General Information
Lehigh Hanson is one of North America’s largest suppliers of heavy building materials to the construction industry. Lehigh Hanson companies produce aggregates (crushed rock, sand and gravel), ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt, cement and cement-related materials and a range of building products including concrete pipes, concrete pavers, tiles and clay bricks.
Company History
Lehigh Hanson is the legal entity for the North American operations of the HeidelbergCement Group. HeidelbergCement has been present in the USA since the acquisition of the Lehigh Cement Company in 1977. Heidelberg Cement acquired its Canadian operations in 1993 and Hanson, plc, in 2007.
Today, the Lehigh Cement Company and the Hanson business in North America are collectively known as Lehigh Hanson, Inc.
Lehigh Cement Company
Founded in 1897, the Lehigh Cement Company began as a single-mill operation producing portland cement in Ormrod, Pennsylvania. In the early 1900s, when the U.S. was undergoing rapid expansion, Lehigh grew and thrived as the demand for concrete increased.
Over the years, through a visionary policy of acquisitions, equipment modernization and productivity improvements, Lehigh Cement Company and its related companies have become leading suppliers of cements and construction materials in the United States and Canada.
Hanson
Hanson Trust was formed by James Hanson and Gordon White in 1964 and grew by acquisition to become a multi-national concern with interests across the world ranging from chemicals and construction in the US, to electricity supply, aggregates and tobacco in the UK and gold mines in Australia.
In January 1996 a decision was taken to demerge the business into four separate entities - Imperial Tobacco, The Energy Group, SCM chemicals and Hanson.
In the following years, Hanson sold its remaining non-core businesses to focus exclusively on heavy building materials. By 2006 Hanson had become the largest producer of aggregates in the world and a global building materials business with 27,000 employees and operations in four continents. The company was acquired by HeidelbergCement Group in August 2007.
Product Lines
Hanson Products
Hanson’s principal products are aggregates (sand, gravel and crushed rock), asphalt, concrete products, bricks and ready-mixed concrete.
Hanson also produces:
• Clay roofing and chimneys
• Concrete and aircrete blocks
• Concrete and clay pavers
• Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS)
• Portland cement
• Precast concrete products
• Roof tiles
• Wall cladding systems
For more information on Hanson products, visit www.hanson.com
Lehigh Products
Lehigh products are widely used by ready mixed concrete suppliers as well as in numerous highways, architectural, industrial and marine applications.
Product lines include:
• Gray and white portland cements
• Masonry and specialty cements
• Slag cements
• Aggregates
• Pozzolans
• Ready mixed concrete and other concrete products.
To learn more, visit www.lehighcement.com.