We Are Your One-Stop-Shop for Landscape, Masonry, and Building Supplies

Being the Tri States largest hardscape supplier comes from our diverse and extensive range of materials that apply to many projects. Our goal is to keep our customers satisfied with valuable products that help them build passionately.

Greater reward is in the serving, not the selling.”

This has been the Braen family motto for five generations—and one we take seriously as a Braen Stone subsidiary. They’ve built their reputation as one of the most trusted partners in the construction industry around their commitment to customers and their jobs. And we’re proud to continue that commitment as the preferred supplier of landscape, masonry, and hardware supplies for the Tri-State Area.

  • 1890’s

    Legend has it that Samuel Braen received property along the Totowa/Paterson, NJ border known as “The Valley of the Rocks” as payment for a gambling debt owed to him.

  • 1904

    Samuel Braen Inc. is founded as the need for construction materials grows amid the construction of the factory and infrastructure network of northern New Jersey. Dow Drukker of Union Building and Construction Co. were among his most well-known customers.

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    1920's

    The name of the company becomes Samuel Braen’s Sons, as Abram’s sons John and Sam join the business. The main headquarters is established in Hawthorne, NJ. From Samuel Braen, the business is passed to his son, Abram, and then to Abram’s two sons, Samuel Jr. and John.

  • 1930's-1960's

    Braen grows to more than 20 locations throughout northern New Jersey and New York, by establishing quarry and sand and gravel locations in Paterson, Hawthorne, Wyckoff, Riverdale, Hamburg, and Suffern. Business grows dramatically as the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System requires vast construction materials.

  • 1973

    Samuel Braen’s Sons is sold to Fred Wehran by Samuel Braen Sr. The only remaining business asset is the Haledon, NJ quarry.

  • 1977

    With his mother, Frances, and wife, Janet, Samuel Jr. established Stone Industries, Inc. in Haledon, NJ. This remaining Braen quarry would serve as the gateway to the fifth generation being actively involved in the business.

  • 1990

    As the American economy is put back on track by the Reagan administration, Stone Industries, Inc. purchases Van Orden Sand & Gravel in Ringwood, NJ. This acquisition yields reserves of both sand and gravel and granite-gneiss.

  • 2000

    Braen Supply, Inc. is formed as a subsidiary of Stone Industries, Inc. to meet the demands of a growing customer base. Braen Supply, Inc. diversified our product offering by adding landscape, masonry and hardware building supplies.

  • 2006

    Braen acquires the Franklin limestone quarry, expanding the geographic scope of the business back into Sussex County. Braen Supply, Inc. acquires Wanaque Supply, providing retail space to build a 6,300-square-foot showroom for stone and paver displays.

  • 2012

    Braen acquires the historic Limecrest Quarry in Sparta, NJ. The quarry contains both limestone and granite reserves.

  • 2019

    In January 2019, the Braen Leadership Team launched Braen’s Vision & Values at a companywide team building event. The vision guides the company’s leadership today and the values reflect everything the Braen name stands for. A painting created during Braen’s Vision and Values launch event features finger-painted smears created by each employee, along with their signatures.

  • 2020

    During the height of the COVID pandemic, when many businesses were closing their doors, Braen was expanding with the addition of an asphalt plant located at the Sparta Quarry.

OUR VALUES ARE THE BEDROCK OF BRAEN SUPPLY

Since 2000, homeowners and contractors all across Northern New Jersey have come to count on Braen Supply. From building highways to driveways, bridges to tunnels, the Braen Supply family makes sure every customer has what they need to get the job done right.

Service

We practice servant leadership as we meet the needs of others.

Integrity

Our business practices reflect our beliefs.

Respect

Everyone counts.

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