What Hanson Silo does

Hanson Companies (operating as Hanson Silo) is a fourth-generation, family-owned manufacturer of precast concrete agricultural and commercial storage systems, founded in 1916 in Lake Lillian, Minnesota. The company designs and produces modular precast concrete bunker walls, feed bunks, hog and cattle slatted floor systems, grain storage buildings with precast aeration tunnels, fertilizer flat storage, and feed mill bunker panels, supported by complementary products including the patented EASY RAKE silage facer, Big Foot silage packer, Valmetal farm feeding equipment, and tower silo repair and replastering services. Manufacturing relies on proprietary dry-cast and self-consolidating concrete formulations achieving up to 7,000 psi strength, produced in computer-controlled automated batch plants; semi-automated drycast equipment produces up to 1,300 linear feet of aeration tunnel per day. The company also operates a contract powder coating service with a 10' x 10' x 40' batch booth and 14-gun computerized spraying line.

The business model combines one-time hardware sales of precast products with professional installation services and a recurring powder coating service stream. Pricing is custom quote-based, varying by panel height (4'-16'), configuration (L and T panels), and project scope, with no public list pricing. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct sales via phone and website targeting enterprise agricultural operations, supplemented by a distributor and dealer network across North America. The company ships precast products across the United States and Canada, with documented deliveries as far as New Jersey, Alabama, California, and Saskatchewan. Customers span individual dairy, beef, and grain farmers (SMB) up through enterprise accounts including Cargill (feed mills and fertilizer storage) and Purina (feed mill panel systems), with a marketing approach centered on the company's website, Bunker Builder Planning Tool, customer testimonials, and Facebook presence. Three manufacturing plants (Lake Lillian headquarters, Southern Minnesota, Central Iowa) underpin production capacity that has historically supported 600+ silos per year across all plants and installations at feed mills exceeding 40,000 tons completed in four days.

Name

Hanson Silo

Legal name

Hanson Companies

Website

https://hansonsilo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hanson Silo is a fourth-generation, family-owned manufacturer founded in 1916 that produces modular precast concrete bunker walls, slatted floor systems, grain storage buildings, and feed mill panels for dairy, livestock, grain, and fertilizer customers across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Storage and Precast Concrete Infrastructure

NAICS

Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Grain Bin & Silo Systems (On-Farm) (AFAOABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

On-Farm Grain Handling Equipment (Augers, Conveyors, Elevators) (AFAOABAD), Grain & Agri-Bulk Terminals (Elevators, Silos, Feed Grains) (TLAHABAD), Industrial Powders & Additives Bulk Storage (e.g., lime, gypsum, carbon black) (TLALAIAJ), Sugar & Salt Bulk Storage (TLALAIAH)

Keywords

• Precast concrete products
• Agricultural storage solutions
• Bunker silo systems
• Concrete feed bunks
• Grain storage infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Lillian

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Precast Concrete Products: Sale of precast concrete bunker walls, panels, feed bunks, hog/cattle slats, and other structural elements. Products are modular and can be purchased for DIY installation or factory installation.
2. Installation Services: Factory installation of precast bunker panels and structures by company crews, including boom truck operation and site erection services.
3. Tower Silo Products and Repair: Tower silo products including silo repair, replastering, commercial silo repair, silo rods, steel concrete conversion kits, and wireless systems.
4. Valmetal Farm Equipment: Farm feeding equipment including automated feeding equipment, silo unloaders, belt feeders, conveyors, TMR mixers, bale choppers, and motorized carts.
5. Powder Coating Services: Contract manufacturing with powder coating services including 10' x 10' x 40' batch booth and 14-gun computerized automatic spraying line.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hanson Silo manufactures precast concrete bunker silo walls, grain storage bunkers, cattle and hog slatted floor systems, concrete feed bunks, and fertilizer/feed mill storage panels for agricultural and commercial customers across North America. The company complements these precast storage solutions with related farm feeding equipment (Valmetal silo unloaders, TMR mixers, bale choppers, automated feeding robots), tower silo products and repair services, and contract powder coating and custom steel manufacturing.

Product overview

Hanson Companies is a family-owned manufacturer of precast concrete products and agricultural storage systems, founded in 1916. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio centered around precast concrete bunker walls and silos, complemented by farm equipment and custom manufacturing services. Core products include precast concrete bunker walls in various heights (5'-16'), concrete feed bunks, hog and cattle slatted floor systems, grain storage systems with aeration trenches, fertilizer storage, feed mills, and commodity sheds. The products connect through shared precast concrete technology—Hanson manufactures their panels in controlled environments using high-strength self-consolidating concrete for durability. Supporting products include EASY RAKE® silage facers, tower silo products, and Valmetal farm feeding equipment (TMR mixers, automated feeding robots, bale choppers). Services include powder coating and custom steel manufacturing. The company operates primarily in the agricultural sector serving grain farmers, cattle operations, hog farms, feed mills, and commercial bulk storage customers across North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hanson Companies: Primary brand name for the company's precast concrete bunker silos, storage systems, and related agricultural products.

