Tilcon Connecticut, commonly known as Tilcon, is a construction and aggregates company located in the U.S. state of

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

. It was founded in 1923 as Angelo Tomasso Inc (today known as the

Tomasso Group The Tomasso Group is a family-run conglomerate focused on the construction and real estate industries based in New Britain, Connecticut. History Angelo Tomasso Sr. Angelo Tomasso immigrated to America from Abbateggio, Italy in 1910. Angelo ...

). , the company is a subsidiary of CRH America, which purchased Tilcon in 1996. Tilcon primarily manufactures crushed stone, asphalt, and concrete. The company also works as a construction contractor.

History

Angelo Tomasso Inc (1923-1979)

The earliest instance of the company was Angelo Tomasso Inc, a construction company founded by its namesake in 1923.

Tilcon Tomasso (1979-1990)

The company was renamed Tilcon Tomasso in 1979, when it was purchased by British company Thomas Tilling Ltd. Ownership changed to British Tyre and Rubber in 1984.

Tilcon Connecticut (1990-present)

The company's name was changed to Tilcon Connecticut in 1990 out of recognition of the company's extensive operations in Connecticut. Tilcon's operations in Connecticut were threatened by

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's electrification project on the

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between

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and

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in 1994. The company said its viability was threatened by increased Amtrak train service, which would force

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freight trains to run at night on a limited schedule. Tilcon's president said at the time that "It would knock us out of business or limit freight service to the point that we would lose hundreds of jobs."

Facilities

Tilcon operates a total of 23 locations in Connecticut. As of 2017, it is the largest producer of traprock in Connecticut, with five active quarries in the state. Branford_Steam_Railroad_over_US_1_083

North Branford

A major rock quarry is operated by Tilcon in North Branford, Connecticut. The company owns and operates the

Branford Steam Railroad The Branford Steam Railroad is standard-gauge industrial railroad that serves the Tilcon Connecticut stone quarry in North Branford, Connecticut, in the United States. It was founded in 1903 by Louis A. Fisk, a businessman from Branford, Con ...

which exports rock from the quarry. This quarry first opened in 1914.

New Britain / Plainville

Tilcon operates a quarry in these two towns. In 2018, the company's attempt to expand its quarry on additional land owned by the city of New Britain was denied by mayor

Erin Stewart Erin Elizabeth Stewart (born May 4, 1987) is an American politician and the 40th Mayor of New Britain, Connecticut. Stewart is the daughter of former Mayor of New Britain Tim Stewart, who served from 2003 to 2011. She was elected to her first term ...

over concerns of environmental impact.

References

{{Reflist Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States Companies based in Hartford County, Connecticut Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1923