Superior Paving

What Superior Paving does

Superior Paving Corporation is a family-owned Virginia asphalt producer and paving contractor founded in 1976 and headquartered in Gainesville, VA. The company produces proprietary asphalt mix formulations (SM9.50A, SM12.50A, IM19.0A, BM25.0A) and Warm-Mix Asphalt (WMA) with Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) integration across 12 strategically located plants spanning Northern, Central, and Western Virginia, with a 13th plant planned for Inwood, WV in Spring 2027. It complements asphalt production with full-service paving (milling, recycling, slurry seal, microsurfacing), in-house trucking via Superior Trucking Corp, EZ Street all-temperature asphalt products manufactured through a strategic partnership using robotic bagging at Bealeton, and proprietary safety systems including the NAPA-recognized EPIC (Entry Prevention Interactive Control) magnetic barrier and SmartDrive fleet video monitoring.

Name

Superior Paving

Legal name

Superior Paving Corporation

Website

https://superiorpaving.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Superior Paving Corporation is a family-owned Virginia asphalt producer and full-service paving contractor operating 12 plants, serving VDOT, commercial developers, residential builders, and other paving companies across Virginia with expansion into West Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Asphalt Paving Services

NAICS

Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing (324121), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Asphalt Mixing & Paving Materials (Hot/Warm/Cold Mix, RAP/RAS Blends) (EUALAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Asphalt Emulsions (Cationic/Anionic, CRS/SS, Specialty Emulsions) (EUALAKAB), Asphalt & Pavement Removal / Milling (IMAFAKAM), Pavers & Road Construction Equipment (IMAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Asphalt paving services
• Asphalt mix production
• Pavement construction
• Road infrastructure
• Asphalt recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Asphalt Sales (F.O.B.): Direct sale of asphalt mixes to customers at plant locations. Customers arrange their own transportation (F.O.B. pricing model). Revenue generated from hot-mix, warm-mix, and specialty asphalt products sold per ton. Regional pricing varies by plant location (Northern, Central, Western regions).
2. EZ Street Asphalt Products: Partnership with EZ Street Asphalt for bulk, 50-lb bags, and one-ton sacks of ambient asphalt. Products sold through company with robotic bagging system at Bealeton facility. Revenue from both bulk sales and bagged retail products.
3. Paving Services: Full-service asphalt paving for municipal projects (VDOT highways), commercial sites (business parks, retail centers), and residential developments (roads, HOA surfaces). Services include milling, recycling, slurry seal, and microsurfacing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Superior Paving produces and supplies asphalt paving mixes from twelve company-owned plants across Virginia and provides full-service asphalt paving for highways, commercial sites, subdivisions, and residential developments. The company also manufactures and distributes EZ Street ambient asphalt repair products through bagged retail and bulk channels, while supporting sustainability via warm-mix and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) technologies.

Product overview

Superior Paving operates as a single unified asphalt paving service with multiple integrated offerings. The core product is Asphalt Services, which encompasses production of proprietary asphalt mix formulations (SM9.50A, SM12.50A, IM19.0A, BM25.0A) from 12 company-owned plants across Virginia. This is complemented by the EZ Street Asphalt sub-product line (permanent pothole repair sold in bulk and bags), specialty services including Milling & Recycling and Slurry Seal & Microsurfacing, and in-house trucking operations through Superior Trucking Corp. The company serves municipal (VDOT), commercial, and residential segments with a focus on quality control, safety, and sustainability through RAP and warm-mix technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EZ Street Asphalt: All-temperature, ready-to-use asphalt product for pothole repair and pavement maintenance, manufactured and sold in partnership with EZ Street.

