Liter's
Liter's Inc is a family-owned construction materials and services company in Louisville, KY, operating quarries and a material yard to produce and deliver crushed limestone aggregates, landscaping products, and partner-routed construction services to homeowners, contractors, and agricultural buyers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1939
- HeadquartersLouisville, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Liter's does
Liter's Inc is a privately held, family-owned construction materials and services company founded in 1939 by William T. Liter in Louisville, Kentucky, now in its third generation of family leadership under President John Liter. The company operates two producing quarries (Irvington and Lockport), a material yard (Hitt Lane), and a main office, all within the Louisville metropolitan area of Kentucky, producing crushed limestone and construction-grade aggregates across a broad size spectrum from limestone dust and #8 limestone up to Class III channel liner, alongside landscaping products such as mulch, topsoil, boulders, sand, and gravel.
The core technology is conventional quarrying and aggregates sizing with quality control and dispatch teams at each site, supported by an in-house fleet of single-axle, tri-axle dump trucks, and dump trailers for delivery. Construction services are not operated directly; rather, Liter's resells asphalt paving, underground utilities, water/sewer, and site clearing through a core partnership with Sedam Contracting, which Liter's acts as a channel for to enterprise contractors. A Fast-Weigh customer portal and Transafe online payment integration provide digital account management and transactional infrastructure uncommon in regional aggregates.
Liter's monetizes through transactional, quote-based unit pricing on aggregate and landscaping sales, with customers either picking up at quarry/material yard locations or arranging delivery via third-party trucking partners. Revenue streams are split across aggregate sales, landscaping products, delivery, and partner-routed construction services, with the customer base horizontally distributed across residential homeowners, large commercial construction firms, and agricultural operations.
Liter's firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Liter's
- Legal name
- Liter's Inc
- Website
- https://litersinc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1939
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Liter's Inc is a family-owned construction materials and services company in Louisville, KY, operating quarries and a material yard to produce and deliver crushed limestone aggregates, landscaping products, and partner-routed construction services to homeowners, contractors, and agricultural buyers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Liter's industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction Aggregates
- NAICS
- Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (212312), Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (212321), Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying (212319)
- SIC
- Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Limestone Quarrying (Industrial & Construction Grade) (IMAKAHAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Sand & Gravel Extraction & Processing (IMAKAHAB), Aggregates & Dimension Stone Trading (Sand & Gravel, Crushed Stone, Limestone, Granite, Marble) (IMAKAJAG)
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Where Liter's is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Louisville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices4 records
Markets served
Liter's business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Aggregate and Material Sales: Sale of crushed limestone, construction-grade aggregates, and landscaping products including topsoil, stone, mulch, boulders, sand, and gravel to contractors and homeowners
- Delivery Services: Material delivery through third-party trucking companies or customer pickup at quarry locations
- Partnered Construction Services: Asphalt paving, underground utilities, water and sewer, and site clearing services provided through partnership with Sedam Contracting
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Material sales with delivery or pickup options |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Liter's product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Liter's Inc. operates quarries in Kentucky to produce and sell crushed limestone and construction-grade aggregates (fill sand, topsoil, mason sand, torpedo sand, decorative gravel) along with landscaping stone. In addition to material sales, the company provides hauling, asphalt paving, underground utility installation, water and sewer work, and site clearing and excavation services for residential, commercial, and agricultural customers.
Product overview
Liter's Inc is a family-owned construction services company founded in 1939, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for the construction industry in the Louisville, KY area. The company operates as a single unified business offering both construction services and material products. Construction services include Hauling Services, Asphalt Paving, Underground Utilities, Water and Sewer Services, and Site Clearing and Excavations. Materials products encompass Construction-Grade Aggregates (various crushed limestone products including #2, #3, #57, #8 Limestone, DGA, Class II Channel Liner) and Landscaping Products (mulch, topsoil, stone, boulders, sand, gravel). The company also offers aggregate materials in multiple grades for driveways, farm roads, and construction projects. Products are available for delivery or customer pickup from multiple quarry and material yard locations.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Quantifiable outcome
- 4.9 out of 5 star customer rating from 17 reviews
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Liter's
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Liter's technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Liter's partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Sedam ContractingcoreSedam Contracting is Liter's Inc's trusted partner for asphalt paving, underground utilities, water and sewer, and site clearing/excavation services. With over 75 years of experience, Sedam Contracting provides residential and commercial construction services, serving as a key channel partner for Liter's Inc's construction service offerings.
