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Pitch Black® Why Quality Always Shines Through
U.S. Seal proves creating great products is always the best marketing strategy Pitch Black’s Brand Strategy is Rooted in Marketing Theory. When we first made Pitch Black asphalt emulsion sealcoat, so many years ago, we never thought to make a cheap, low-grade...
Rising to the Occasion
New Philadelphia makes adjustable risers standard for road projects By Angus Stocking For many, New Philadelphia, Ohio, is a slice of midwestern Americana you don’t often find anymore. Its Victorian houses, quaint-yet-bustling downtown area and tree-lined streets are...
Cooking Up Another Winner
Cimline serves up another cutting-edge innovation By Katie Johnson The common idiom, “the proof is in the pudding,” represents the idea that one’s effort and planning – or lack thereof – are always evident in the finished product. And, given how precise one needs to...
Maintaining Excellence
Company’s long history shines light in uncertain times By Aaron Garcia For a host of reasons, Adam Wellman said that the COVID-19 pandemic has been different from the other business-blocking issues that Maintenance, Inc., has faced in the past. Oil embargos, fuel and...
All Pavement is UNIQUE
Excellence Doesn’t End With Pothole Repairs: UNIQUE Paving Materials Unveils New Solutions for Your Maintenance Plan Imagine a summer so hot the rubber on your shoes melts to the asphalt and your skin prickles in the heat. Just a few months later, sub-zero winter...
Seal-Rite: Strong, Economical and Well-Built
Real-world experience helps Seal-Rite create solutions that work Technically speaking, Seal-Rite’s history as one of the sealcoating industry’s top equipment manufacturers may have started nearly 25 years ago, but it was the 20 years before that, when he was actually...
Make it Rayn
At Rayner Equipment Systems, being cutting-edge is a tradition Before Ken Talley and his team from Talley Oil visited Gordon Rayner of Rayner Equipment Systems a few years ago, they were convinced they’d need to design a whole new sealer. Talley said the company, now...
Build Your Brand
with the 800 PAVEMENT Network Learning how to grow your brand and position your business for success can be challenging, especially when you’re not aware of the tremendous opportunity the 800 PAVEMENT Network offers. As a network, we bring together industry leaders...
PAVING CARLSON’S WAY
Carlson Readies for Next Decade Behind Growing Paver Line By Travis Colwell If there is one thing the Pacific Northwest is known for, it’s the legendarily dreary weather. Rain and overcast skies dominate the forecast for half the year, made even more oppressive by the...
Going Above & Beyond Johnston, a BUCHER Company
The importance of choosing the right street sweeper for the right job. By Matt Starnes Sometimes, as John and Valerie Dewitz learned, finding a solution can end up causing more problems than you started with. This was not the case a few years ago when the married...
Miles to Go Before We Sleep
An innovation journey. In Jack Frost’s poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, the character describes a winter scene, traveling in a place where others are not, and he finds it a “lovely” place. The interpretations of this famous poem are many. The final line of...
What Keeps KM International on Top? Diversification.
KM president explains how striving to improve has kept his company competitive As the asphalt maintenance industry continues its growth trend, it is now more important than ever for contractors to diversify the services they offer customers. As one of the industry’s...
PITCH BLACK® WHY PAHs MATTER
With the ever-changing trends, laws and products within our industry, our Pitch Black® family has prided itself on balancing innovation and consistency for nearly 40 years. But, lately, issues in the industry are hitting much closer to home. This year we want to shed...