Products and services

• Asphalt Paving Services Full-service asphalt paving execution for highways, interstates, commercial developments, subdivisions, and residential projects across Virginia, delivered to government agencies, commercial developers, and homebuilders with self-performed crews.
• Asphalt Mix Production and Supply Production of hot-mix, warm-mix, and specialty asphalt mixes at twelve company-owned plants across Virginia, supplied F.O.B. to paving subcontractors and delivered by company trucks to project sites.
• EZ Street Asphalt Repair Products Ambient-temperature bagged asphalt patch products manufactured at Superior Paving's facility for pothole and pavement repair, distributed through retail home-improvement and contractor channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 95% of reclaimed asphalt pavement is reused in new pavement production
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DL Morgan Jr. Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Strategic expansion into Inwood, West Virginia through quarry partnership. DL Morgan Jr. Inc. provides quarry resources for Superior's 13th asphalt plant scheduled to open in Spring 2027. This marks the company's entry into West Virginia market.
• Kickin' Asphalt Paving & Excavating, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 October 2024Acquisition of Kickin' Asphalt based in Strasburg, VA at intersection of I-66 and I-81. Second acquisition of 2024. Expands Superior's capacity to serve I-81 corridor and extends reach to Western Virginia region.
• Boxley Materials Company (Asphalt Division)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2024Acquisition of Boxley Materials' asphalt division including three plants in Lynchburg, Salem, and Piney River. Brought over 140 employees into Superior Paving family. Boxley facilities had Diamond Achievement Commendation from NAPA.
• EZ Street AsphaltcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership to manufacture and sell EZ Street ambient asphalt products in bulk, 50-lb bags, and one-ton sacks. Superior Paving operates state-of-the-art robotic bagging system at Bealeton facility. The partnership brings a smarter, faster, and longer-lasting approach to pavement repair with all-temperature, ready-to-use asphalt.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lane Construction Corporation: Lane Construction (a subsidiary of Webuild Group) is a large heavy civil and asphalt paving contractor with major U.S. highway and infrastructure operations. It competes for large VDOT-style interstate and bridge projects in the Mid-Atlantic, though at significantly larger scale and as part of a global construction platform.
• Granite Construction Incorporated: Granite Construction is a large, publicly traded heavy civil and materials contractor with vertically integrated asphalt plants across the U.S. West and increasingly the Southeast. It is a broad incumbent competitor for large VDOT-style highway bid-build and design-build projects, though its core footprint is geographically distinct.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Martin Marietta is a top U.S. producer of aggregates and asphalt mix with extensive operations in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. It competes with Superior in Virginia for VDOT contracts and private paving customers, but as a broad national public-company platform rather than a focused regional paving services specialist.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials is the largest producer of construction aggregates in the U.S. with integrated asphalt mix production at hundreds of plants across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, including Virginia. It is a broad incumbent competitor with overlapping VDOT bid activity, though its primary scale and focus is aggregates rather than paving services.
• CRH plc (Oldcastle Materials): CRH, through Oldcastle Materials/APAC, is a global building materials incumbent that historically owned three Virginia asphalt plants acquired by Superior in 2006. It remains a major competitor in Virginia and surrounding states for asphalt mix supply and heavy highway paving via legacy APAC and related brands.

Direct peers

• Branscome Inc. Branscome is one of the largest paving and heavy construction contractors in Virginia, providing asphalt paving, aggregate production, and sitework across the Mid-Atlantic. It directly competes with Superior on VDOT projects and commercial paving in Northern and Central Virginia, with overlapping plant footprints and similar B2B mix supply.
• Adams Construction Company: Adams Construction is a Virginia-based asphalt paving and heavy highway contractor with multiple asphalt plants serving VDOT and commercial customers across Virginia and the Carolinas. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Superior in terms of plant network density, VDOT relationship, and integrated paving-services model.
• Shirley Contracting Company: Shirley Contracting is a Virginia-based heavy highway and asphalt paving contractor with operations across Northern Virginia and the I-95/I-66 corridors. It directly competes with Superior on VDOT highway work, design-build projects, and commercial site paving, with comparable employee scale and project types.
• Summers-Taylor, Inc. Summers-Taylor is a heavy highway and asphalt paving contractor based in Tennessee/Virginia with asphalt plant operations serving VDOT and commercial customers. It is a comparable mid-Atlantic regional peer with similar plant scale, family ownership, and B2B mix supply model to smaller paving companies.

Emerging players

• Associated Asphalt Partners: Associated Asphalt is an asphalt products manufacturer and distributor with East Coast terminal and plant operations, including the Mid-Atlantic. It is an emerging/niche player in the same value chain as Superior, focused more on liquid asphalt binder distribution and specialty emulsions than full-service paving contracting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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