Born from a 1950s feed mill and fertilizer business, independently owned Hilltop Energy Inc. now manufactures blasting agents, supplies explosives and provides blasting services for mines, quarries and construction projects. The company marked 70 years in business in 2018 and serves the Northeast from six locations, with operations spanning seven states. Hilltop Energy is a subsidiary of D.W. Dickey & Son and also supports customers with blast design and drone-based photogrammetry.
Advanced Blasting Technology, IncFor more than 45 years, Advanced Blasting Technology, Inc. has developed patented, non-explosive blasting devices for mining and quarrying operations worldwide. Its RockLock stemming plugs improve borehole confinement and fragmentation, while the SUREfire shock-tube starter provides dependable initiation without explosive primers. Based in Watertown, New York, the company brings an explosives-industry perspective to product development focused on safer, more reliable blasts.WATERTOWN, NY
Riccelli-NorthernSince its first truck hit the road in 1971, family-owned Riccelli-Northern has grown into an American-owned Northeast operation supplying construction materials while providing transportation, mining and materials-handling services. The combined Riccelli Enterprises and Northern Companies now spans 50 locations, with a 250-truck fleet, 400 employees and more than 50 surface mines. Its reach also includes round-the-clock emergency response, backed by additional trucks available on call.N SYRACUSE, NY
Omni Distribution, IncOmni Distribution, Inc.’s Explosive Products Division develops and supplies explosive breaching equipment, energetic materials, and inert training aids for bomb squads, military and law-enforcement teams. The Marion, Arkansas company is especially distinctive for its patented HELIX binary high explosive and for developing the first commercially manufactured Breaching Bottles, both credited to president Bill Nixon. Omni also supplies specially handled real explosive scents for canine-handler training and sells inert products exclusively to U.S. government agencies and their divisions.LEOLA, PA
Copperhead Chemical Company®With roots in a Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, explosives-manufacturing site that opened in the early 1900s, Copperhead Chemical Company brings more than a century of experience to specialty chemical manufacturing. Copperhead has operated the site since purchasing it in 1997 and is best known for its long-running work with pharmaceutical nitroglycerin for cardiac treatments. Its FDA-registered facility follows Good Manufacturing Practices and serves pharmaceutical and defense customers.TAMAQUA, PA