- Kentucky Crushed Stone AssociationminorLiter's Inc is a member of the Kentucky Crushed Stone Association, supporting the crushed stone industry in Kentucky.
- Kentuckians for Better Transportation (KBT)minorLiter's Inc is a member of Kentuckians for Better Transportation, supporting transportation infrastructure improvements in Kentucky.
- NSSGAminorLiter's Inc is a member of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), the leading industry organization for aggregates.
- IKT LLCminorIKT LLC appears on Liter's Inc website as a partner company, though the exact nature of the relationship is not clearly defined.
- Third-Party Trucking CompaniesminorThird-party trucking companies provide delivery services for Liter's Inc's aggregate materials to customers who prefer delivery over pickup at quarry locations.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Liter's competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Rogers Group Inc. A large privately-held aggregates producer headquartered in Nashville, TN with extensive crushed stone, sand and gravel operations across Kentucky, Tennessee and surrounding Mid-South states. Operates quarries and asphalt plants throughout the same regional geography as Liter's and is a direct competitor for both commercial and government infrastructure aggregate contracts.
- Barrett Paving Materials: An aggregates and asphalt paving company operating across the Midwest and Mid-South including Kentucky. Provides the same combination of crushed stone supply plus paving services that Liter's offers via its Sedam Contracting partnership.
- Melvin Stone Company: A family-owned crushed stone, sand and gravel producer in southwest Ohio/northern Kentucky region. Comparable size and family-owned profile to Liter's, operating limestone quarries with similar product range serving residential and commercial customers.
Broad incumbents
- Martin Marietta Materials: A leading US supplier of aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) and heavy building materials operating across multiple states. Has overlapping crushed limestone product lines with Liter's and serves the same commercial contractor and infrastructure customer base at much larger scale.
- Vulcan Materials Company: The largest US producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) with operations nationwide including Kentucky. Competes with Liter's for large commercial and DOT aggregate contracts in the Louisville region, with vastly greater scale and reserves.
- Hanson Aggregates (Heidelberg Materials): A major North American aggregates and ready-mixed concrete producer with Kentucky operations. Competes with Liter's for larger commercial and infrastructure aggregate contracts across the region at national-corporate scale.
Regional players
- Bluegrass Materials Company: A Kentucky-focused aggregates producer (acquired by Vulcan in 2018) operating multiple crushed stone quarries across the state. Headquartered in Louisville-area, it is one of Liter's closest regional aggregates competitors with comparable product portfolio and customer focus.
- Kentucky Stone Company (KSG): Kentucky-based crushed stone and aggregate producer with multiple quarries across the state. Serves similar commercial and residential aggregate customers as Liter's in overlapping Kentucky geographies.
- Hilltop Basic Resources: A Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky aggregates, asphalt and construction services company. Direct regional competitor with overlapping product lines (crushed limestone, sand, gravel) and similar integrated services model as Liter's.
Others
- Sedam Contracting: Liter's core service-line partner providing asphalt paving, underground utilities, water/sewer, and site clearing across Kentucky. Although a partner rather than competitor, it provides the bundled services that are integral to Liter's value proposition.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Liter's leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
Liter's funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Liter's M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Liter's
What does Liter's do?
Liter's Inc. operates quarries in Kentucky to produce and sell crushed limestone and construction-grade aggregates (fill sand, topsoil, mason sand, torpedo sand, decorative gravel) along with landscaping stone. In addition to material sales, the company provides hauling, asphalt paving, underground utility installation, water and sewer work, and site clearing and excavation services for residential, commercial, and agricultural customers.
Is Liter's a public or private company?
Liter's is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Liter's founded?
Liter's was founded in 1939. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Liter's based?
Liter's is headquartered in Louisville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Liter's make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Aggregate and Material Sales are the primary driver. The others are delivery Services and partnered Construction Services.
Who are Liter's's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Rogers Group Inc., Barrett Paving Materials and Melvin Stone Company. Broad incumbents are Martin Marietta Materials, Vulcan Materials Company and Hanson Aggregates (Heidelberg Materials). Regional players are Bluegrass Materials Company, Kentucky Stone Company (KSG) and Hilltop Basic Resources. Sedam Contracting is listed as an others.
Does Liter's have an API?
No public API is recorded for Liter's.
What industry is Liter's in?
Liter's's product category is Construction Aggregates. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKAHAC, Limestone Quarrying (Industrial & Construction Grade), with a secondary code of IMAKAHAB, Sand & Gravel Extraction & Processing. Its NAICS code is 212312 and its SIC code is 1400.