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Contech Engineered Solutions and Terre Hill Announce Agreement

September 14, 2012  |  Contech Engineered Solutions LLC
Contech Engineered Solutions LLC

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- West Chester-based Contech Engineered Solutions and Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Terre Hill Concrete Products announced they have entered into a strategic agreement  granting Contech exclusive selling rights of Terre Hill's concrete stormwater management systems in the Eastern US and International marketplaces. Contech is now the exclusive U.S. seller for all states east of the Mississippi, as well as Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Alaska and all international markets.

"We are pleased to partner with Terre Hill," said Vern Cameron, Contech President -Drainage & Technology. "The addition of Terre Hill to our product line enhances the value we provide our customers, further positions Contech as the market leader in the stormwater industry and strengthens our footprint in the global market."

Through this agreement, Contech now offers two key Terre Hill precast concrete products suited for underground water quality management – the Terre Arch™ and the Terre Box™. The Terre Arch is a multi-chambered, modular arched unit suited for stormwater detention, retention and infiltration. The Terre Box is an enclosed concrete box system designed for watertight detention or retention of liquids, including stormwater.

"Terre Hill is excited to work with Contech," said Gene Martin, Terre Hill President. "This partnership will significantly enhance our market presence and distribution in the east, and strengthen our position as a player in the international marketplace."

This broadens the offering of water quality products for Contech customers, by completing the detention and retention product portfolio offering of metal, plastic and concrete stormwater solutions for Contech customers.

About Contech Engineered Solutions, LLC

As a leading provider of site solution products and services for the civil engineering industry, the Contech portfolio offering includes bridges, drainage, retaining walls, sanitary sewer, stormwater, erosion control and soil stabilization products. To contact one of Contech's 50 offices or 300 sales and product professionals nationwide, visit www.ContechES.com or telephone 800-338-1122.

About Terre Hill Concrete Products

Terre Hill, headquartered in historical Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a trusted leader in the precast construction industry, supplying concrete block, brick and precast products to customers in Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states. Terre Hill started in 1919 as a manufacturer of concrete block, and evolved into a full-line precast concrete products producer and supplier to many of the largest DOT-approved contractors in the Mid-Atlantic region. Today, Terre Hill produces more than 15 million blocks per year.