Hall of Fame Inductee
Class of 2017
Paul Detwiler Jr.
A descendant of New Enterprise Stone & Lime (NESL) founder J.S. Detwiler and a current owner of the company, Paul Detwiler Jr. was instrumental in guiding and building NESL into a top 25 U.S. aggregate-producing company and a top 10 crushed-stone producer – one that has provided a number of families in Pennsylvania with quality jobs, and countless more with quality construction materials. Detwiler was an innovator on the technology front, bringing leading-edge ideas to his company. As an example, NESL conveyor tail pulleys were raised from the ground on columns years before a number of other companies did the same, improving cleanup and reliability. Detwiler also excelled in working to help the aggregate industry improve in the areas of operation, safety and efficiency. Over the years, he served on a number of association boards at both the national and state levels. Detwiler joins his son, Paul Detwiler III, in the Pit & Quarry Hall of Fame.