Mellott is an innovative leader in the crushing, screening and washing business. We partner with the aggregate, slag, construction and environmental industries as a true full-service provider supporting customers with our expertise and leadership. We treat our customers as whole entities, and our spectrum of contract crushing, engineered systems, equipment, parts, and service are unmatched by any company in the business. More than just a family business, Mellott is a Values-Based-Leadership company, committed to safety, sustainable growth and environmental responsibility. We have a vested interest in both our customers’ needs and our employees’ well-being. Our expert team of professional managers has been hand selected because they embody the Mellott core values – and because their eyes are turned toward the future. Mellott’s vision is continued family ownership into the next generation of the Mellott family with professional management in place. Our organization is a Mellott family investment and our objective is to focus on the growth, values based performance and sustainability of that investment.
Company Timeline
The Beginning: HB Mellott - Entrepreneur
1920
HB starts a lumber business, purchasing a World War I Liberty truck to haul lumber.
1936
HB starts a quarry business at Big Cove Tannery to provide stone for building the PA Turnpike
1942
HB begins mining coal to sell to factories during large coal demand of World War II; after the war, HB operates 2 quarries, 13 sawmills and numerous coal mines.
1948
HB and HB Jr. are killed in a plane crash near Newburg, WV on July 16
Mellott Quarries Operations
1955
Company starts sand and ready-mix concrete business in Warfordsburg, PA
1960s – 1970s
Opens multiple quarries and ready-mix plants in Maryland
1974-1975
Paul Mellott Jr., Herm Mellott and Brian Mellott join the company
Contract Crushing
1966
First contract crushing job was in Walnut Bottom, PA
1970s – 1990s
Contract crushing footprint expands throughout eastern US
Developing A Services & Distributing Company
1992
MEI was incorporated
1995
Expanded into the slag industry and built the first slag plant; started selling plants to international companies
1997
Opened a 10,000 square foot satellite branch in Columbus, OH, followed by satellite branches in NC, NY, and VA over the next 5 years.
2005
Formed Mid-West Equipment & Industrials Inc.
Mellott
2008
HB Mellott Estate, Inc and Mellott Enterprises, Inc. merges into Mellott; Rich Blake joins the organization as president of Mellott
2013 – 2014
Launch Crushers Plus and Components Exchange Program (CXP) business line for rebuilt equipment.
2016
Metso Top Global Distributor of the Year Award
2022
Mellott partners with Kastrock, Lakeland, FL.
2017
Mellott partners with Marion Machine, Marion NC.
2023
Mellott partners with NorX, Lawrenceville, GA.
2023
Mellott Partners with Southern Machinery, Nashville, TN.
Modern Day Mellott
2020
Expand E-commerce parts business.
Ongoing
Further investment in training employees and customers
Ongoing
Expanding hiring efforts to support growth
Ongoing
Investment in new technology
Future partnerships
To be determined.
Invested in Our Community
For over 100 years, Mellott has generously supported communities surrounding the company’s operations. We are deeply committed to being a stable, long-term provider of employment and economic activity in the locations where we operate. That commitment is also evidenced through our many contributions to local, regional and national organizations. Mellott believes in the strength of families and the value of supporting and inspiring young people to become productive members of the community – and in many cases, to become Mellott employees. Some of our outreach includes:
- Supporting Local Youth Programs
- Learn-to-Read Programs
- Mock Job Interviews for graduating High School Seniors
- Vocational Internship Program
- College Scholarships Awarded Based on the Mellott Core Values of: Safety, Integrity, Commitment, Respect and Excellence
- Field Trips to Historical Sites
Pictured: Paul Mellott speaking to the student of Southern Fulton High School (SFHS), Class of 2018 before their mock interviews.
