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Ranking the nation’s top 100 sand and gravel producers

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Nos. 26-50

50. Dolese Bros. Co. (previous ranking: 49th)
49. Aggregate Resources (previous ranking: 55th)
48. R.E. Janes Gravel Co. (previous ranking: 43rd)
47. York Building Products (previous ranking: 42nd)
46. CAPA (previous ranking: 40th)
45. Clayton Sand Co. (previous ranking: 38th)
44. Chuck Wolf Sand & Gravel (previous ranking: 51st)
43. Ellingford Bros. (previous ranking: unranked)
42. Watson Gravel (previous ranking: 37th)
41. Las Vegas Paving Corp. (previous ranking: 41st)
40. Peak Sand & Gravel (previous ranking: 45th)
39. Rogers Group (previous ranking: 44th)
38. FST Sand & Gravel (previous ranking: 36th)
37. Couch Aggregates (previous ranking: 46th)
36. Thelen Sand & Gravel (previous ranking: 35th)
35. The Olen Corp. (previous ranking: 39th)
34. Dan Gernatt Gravel Products (previous ranking: 34th)
33. Fordyce (previous ranking: 31st)
32. Wildcatter Sand Services (previous ranking: 50th)
31. Sibson Gravel (previous ranking: 53rd)
30. Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co. (previous ranking: 28th)
29. Edw. C. Levy Co. (previous ranking: 28th)
28. E.R. Jahna Industries (previous ranking: 32nd)
27. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (previous ranking: 23rd)
26. Nugent Sand Co. (previous ranking: 24th)

Several high risers are in this group, including Sibson Gravel, Wildcatter Sand Services, Couch Aggregates and Ellingford Bros. Sibson moves up 22 spots and now holds the No. 31 position while Wildcatter sits just behind Sibson after leaping 18 positions. Couch Aggregates moves into the top 40, climbing nine positions, and previously unranked Ellingford finds a home at No. 43. Other companies climbing into the top 50 include Chuck Wolf Sand & Gravel (now 44th) and Aggregate Resources (now 49th).

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