In 1883, Swenson Granite Works, a Polycor Inc. company, was first established by John Swenson and since that time it has experienced many transitions. More than 100 years after it was founded, the company opened its first retail store in 1990. Then in 1997, Swenson Granite Works purchased the Anderson-Friberg production facility followed by the purchase of Rock of Ages in 2010. The most recent change came in 2016 when the company was sold to Polycor Inc., the world’s largest natural stone quarrier.
Today, Swenson Granite Works owns and operates several quarries and retail locations throughout the Northeast. There is the Woodbury Gray quarry in Woodbury, VT, the Concord Gray quarry and curbing plant in Concord, NH, and the Anderson-Friberg plant in Barre, VT. The principal market for Swenson Granite Works is the New England area. For the retail side of its business, which includes landscape and hardscape products, 40% of the company’s sales are in Massachusetts, 15% in Maine, 10% in Connecticut and 35% in New Hampshire. Curb sales make up 35% of the company’s overall business.