Description
In the summer of 1972, five friends gathered around a kitchen table to mull over a business idea. Today, the venture that arose from their conversation, Astec Industries, is a billion-dollar global manufacturer of equipment for the asphalt, road building, aggregate and wood processing, oil, gas, and water well drilling markets, among others.
Under the guidance of former President and CEO Don Brock, who led the company until his son Ben Brock took the helm in 2014, Astec Industries mushroomed into a conglomerate with 19 subsidiaries and hundreds of employees based in every corner of the world. Astec owes its astonishing growth to internal expansion as well as acquisitions, and a decentralized philosophy that empowers sister companies to do what they do best.
With a compelling history of growth, all while embracing challenges and ambitious projects, Astec Industries forges into the next decades of the 21st century with values that have made the company stand out and will continue to do so into the future.
