What HINKLE CONTRACTING COMPANY does

Hinkle Contracting Company, LLC is a privately held, vertically integrated construction materials and paving services provider headquartered in Paris, Kentucky. Founded in 1942 as Buckner Hinkle and Company and renamed Hinkle Contracting Corporation in 1956, the company operates one of Kentucky's most extensive networks of asphalt plants, limestone quarries, paving operations, ready-mix concrete facilities, and equipment services. Since 2022 it has operated as a subsidiary of CRH plc through CRH Americas Materials, Inc.

The company's divisions include Asphalt Plants (batch and drum production with cold feed bins, dryer drums, asphalt cement storage and emission controls), a Quarry Division producing limestone aggregates from multiple sites across central, south-central and eastern Kentucky (including Bourbon Limestone, Natural Bridge Stone, Casey Stone, Somerset Stone, Lake Cumberland Stone, Bassett Stone, Pulaski Stone, Jellico Stone and Ewing Stone), a Paving Division, the Triple Crown Concrete ready-mix subsidiary, and the Equipment Division managing a 1,000+ unit fleet of construction, mining, trucking and paving equipment across two regional repair facilities. Wholly owned subsidiary Kentucky Hauling Inc. provides in-house materials and equipment transportation.

The business serves government transportation clients (notably the Kentucky Department of Transportation, county governments, regional airports such as Middlesboro and McCreary County, and projects including the Mountain Parkway, I-65 Louisville, Paris Bypass and Cumberland Parkway), commercial contractors and residential customers across Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Revenue is generated through project-based quotes for asphalt, aggregates, paving services, ready-mix concrete, equipment rentals and hauling — no public list pricing is disclosed. The company differentiates on capital intensity (owned plants, quarries and fleet), distribution density across Kentucky, safety performance (EMR 0.78, 2,201 days without lost-time accident, multiple Sentinels of Safety awards) and 83 years of regional operating history.

Name

HINKLE CONTRACTING COMPANY

Legal name

Hinkle Contracting Company, LLC

Website

https://hinklecontracting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Hinkle Contracting Company is a vertically integrated Kentucky-based construction materials and paving services provider serving KDOT, county governments, commercial contractors and airports through owned asphalt plants, limestone quarries, paving operations, ready-mix concrete, equipment services and in-house hauling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Materials and Paving Services

NAICS

Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (212312), Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing (324121), Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing (32412)

SIC

Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (2950), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Aggregates Mining & Processing (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone) (IMADAAAI)

Keywords

• Asphalt manufacturing
• Aggregate production
• Paving services
• Construction materials
• Ready-mix concrete

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Asphalt Manufacturing and Sales: Manufactures and sells asphalt (blacktop/bituminous concrete) through company-owned plants. Asphalt is used for roads, parking lots, and other paving applications.
2. Aggregates/Quarry Products: Produces and sells quality limestone aggregate materials from multiple quarry locations throughout central, south-central, and eastern Kentucky. Products include various sizes of crushed stone for construction projects.
3. Paving Services: Provides asphalt paving services for roads, highways, airports, and commercial projects throughout Kentucky. Serves government (KDOT) and commercial clients.
4. Ready-Mix Concrete (Triple Crown Concrete): Produces and delivers ready-mix concrete for various construction applications including curbs, foundations, and commercial projects.
5. Equipment Rental and Services: Equipment Division manages repairs, maintenance and rental equipment needs for all Hinkle Contracting divisions, supporting internal operations and potentially external customers.
6. Materials Transportation (Kentucky Hauling): Wholly owned subsidiary Kentucky Hauling provides fleet of dumps, tankers, and lowboys for moving materials and equipment. Supports asphalt plant operations, paving crews, and quarry operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hinkle Contracting Company is a vertically integrated construction materials and paving services provider. The company manufactures asphalt via batch and drum plants, produces limestone aggregates from multiple quarries across Kentucky, supplies ready-mix concrete through its Triple Crown Concrete division, and executes asphalt paving services for highways, airports, and commercial projects. Operations are supported by a 1,000+ unit equipment fleet, two regional repair facilities, and wholly owned hauling subsidiary Kentucky Hauling Inc.

Product overview

Hinkle Contracting Company operates as a construction materials and services provider with multiple integrated divisions. The core offerings include Asphalt Plants (manufacturing asphalt via batch and drum processes), the Paving Division (asphalt paving services across Kentucky), the Quarry Division (limestone aggregate production), and the Equipment Division (maintenance and rental of 1000+ fleet units). The company also operates subsidiary Triple Crown Concrete (ready-mix concrete) and Kentucky Hauling Inc. (materials transportation). An Aggregate Calculator tool supports customer project planning. This vertical integration—from raw aggregate extraction through manufacturing to final paving—allows Hinkle to serve projects of any scale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Triple Crown Concrete: Ready-mix concrete products and services, a highly versatile construction material used for curbs, kitchen counters, and customizable construction applications.

Products and services

• Asphalt Plants Asphalt manufacturing facilities producing blacktop or bituminous concrete using batch plants and drum plants with components including cold feed bins, dryer drums, asphalt cement storage, emission control systems, and storage silos. Asphalt is used for roads, parking lots, and other paving applications.
• Paving Division

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Nally & GibsonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Nally & Gibson operations alongside Hinkle Contracting
• Hamilton HinkleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Hamilton Hinkle operations
• Ohio Valley Asphalt LLCcoreOthersOhio Valley Asphalt LLC is owned by Hinkle Contracting Company, expanding asphalt operations into additional regions

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Ash Grove (CRH subsidiary): CRH-owned U.S. cement and aggregates company operating across the Midwest and South; comparable as a fellow CRH Americas Materials platform with overlapping end markets in construction materials.
• Barrett Paving Materials Inc. Privately held U.S. producer of hot-mix asphalt and aggregates with operations across multiple states; comparable as a regional integrated asphalt and aggregate peer competing for similar public-sector paving work.
• Sterling Infrastructure: NASDAQ-listed heavy civil infrastructure contractor with e-infrastructure and transportation solutions including asphalt paving; a regional/structural peer competing for comparable roadway and transportation awards.

Direct peers

• Martin Marietta Materials: NYSE-listed aggregates, ready-mix, asphalt and paving producer with nationwide U.S. footprint; the closest publicly traded analog to Hinkle's vertically integrated limestone quarry + asphalt + paving model and a prior employer of multiple Hinkle senior executives.
• Granite Construction Incorporated: NYSE-listed heavy civil and highway contractor delivering large public-sector paving and infrastructure projects across the U.S.; directly comparable to Hinkle's Paving Division and government-heavy backlog.
• Summit Materials: Aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and asphalt platform with regional U.S. operations; directly comparable in product mix and downstream integration, and prior employer of Hinkle's VP Finance.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel) with adjacent asphalt and concrete operations; directly comparable to Hinkle's quarry-led core business.

Broad incumbents

• Holcim US: U.S. arm of global Holcim Limited with aggregates, ready-mix, asphalt and cement operations; a broad incumbent peer offering overlapping materials, though it does not specialize in Kentucky highway markets.
• Lehigh Hanson: Heidelberg Materials subsidiary operating U.S. aggregates, ready-mix, asphalt, and cement businesses; a broad incumbent peer with an overlapping product set but broader geographic and category footprint.
• CRH plc: Hinkle's publicly listed parent company (NYSE: CRH) and the world's largest building-materials group; comparable as an aggregator of aggregates, asphalt, and paving assets and the strategic acquirer of Hinkle in 2022.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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