Founded December 1, 1982, Basic Materials Corp.was a joint venture between Cedar Valley Corp. and Manatts Inc. with the purchase of Waterloo South, Fertile, Yokom, Morgan, Frederika, and Garner Quarries in addition to the Waterloo and Fertile sand operations.
In 1984, Basic Materials Corp. acquired Widger Quarry from United Concrete, Inc. enabling us to expand our product line including Class 3 concrete stone. Three years later, Basic Materials Corp. acquired the Raymond, Ahles, and Franta Quarries from Martin Marietta, which increased our Class 3 concrete stone reserves, and provided Class 2 concrete stone for the very first time.