J&S

What J&S does

J&S Inc Redi-Mix Concrete is a privately held, family-style ready-mix concrete and building materials supplier headquartered in Lancaster, South Carolina. Founded in 1977 and operating since 1980 from its original Lancaster plant, the company added a second plant in Indian Land, SC in 1998 and now serves a horizontal mix of commercial contractors, residential customers, and rural property owners across seven counties spanning the South Carolina / North Carolina border — including the Charlotte metro, Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Lancaster, Chester, and Monroe. The product portfolio is unusually broad for a sub-50 employee operator: ready-mix concrete is complemented by a full range of concrete blocks (solids, lite-weight, bond beams, knockouts, split-face, headers, column block), a regulated septic tank line (1000- and 1500-gallon models plus pump tanks and infiltrators), masonry products (brick, lintels, mortar), reinforcement steel (rebar, Durawire, angle iron), aggregate stone across multiple gradations, smooth-bore and metal pipe, bagged cement and mortar, and site amenities such as car stops and Jersey barriers.

Revenue is generated through transactional hardware sales, with prices established on a per-order quote basis via phone (803-286-7941) rather than via published rate cards. The go-to-market is product-led and local: direct sales and delivery handled over the phone and at the two plant locations, supplemented by a basic website (jsconcreteinc.com) that hosts a product catalog and a third-party concrete calculator. Marketing is modest — Google AdSense paid display plus organic search — and there is no e-commerce or online ordering channel. The firm operates as a non-technology, traditional building materials business, anchored by 46+ years of regional incumbency rather than digital differentiation, with two production sites, an 11-50 employee headcount, and no institutional or PE ownership disclosed.

Name

J&S

Legal name

J & S Inc. Redi-Mix Concrete

Website

https://jsconcreteinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

J&S Inc Redi-Mix Concrete is a family-owned ready-mix concrete and building materials supplier serving commercial and residential customers across seven counties in South Carolina and North Carolina from two plants in Lancaster and Indian Land, SC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ready-Mix Concrete and Building Materials

NAICS

Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (32732), Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing (327331), Other Concrete Product Manufacturing (32739)

SIC

Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270), Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers (5211)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-Mix Concrete Production & Delivery (IMADAAAA)

Keywords

• Ready-mix concrete supply
• Concrete block manufacturing
• Septic tank manufacturing
• Aggregate materials supply
• Masonry building products

Headquarters

HQ city

Lancaster

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Concrete and Building Materials Sales: J&S generates revenue through the sale of ready-mix concrete, septic tanks, sand, gravel, aggregate, masonry products, concrete blocks, brick, and related construction materials. Sales are transactional, based on customer orders for delivery or pickup.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

J&S Inc Redi-Mix Concrete manufactures and delivers ready-mix concrete, concrete blocks, septic tanks, masonry products (brick, lintels), rebar and steel reinforcement, aggregate stone, cement, mortar, and pipe products. The company serves both commercial and residential construction customers from two production plants in Lancaster and Indian Land, SC, delivering across seven counties in South Carolina and North Carolina.

Product overview

J&S Inc Redi-Mix Concrete is a construction materials supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio of concrete and masonry products for commercial and residential applications. The product lineup includes: concrete blocks in various sizes and configurations (solid, lite-weight, half-highs, halves, knockouts, split-face, bond beams, headers, and column blocks); septic tanks (1000-gallon NC/SC models and 1500-gallon models) along with pump tanks and infiltrator systems; masonry products including brick lintels, vent lintels, red common brick, cull brick, and concrete brick; steel and reinforcement products such as rebar, angle iron, Durawire, rebar chairs, metal decking, and STS-straps/anchor bolts; pipe products including smooth-bore concrete and metal pipe; and aggregate materials including various stone gradations (#57/67, #789, #5, #4), screenings, decorative stone, and crusher run. The company has been in operation since 1977, serving Lancaster County, York County, Chester County, Mecklenburg County, Chesterfield County, Kershaw County, and Union County in South Carolina and North Carolina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ready-Mix Concrete Ready-mix concrete supplied and delivered for commercial and residential construction projects including foundations, slabs, footings, walls, and driveways.
• Concrete Blocks

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates and a major ready-mix concrete operator with deep Southeast presence. Comparable on aggregates and ready-mix lines; competes on price and supply reliability.
• Argos USA: Large ready-mix concrete and cement producer with significant Carolinas/Southeast footprint. Direct comparable on ready-mix and aggregates, but operates at national scale with broader product portfolio and lower per-unit cost.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Major U.S. producer of aggregates and ready-mixed concrete with active operations in the Carolinas. Comparable product mix (aggregates, ready-mix), but at vastly larger scale and publicly traded.
• CEMEX USA: Global cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates producer with operations across the Southeast U.S. Directly comparable on ready-mix concrete manufacturing and delivery; benefits from vertical cement integration.
• Titan America: Vertically integrated cement, ready-mix, and aggregates operator serving the U.S. Southeast including Virginia and the Carolinas. Comparable product portfolio with cement integration advantage.
• Heidelberg Materials: Major cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates company with growing U.S. footprint in the Southeast. Comparable on concrete products and aggregate supply; competes at scale J&S cannot match.

Direct peers

• Smyrna Ready Mix: Regional ready-mix and concrete products supplier in the Southeast U.S. Comparable family-/operator-owned regional model producing ready-mix concrete and related concrete products.
• Concrete Supply Co. Carolina-based ready-mix concrete producer serving Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and coastal markets. Directly comparable ready-mix business serving the same Charlotte metro and broader Carolinas region J&S covers.
• Thomas Concrete: Regional ready-mix concrete supplier serving the Carolinas, Georgia, and surrounding Southeast — the closest head-to-head comparable in terms of geography, customer segments, and core ready-mix offering.

Regional players

• S&W Ready Mix Concrete: Multi-plant regional ready-mix concrete operator serving the Carolinas. Comparable on production model and customer base, though operating in different geographies within the broader Southeast.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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