APAC Shears has been Building the Heartland from the Ground Up for over a century. From the supply of aggregate materials, hot mix asphalt, and concrete to the construction of roads and bridges, we do it all. We offer a wide variety of services, products and materials to serve your building needs. Our customers include contractors, businesses, municipalities, government agencies, and homeowners across Kansas.
About APAC Shears
Our extensive reach and reputation is a direct result of our solid commitment to quality and safety. We will work together every day to deliver products and projects of the highest quality and safety. In the end, we run the safest and most efficient building sites in the industry, guaranteed.
Environmental
The asphalt industry reuses and recycles nearly 100 million tons of its own product every year, making it America’s number one recycler. Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) actually reduces the amount of virgin asphalt cement needed for constructing new roadways. Other materials – including rubber from used tires, glass, and asphalt roofing shingles – are recycled into asphalt pavements.
Awards
APAC Shears has consistently won the top awards in our industry. These range from the National Asphalt Paving Association Quality in Construction award to the Associated General Contractors safety awards. We have also been awarded the Oldcastle Materials Innovation Award for designing and developing our equipment to improve construction efficiency.
Our History
1874 - Shears is created
Shears is created by George Shears in Hutchinson, KS and ultimately built the First National Bank. Shears went on to build the majority of buildings on Main Street in Hutchinson.
1887
George Shears’ son Henry joined the business and the name was changed to Shears and Son
1900
Shears and Sons laid the first concrete sidewalk in Hutchinson.
1909
Henry’s sons joined the business and the name was changed to J.H. Shears and Sons and the company purchased their first gas-powered mixer.
1922
J.H. Shears and Sons purchased their first asphalt plant.
1964
Contracted to construct the world’s largest asphalt paving project: I-70 from Salina through Lincoln and Ellsworth Counties. A staggering 1,518,132 tons of asphalt mix and 24,600,000 gallons of liquid asphalt were mixed and laid.
1984-1988
J.H. Shears and Sons acquired companies in Lincoln, Salina, and Emporia.
1989
J.H. Shears and Sons is acquired by Superfos.
1990 - 1999
J.H. Shears and Sons acquired companies in Newton, Wichita, Augusta, Hays, and Dodge City. The company also changed their name to Shears Construction L.P.
1999
Shears Construction L.P. is purchased by Ashland Oil and renamed APAC Kansas, Inc., Shears Division, which remains the name today.
2006
Oldcastle Materials Group based in Atlanta, GA purchased all APAC companies from Ashland Oil including APAC Kansas, Inc., Shears Division. Oldcastle Materials Group is owned by CRH plc out of Dublin, Ireland.
Today
As you have seen, APAC Kansas, Inc., Shears Division has been in business since 1874 employing as many as 450 employees during peak construction season. We pride ourselves on being a Family of Families and putting safety first, always.