Products and services

• Precast Concrete Bunker Walls Engineered precast concrete bunker silo walls available in heights of 5', 6', 8', 8'6", 10', 12', and 16' with L and T panel configurations, sold to dairy, livestock, grain, fertilizer, feed mill, and commercial bulk storage customers for silage, earlage, high-moisture corn, grain, and aggregate storage.
• Concrete Feed Bunks Precast concrete fence-line J bunk feeders and H bunks built with self-consolidating concrete and 9,000 psi break strength, sold to livestock feeding operations for durable feed bunk infrastructure that cut feeding time.
• Hog Slats – Concrete Slatted Floor Systems Dry-cast concrete hog slatted floor systems with 4-inch thick, 4-foot wide, 10-foot long slats reinforced with high-tensile steel rebar and wire mesh, sold to hog confinement operations for durable slat flooring.
• Cattle Slats and Deep Pit Barns Dry-cast concrete slatted floor systems for cattle confinement barns that reduce labor, eliminate bedding, capture manure value, and improve feed conversion by about 10 percent versus outdoor earthen lots.
• Grain Storage Systems Flat concrete grain storage bunkers, buildings, horizontal storage systems, precast aeration tunnels, and customizable wireless grain monitoring for storing corn, soybeans, wheat, sugar, gluten wet cake, and canola at facilities exceeding 5 million bushels.
• Precast Grain Aeration Trench Precast concrete aeration tunnels for flat storage grain buildings, available in heights up to 16 inches and widths up to 48 inches, with up to 1,300 linear feet manufactured daily.
• Fertilizer Flat Storage Bulk fertilizer storage systems using precast concrete walls for storing various granular fertilizers, ranging from 100+ ton farm bunkers to 40,000+ ton barge load-out facilities.
• Feed Mills Bunker panel systems for feed mill installations, pre-engineered to handle feed products up to 130 lbs per cubic foot with seven different height options, including installations at Cargill and Purina.
• Commodity Shed Precast concrete panels for building flexible commodity storage sheds with customizable bay configurations for current and future storage needs.
• Commercial Storage (Salt, Sand, Recycling) Precast concrete bulk storage solutions for commercial applications, including DOT-compliant salt and sand storage, recyclable materials, and compost bunkers.
• Precast Concrete Wall Panels Structural precast concrete wall panels for agricultural, commercial, and industrial building applications including car dealerships.
• EASY RAKE Silage Facer Patented silage facer equipment for efficiently removing and managing silage from bunker silos, and a patented Easy Rake safety rake for handling bridged stacks of urea up to 60 feet high.
• Tower Silo Products and Repair Complete line of tower silo components including silo repair and replastering, commercial silo repair, silo rods, steel concrete conversion kits, and wireless monitoring systems.
• Valmetal Farm Feeding Equipment Farm feeding equipment including automated robot feeding equipment, Combox-Silage Reserve, silo unloaders, belt feeders and conveyors, TMR mixers, bale choppers, and motorized carts.
• Powder Coating Services Contract powder coating services using a 10' x 10' x 40' batch booth and 14-gun computerized automatic spraying line for agricultural, industrial, and contract manufacturing customers.
• Custom Steel Manufacturing and Powder Coat Paint Custom steel fabrication and powder coat painting services for agricultural and industrial applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50% less spoilage (dry matter loss) versus ground pile storage
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Various Grain Storage System PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHanson Companies works with partners in complete grain storage systems to provide horizontal storage solutions including walls, aeration fans, air ducts, tarps, and buildings. Partnerships enable comprehensive turnkey solutions for grain elevator customers.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Patz Corporation: Patz manufactures farm material handling equipment including conveyors, silo unloaders, TMR mixers, and manure handling systems—products that overlap directly with Hanson's Valmetal farm feeding equipment line. Both target dairy and livestock operations.
• Brock Grain Systems: Brock, part of CTB Inc., manufactures grain bins, grain handling equipment, and aeration products for agricultural and commercial customers. Brock competes head-to-head with Hanson in grain storage bunkers and on-farm storage, with overlapping dealer networks across North America.
• Sukup Manufacturing Co. Sukup is a family-owned Midwest manufacturer of grain bins, grain dryers, and material handling equipment. Sukup directly competes with Hanson's grain storage systems and serves overlapping dairy, livestock, and grain farm customers in the upper Midwest.
• Behlen Manufacturing: Behlen is a Midwest-based manufacturer of grain bins, grain handling systems, and custom steel structures serving agricultural and commercial customers. Behlen competes with Hanson in on-farm and commercial grain storage with comparable product breadth.
• Chief Agri/Industrial Division: Chief Industries manufactures grain bins, steel buildings, and livestock confinement structures for agricultural and commercial customers. Chief competes with Hanson across multiple product lines including grain storage, livestock buildings, and feed mill structures.
• Knight Manufacturing: Knight Manufacturing produces TMR mixers, feed delivery boxes, and manure spreaders serving dairy and livestock operations. Knight competes with Hanson's Valmetal feeding equipment line in the same farm customer segment.
• Sioux Steel Company: Sioux Steel is a direct competitor to Hanson, manufacturing on-farm grain bins, hopper bottom bins, and agricultural storage structures across the Midwest. Both companies serve the same dairy, livestock, and grain customer base with competing silo and bin solutions.

Emerging players

• CXT Inc. (L.B. Foster): CXT Inc. manufactures precast concrete buildings for restrooms, concessions, utility, and storage applications. While primarily focused on smaller modular buildings, CXT shares Hanson's precast concrete manufacturing technology base and competes in commercial/municipal storage niches.

Broad incumbents

• GSI (Grain Systems Inc.): GSI, a global AGCO brand, is the largest manufacturer of grain storage bins, aeration systems, and material handling equipment worldwide. While Hanson's precast concrete focuses on bunker walls and silos, GSI competes directly in on-farm and commercial grain storage with broader geographic reach.

Others

• National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA): NPCA is the industry trade association Hanson belongs to, representing manufacturers of precast concrete products. NPCA provides industry standards, certification programs, and market intelligence relevant to Hanson's precast concrete products across agricultural and commercial applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hansonsilo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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