and no published financial statements. Competitive positioning is anchored entirely by physical proximity to in-region construction demand and by the resource backing of Kokosing, rather than by technology, brand independence, or differentiated product.

Name

Olen

Legal name

The Olen Corporation

Website

https://theolencorp.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Olen Corporation & Area Aggregates, founded in 1959 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a Kokosing subsidiary that supplies sand, gravel, and limestone aggregates to commercial contractors and homeowners in Ohio and surrounding regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Aggregates

NAICS

Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (212321), Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (2123)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sand & Gravel Extraction & Processing (IMAKAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates) (IMAKAHAH), Aggregates Logistics, Terminals & Distribution (IMADAAAK)

Keywords

• Construction aggregates supply
• Sand and gravel production
• Limestone quarrying
• Bulk construction materials
• Aggregate delivery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aggregates Sales: The Olen Corporation and Area Aggregates provide high-quality aggregates including sand, gravel, and limestone to businesses and homeowners. Revenue is generated through the sale of construction materials, likely through one-time transactions for materials supply.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

The Olen Corporation and Area Aggregates supply high-quality construction aggregates including sand, gravel, and limestone to businesses and homeowners in and around Ohio. The company operates as a construction materials subsidiary of Kokosing, one of the largest family-owned construction companies in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.

Product overview

Olen operates as The Olen Corporation and Area Aggregates within the Kokosing group of companies. As Kokosing's construction materials subsidiary, it provides aggregates including sand, gravel, and limestone to businesses and homeowners. The company is part of Kokosing's vertically integrated construction operations, supplying essential raw materials for construction projects alongside Kokosing Materials' asphalt products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction aggregates (sand, gravel, and limestone)

Named customers2 records

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 indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Martin Marietta Materials: One of the largest U.S. producers of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) operating across many states. While national in scale, its core product and customer base overlap directly with Olen's offering of construction-grade aggregates.
• Cemex USA: Major U.S. supplier of aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and cement with operations across the Midwest including Ohio. Comparable product portfolio (sand, gravel, limestone aggregates) though significantly larger and more diversified than Olen.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates with nationwide operations including quarries in Ohio. Competes in the same construction-aggregates category that Olen serves, although with vastly larger scale and geographic reach.
• Heidelberg Materials (Lehigh Hanson): Major global building materials company with U.S. aggregates operations (formerly Lehigh Hanson) producing sand, gravel, and crushed stone. Operates in the same product category as Olen but at much broader scale.
• CRH (Tilcon / Oldcastle Materials): Through its Americas Materials division (formerly Oldcastle), CRH is one of the largest U.S. aggregates producers with thousands of plants. Overlaps with Olen on aggregates products and customers but operates at national scale.

Regional players

• Dingess Run Hauling (New River Gorge area operators): Regional aggregate hauling and supply operator in the Appalachia/Mid-Atlantic corridor where Kokosing operates. Comparable to Olen at a similar regional scale but focused on hauling services rather than full quarrying.

Direct peers

• Shelly Company: Ohio-headquartered aggregates and construction materials producer with limestone, sand, and gravel operations across the Midwest. Directly comparable to Olen as a regional construction-aggregates supplier with overlapping customer base and geography.
• Rogers Group: Privately held aggregates and construction materials supplier operating quarries across the Midwest and South. Closely comparable to Olen in business model (family/private ownership, regional aggregates, asphalt products) and customer profile (construction businesses).
• Kokosing Materials, Inc. Sister subsidiary of Olen within the Kokosing group, producing asphalt products in Ohio. Closely comparable because it operates under the same parent, in the same geography, with overlapping customer base (construction businesses and contractors), but focused on asphalt vs. aggregates.

Emerging players

• US Aggregates (US Lime & Minerals subs.): Mid-sized aggregates producer focused on construction and industrial mineral markets, with regional quarries serving similar end markets to Olen. Comparable as a smaller, multi-site aggregates specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/olen-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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