What They're Saying

Financial results for 2011 show steady improvement in the concrete construction industry. Here are some quotes from a few of the contractors involved in our "America’s Best Concrete Contractors."

America's Top Concrete Contractors

Financial results from 2011 show steady improvement.

Financial results for 2011 show steady improvement in the concrete construction industry.

The 2011 CC100: Realistic Optimism

Margins remain slim and competition fierce, but we’re past the bottom.

Margins remain slim and competition fierce, but the data from the 2010 indicate we're past the bottom.

The 2010 CC100: Bottoms Up?

Revenue slows to levels comparable to 2006.

After poring over the numbers for months, one expression that could be used to describe the companies that comprise our CC100 list may be: Survival of the fittest.

The 2009 CC100: Mixed Messages

Is 2008 the low point or only the beginning?

Is 2008 the low point or only the beginning?

The 2008 CC100: Promise Still There

A great year for the CC100, but clouds on the horizon

Last year's CC100 report started with a quote from the National Association of Home Builders that a “dramatic downward correction in housing production still is underway.” Little did we know then that the drama was only just beginning.

The 2007 CC100: Still Going Up

The top 100 Concrete Contractors

Despite a challenging home-building environment, the concrete business is in the midst of a historic boom.

The 2006 CC100: A Very Busy Year

In December, 2004, The Brookings Institution, an independent research organization, issued a report on the forces that will affect U.S. building trends over the next 25 years.

The 2005 CC100: Seeking Higher Quality and Margins

Concrete contractors are like farmers—things are never perfect. In the hot years of the late 1990s, labor shortages abounded and quality suffered. Fighting to find business and get decent margins were the main woes during the cold years from 2001 through 2003, then in 2004, just as business warmed again, steel and cement prices spiked and margins suffered.

The 2004 CC100: Signs of a Steady Rebound

A pretty good year

Overall the CC100 contractors had a pretty good year in 2003, and most are having an even better start to 2004. This article includes the top 100 contractors for 2003 by revenue. Also shown are the top 20 “pure” commercial concrete contractors, the 20 fastest growning companies, and the top decorative, residential, and tilt-up contractors.

The 2003 CC100: Who's Winning the Competition?

Of the ten fastest growing companies we highlighted in last year's CC100, two went out of business in the past year. That's one sign of how difficult 2002 was for many concrete contractors.

The 2002 CC100

CC's list of the top 100 concrete contractors in America.

"What doesn't destroy me makes me stronger" could be the nation's slogan for 2001, and that's also an appropriate description of the concrete construction industry's year. It was indeed a challenging year—as is the first half of 2002. Still, many contractors found ways to make their businesses grow—even dramatically—while some saw significant declines in revenue. The 2002 CC100, our list of the nation's top concrete contractors, tells an interesting and encouraging story.