Kirkpatrick Concrete, Inc.

What Kirkpatrick Concrete, Inc. does

Kirkpatrick Concrete, Inc. is a Birmingham, Alabama-headquartered producer and supplier of ready-mix concrete, concrete masonry units, aggregates, and concrete technical services, founded in 1892 and operating continuously for more than 130 years. The company runs 23 ready-mix concrete plants geographically dispersed across Alabama from the northeast corner of the state to the metro Montgomery area, supported by a Central Dispatch system managing a 39-mixer-truck fleet in the Central Division and an ALDOT-certified in-house materials testing laboratory. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Hodgson Concrete (acquired 2000) adds four plants and a 20-mixer fleet serving the Montgomery metro, and together the two operate under the ConcreteSouth umbrella alongside Walker Concrete.

The core product set spans commodity ready-mix concrete, specialty mixes including Ductilcrete (fiber-reinforced super-flat floor mix), Self Consolidating Concrete, and High Early Strength mixes, plus gray lightweight concrete masonry blocks manufactured at a Guntersville facility with a 35-mile service radius and a Building Materials Division selling masonry cement in standard and custom colors. Underlying technical capabilities include ACI-certified sales and operations personnel, ALDOT-certified testing enabling direct mix submission on government projects, central mixer verification at the downtown Birmingham plant, and demonstrated execution on complex pours including mass concrete foundations, slip-form grain silos, underwater bridge foundations, and high daily delivery rates exceeding 1,000 cubic yards per day.

Kirkpatrick generates revenue through transactional sale and delivery of ready-mix concrete to construction job sites, block sales to masonry contractors within the Guntersville service radius, building materials distribution, and fee-based technical services for mix design, verification, and field troubleshooting. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customer segments span Alabama Department of Transportation infrastructure, commercial/industrial (warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities), commercial buildings, education, water/wastewater, residential, and masonry contractors, served through direct enterprise and contractor sales motions coordinated by Central Dispatch. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the France-based Vicat Group, operating with local management autonomy within the ConcreteSouth collective.

Name

Kirkpatrick Concrete, Inc.

Legal name

Kirkpatrick Concrete, Inc.

Website

https://www.concretesouth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Kirkpatrick Concrete is a Birmingham, Alabama-based ready-mix concrete, concrete block, and masonry products producer operating 23 plants statewide. Founded in 1892, it serves DOT infrastructure, commercial, industrial, education, and residential customers, and is a Vicat Group subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ready-Mix Concrete

NAICS

Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (32732), Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing (327331), Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273)

SIC

Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270), Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272)

akta.pro primary industry

Ready-Mix Concrete Production & Delivery (IMADAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mortar, Grout & Masonry Cements (IMADABAL), Concrete & Cement Equipment Vehicle Manufacturing (Mixers/Pumps/Batching Trucks) (IMACAFAF)

Keywords

• Ready-mix concrete supply
• Concrete masonry products
• Concrete mix design services
• Construction materials distribution
• Aggregate material supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ready-Mix Concrete Sales: Production and delivery of ready-mix concrete to commercial, residential, and government customers across Alabama. Revenue generated from material sales with delivery to job sites. Operations managed through centralized dispatch system with 39 mixer trucks in Central Alabama division.
2. Concrete Masonry (Block) Sales: Production and sale of gray lightweight concrete masonry units from Guntersville block operation to residential and commercial customers within 35-mile radius of Marshall County facility.
3. Building Materials Division: Sale of masonry cement products in standard gray and custom colors, plus masonry-associated construction products and materials.
4. Technical Services: Concrete mix design verification services, project support, and field troubleshooting for customers requiring specialized concrete solutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kirkpatrick Concrete, Inc. produces and delivers ready-mix concrete through 23 plants across Alabama, serving infrastructure, commercial, industrial, residential, and education construction sectors. The company also manufactures gray lightweight concrete masonry units at its Guntersville block operation and provides ALDOT-certified technical services including custom mix design, material testing, project support, and field troubleshooting.

Product overview

Kirkpatrick Concrete, Inc. (founded 1892) is one of Alabama's oldest ready-mix concrete suppliers, operating under the ConcreteSouth group alongside Hodgson Concrete and Walker Concrete. The company operates 23 ready-mix concrete plants across Alabama plus one block manufacturing plant in Guntersville. Its core offerings center on ready-mix concrete production and delivery, supplemented by concrete technical services (mix design, verification, project support, field troubleshooting), specialty mix designs (including Ductilcrete for industrial floors), and masonry products (gray lightweight concrete block and masonry cement in standard and custom colors). The company serves infrastructure, warehouse/distribution, commercial, residential, education, and water/wastewater sectors, with all technical personnel ACI-certified and testing facilities ALDOT-certified.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ready-Mix Concrete Ready-mix concrete produced and delivered through 23 plants across Alabama, serving residential, commercial, infrastructure, and industrial construction projects with central mixer capability and fleet delivery.
• Concrete Masonry Block (Guntersville Block Operation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered over 70,000 cubic yards of concrete for I-22 Corridor X highway project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hodgson ConcretecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Operating as a division of Kirkpatrick Concrete since 2000. Hodgson serves metropolitan Montgomery with four ready-mix plants and fleet of 20 mixers. Combined tenure of more than 200 years serving Alabama construction.
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)minorOthersIndustry membership organization providing certification programs. Kirkpatrick personnel are ACI certified technicians.
• Alabama Concrete Industries AssociationminorOthersState industry association for concrete producers in Alabama.
• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)minorOthersNational industry association for ready-mixed concrete producers.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of ready-mix concrete and asphalt. Operates a much broader national footprint than Kirkpatrick but competes in the same core product categories with overlapping customer bases in infrastructure and commercial construction.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Top U.S. supplier of aggregates and heavy building materials including ready-mix concrete through its Magnesia Specialties and Building Materials segments. National scale incumbent directly comparable on aggregates/concrete product mix.
• Heidelberg Materials: Global cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete producer (formerly Lehigh Hanson in the U.S.). Direct product overlap with Kirkpatrick across cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete, serving infrastructure and commercial customers.
• Cemex USA: U.S. subsidiary of Cemex S.A.B., one of the world's largest building materials companies. Produces cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates with extensive Florida/Southeast presence, providing direct competitive overlap.
• Argos USA: U.S. arm of Colombian cement and concrete producer Argos. Operates ready-mix plants across the Southeast and supplies cement, aggregates, and concrete with similar customer base and product mix to Kirkpatrick.
• Summit Materials: Vertically integrated construction materials company producing aggregates, cement, and ready-mix concrete. Comparable product portfolio and customer segments, though with broader geographic reach than Kirkpatrick.

Direct peers

• Walker Concrete: Sister company within the ConcreteSouth collective under Vicat Group/National Cement of Alabama, operating ready-mix plants in Georgia. Closest direct peer in terms of operations, products, and corporate parentage.

Regional players

• Thomas Concrete: Family-owned ready-mix concrete producer with operations across the Southeast U.S. (Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina). Comparable regional ready-mix producer serving infrastructure and commercial customers with similar mix design capabilities.
• Concrete Supply Co. Privately held ready-mix concrete producer based in Charlotte, NC with operations across the Carolinas. Direct peer in terms of private-company structure and Southeast U.S. regional ready-mix production model.

Emerging players

• Smith-Midland Corporation: Producer of precast concrete products including Soundwall panels, Easi-Set buildings, and Slenderwall architectural cladding systems. Comparable in being a private, specialty concrete products company but with a different primary product mix than Kirkpatrick's ready-mix focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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