What conrad bros does

Conrad Brothers Ltd. is a privately held aggregate quarry operator headquartered in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, supplying construction aggregates — including graded stone, classified gravel, pea stone, multiple sand products, industrial topsoil, and clear granite — to construction and municipal customers in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The company operates a single quarry at 31 Cono Drive and self-describes as one of the largest rock quarries in Nova Scotia, in continuous operation since 1956. Its product catalog spans construction-grade stone in sizes from 3/8″ to 6″, five TPW-spec gravel classes plus surge and microdust SKUs, pea stone in four sizes, sand variants for concrete, mortar, septic, and cable-bedding use, industrial topsoil, and 3/4″ and 2–5″ clear granite.

The business model is direct-to-consumer commodity sales on a per-tonne basis, with prices effective February 1, 2026 ranging from $8.95/tonne (blown rock) to $46.60/tonne (pea stone and clear granite), all FOB the quarry with HST additional. Customers place orders by phone through an order desk and either pick up at the quarry or arrange delivery through Conrad Transport, the company's affiliated hauling division, which runs a dedicated phone line and structured hours-of-service. Customer segments are Industrial/Commercial Construction and Government/Municipal, with Halifax Regional Municipality explicitly cited as a customer for municipal infrastructure projects. Distribution is single-country, domestic, through direct quarry pickup and Conrad Transport delivery; marketing channels are limited to a corporate website, Facebook, and X/Twitter.

Conrad Brothers is part of the Ocean Family of Companies alongside Thompson's Moving & Storage and Ocean Contractors, suggesting shared ownership or a holding structure. The company also operates a soil remediation sub-brand, SRT, as a separate division alongside the core quarry and Conrad Transport lines. There is no disclosed revenue, headcount, ownership structure detail, certifications, patents, or AI/ML technology; the competitive position is anchored on permitted reserves, regional scale, integrated transport, and longevity rather than differentiated technology or recurring software revenue.

Name

conrad bros

Legal name

Conrad Brothers Ltd.

Website

https://conrads.ns.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Conrad Brothers Ltd. is a privately held Nova Scotia rock quarry supplying stone, gravel, sand, pea stone, topsoil, and granite aggregates to construction and municipal customers in the Halifax Regional Municipality, with integrated transport services since 1956.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Aggregates

NAICS

Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (212321), Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (2123), Stone Mining and Quarrying (21231)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Aggregates Mining & Processing (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone) (IMADAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crushed Stone Quarrying & Processing (IMAKAHAA), Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates) (IMAKAHAH), Specialty Aggregates (Rail Ballast, Riprap/Armor Stone, Gabion Stone) (IMAKAHAJ)

Keywords

• Construction aggregates
• Rock quarry products
• Sand and gravel
• Aggregate transportation
• Quarry materials supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Dartmouth

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Aggregate Sales: Sale of quarry products including stone, gravel, sand, pea stone, topsoil, and granite on a per-tonne unit pricing basis. Products are sold FOB quarry with customers arranging their own transport or using company transport services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Conrad Brothers operates one of the largest rock quarries in Nova Scotia, extracting and supplying construction aggregates including stone, gravel, sand, pea stone, topsoil, and granite products. Products are sold by the tonne on a FOB quarry basis, and the company offers integrated hauling and delivery through its Conrad Transport division to construction, industrial, and government customers across the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Product overview

Conrad Brothers Ltd. is one of the largest rock quarries in Nova Scotia, supplying construction aggregates to the Halifax Regional Municipality since 1956. The company operates as a single unified quarry operation offering extraction and sale of construction materials, with integrated transport services. The product portfolio centers on quarry-derived aggregates including various stone sizes and specifications, classified gravels (Class A through E), pea stone, sand products (concrete mix, washed gray, mortar, septic), industrial topsoil, and clear granite. All products are priced FOB the quarry with HST not included, and transportation is handled through Conrad Transport, their affiliated hauling service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Conrad Transport: Transportation and hauling services division providing reliable support for industrial and commercial needs.
• SRT (Soil Remediation Technologies)

Products and services

• Stone Products
• Gravel Products
• Sand Products
• Pea Stone
• Topsoil
• Granite Products
• Conrad Transport Haulage Services

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Thompson's Moving & StorageminorOthersPart of the Ocean Family of Companies network. Thompson's Moving & Storage is a related company under the same corporate family, suggesting shared ownership or parent company structure.
• Ocean ContractorsminorOthersPart of the Ocean Family of Companies network. Ocean Contractors is a related construction company under the same corporate family, suggesting shared ownership or parent company structure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lafarge Canada (Holcim): Holcim's Canadian subsidiary is one of the country's largest aggregate, cement, and ready-mix producers with multiple quarries across Canada. Operates at far greater scale and geographic breadth than Conrad but competes directly for municipal and commercial aggregate supply contracts in Atlantic Canada.
• Vulcan Materials: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) with extensive quarry network. Sets the price-discovery benchmark for North American aggregate markets and represents the scaled incumbent that regional players like Conrad compete against on large tenders.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Major U.S.-based supplier of aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) and heavy building materials. Competes in the same commodity aggregate category as Conrad but with national scale, public-market discipline, and vertically integrated operations.
• Heidelberg Materials: Global building materials group (formerly Lehigh Hanson in North America) producing aggregates, cement, and ready-mix concrete. Competes with Conrad for high-spec municipal and commercial aggregate supply through its Canadian footprint.
• CRH plc: Global building materials conglomerate with extensive aggregates operations through subsidiaries including Oldcastle. Represents a large, capital-rich incumbent competing for the same municipal and commercial aggregate contracts as Conrad.
• Irving Equipment / J.D. Irving: Diversified New Brunswick-based conglomerate with construction materials and infrastructure operations across Atlantic Canada. Competes with Conrad for aggregate and construction supply contracts throughout the Maritime region.

Direct peers

• Walker Industries: Ontario-headquartered aggregates and construction materials producer operating quarries, asphalt plants, and aggregate recycling. Highly comparable family/private-style aggregate operator with vertically integrated hauling — the closest structural analog to Conrad in the Canadian market.
• CBM Aggregates: Canadian aggregate producer serving construction and infrastructure customers with crushed stone, sand, and gravel. Comparable product portfolio and customer base to Conrad, with similar mid-sized regional operating model.

Regional players

• Atlantic Industries: Atlantic Canada-focused construction materials and infrastructure supplier. Direct regional competitor for municipal aggregate supply in the Maritimes, with overlapping customer base in Nova Scotia road-building and infrastructure projects.

Others

• Ocean Contractors: Nova Scotia-based construction firm and sister company under the Ocean Family of Companies. Not a competitor but a captive downstream customer for Conrad's aggregate output and a structural advantage unique to this corporate family.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ConradBros
• Facebookfacebook.com/ConradBrosLtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conrad-transport-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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