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Company Profile

Leading Edge Group, Inc. is a San Antonio Texas area based firm that concentrates on the use of compressed soil blocks in military applications including urban training facilities as well as providing force protection in hostile, combat operational environments.

State of the Art

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Customers
Machine Features
  • U.S. Army – Fort McCoy
  • Army – Yakima Training Center
  • U.S. Marine Corps – MCB Camp Pendleton (4 units)
  • U.S. Marine Corps – MCB Camp Lejeune
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – ERDC (2 units)
  • U.S. Army – Fort Carson (2 units)
  • U.S. Army – Yuma Proving Grounds (2 units)
  • Naval Special Warfare – Fort Story
  • U.S. Army – Fort Hunter Liggett
  • U.S. Army – Fort Drum
  • U.S. Army – Fort Bliss
  • U.S. Army – Engineer Brigade (Afghanistan)
  • U.S. Army – Fort Eustis
  • U.S. Army – Fort Jackson
  • Naval Special Warfare – Stennis Space Center
  • U.S. Army – Fort Stewart
  • Naval Special Warfare – Nab Little Creek
  • U.S. Army – Fort Huachuca
  • U.S. Army – Fort Bragg (2 units)
  • U.S. Army – Fort Sill
  • Texas Army National Guard – Camp Swift
  • U.S. Army – Fort Riley
  • Idaho Army National Guard – Gowen Field
  • Massachusetts Army National Guard – Camp Edwards
  • U.S. Air Force – Cannon Air Force Base
  • U.S. Army – Fort Knox
  • U.S. Army – Fort Lee
  • U.S. Army – Redstone Arsenal
  • U.S. Army – Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center
  • Asymmetric Warfare Group – Fort A.P. Hill
Environmentally friendly
uses soils that are native to the specific installation : no need to import construction materials
Completely recyclable
you can tear it down and build it back up in a totally different configuration
Low cost
when compared to conventional and expensive construction building materials such as concrete, wood & steel
Economical operating expense
uses only 1.5 gallons of diesel fuel per hour of operation
Time and service tested
proven technology in the international marketplace since 1989 — we have machines that have produced over 1.0 million blocks
Multiple uses
housing, commercial buildings, courtyard walls, security perimeter walls similar to a gated community, reconstruction projects, barns and agri-business structures, etc.
Simplified logistics
completely self sustained, portable factory
Ballistic capabilities
proven results documented by
Transportable
easily pulled behind pickup truck, rolled into a ship or cargo container and can be helicopter lifted
Widely Available Resources
Creates structures with a construction material that is very familiar and accepted by most parts of the world
Excellent thermal insulating and energy efficiency properties
keeps structures cool in the summer and warm in the winter
Sustainable
Creates structures with a construction material that is very familiar and accepted by most parts of the world
Vertical Press
Our equipment incorporates a vertical press mechanism which has proven to be the preferred method of soil block production
Code Compliant
The blocks produced by our machines meet or exceed the building strength of material standards for non-fired masonry construction according the

Read comments from some of our satisfied customers.

Fort Carson Soil Block Structure
This structure was made from blocks produced by the LEGI Series 480 CSBM.
Soil Block Training Structure
This temporary training structure, made from blocks produced by the LEGI Series 480 CSBM, was designed for use on an IED Defeat Lane.
Soil Block Training Structure
Creating facilities that adds realism to the training exercises, helps to prepare the soldiers for urban warfare.
Training Facility Compressed Soil Block Wall
Soldiers are conducting a force-on-force exercise at a MOUT training facility that has incorporated the use of soil blocks for the structures within the training environment.