United Contractors Midwest, Inc. is one of the largest and most proficient construction companies in the midwest region of the United States. UCM has earned numerous awards for industry excellence from the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Missouri Department of Transportation, including multiple Contractor of the Year awards, over sixty concrete and asphalt paving awards, dozens for bridge and structure awards, and consistently receiving high marks on our safety achievements. UCM also achieved the prestigious Diamond Achievement Commendation for hot mix asphalt plant and site operations from the National Asphalt Pavement Association.
Covering a Large area of central and south-central Illinois, we perform every type of highway and heavy construction in our Illinois Market territory, in addition to dirt work and concrete paving in Missouri. Over the last 18 years, UCM has demonstrated that it can perform on any challenging project with low-dollar, high-value bids. In recent years, UCM has continued it's growth with the acquisition of Gunther Construction in 2012 and Wayland Ready-Mix in 2014, increasing our market territory further into the Galesburg area.
UCM is one of the highest-capacity asphalt pavers and producers in Illinois. We operate 16 asphalt plants, including multiple portable plants, around Central Illinois. In a single year, UCM plants may achieve more than 2 million tons of asphalt production with the ability to lay or sell that amount almost anywhere in Central Illinois. UCM operates up to twelve asphalt paving crews at any given time- giving us the ability to perform many small parking lots and driveways while still having the capability to handle numerous larger interstate and highway projects at the same time.
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