Building the Roads That Connect Our Communities Since 1948.

From highway construction to aggregate production and material testing, Mark Sand & Gravel Co. has helped build and maintain the infrastructure of Minnesota and North Dakota for generations.

Built for the Work That Moves Communities

Mark Sand & Gravel Co. is a highway paving and aggregate contractor serving north central Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. From highways and airports to commercial projects and private driveways, we provide asphalt paving, aggregate production, and construction materials backed by decades of experience.

Our operations include portable asphalt plants, crushing and screening equipment, permanent aggregate facilities, and rail shipping capabilities—allowing us to serve projects of varying sizes throughout the region.

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Our Locations

Fergus Falls, MN

Fergus Falls is our corporate headquarters and main location. Visit us during normal business hours!

Underwood, MN

Wash plant with aggregate supply, open from late April until November. Contact us to deliver or you haul.

Close-up of crushed gravel aggregate from Mark Sand & Gravel

Aerial view of the Mark Sand & Gravel aggregate plant in Hankinson, ND

International Falls, MN

International Falls offers a granite quarry, wash plant and aggregate supply and local delivery services.

Hankinson, ND

Our Hankinson, ND location offers a wash plant and provides aggregate supply sales and local delivery.

Have Gravel on Your Property?

Your land could be a valuable source of construction materials.

Mark Sand & Gravel Co. works with landowners interested in selling, leasing, or developing gravel deposits and existing gravel pits. Whether you have an established aggregate source or simply believe your property may have potential, we'd welcome the opportunity to discuss it.

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Wheelbarrow and work glove on a pile of crushed gravel

It Started With a Shovel and a Wheelbarrow

Mark Sand & Gravel Co. was founded in 1948 by John Mark. John started the company with a single axle dump truck and a hand shovel in Underwood, Minnesota. This site remains the current location of the Underwood wash plant.

Soon after the company was established, John Mark began screening gravel, followed by crushing and washing gravel, and eventually expanded the company into gravel based road work. By the late 1950’s the company was performing cold mix paving work which finally evolved into hot mix asphalt paving in the 1960’s.

Upon John Mark’s death in 1973, the company was left to six key employees. The last of these original six employees to hold ownership was Don Ashworth, who sold the company to Mark Thorson in 1997.

Since 1997 the company has expanded its operations into Eastern North Dakota, added ready-mix plants, more asphalt plants and rail shipping. The company usually operates seasonally with 80 to 120 employees, but has employed as many as 200 employees during some years.

Although the company has expanded and progressively grown in several areas and disciplines, it has also exited some markets in recent years - anticipating and adapting to highway funding in particular and the economy in general.

Safety and Quality
You Can Count On

Our facilities are staffed with individuals trained and certified for testing in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. We maintain annual certifications for MN and ND in our laboratory facilities.

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