Northern
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1937
- HeadquartersGrand Falls, Canada
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Northern firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Northern
- Legal name
- Northern Construction
- Website
- https://northerngroupco.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1937
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Northern industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Road Construction Services
- NAICS
- Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (23731)
- SIC
- Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Pavement Construction & Rehabilitation (Asphalt, Concrete, Overlays) (IMAFAEAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Asphalt Mixing & Paving Materials (Hot/Warm/Cold Mix, RAP/RAS Blends) (EUALAKAG)
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Where Northern is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Grand Falls
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Northern business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Asphalt Paving Services: Project-based revenue from highway construction, municipal road improvements, and paving services for commercial and residential projects. Revenue is earned through competitive bidding on infrastructure contracts and direct client engagements.
- Aggregate Production and Sales: Production and sale of aggregates from over 35 quarries throughout Atlantic Canada, supplying materials for construction projects including their own paving operations and external customers.
- Hotmix Asphalt Sales: Production and sale of hotmix asphalt to paving operations throughout Atlantic Canada, both for internal use and external customers.
- Logistics and Transportation Services: Bulk transportation of aggregates and asphalt hot mix to paving operations, providing logistics services to support project delivery.
- Traffic Control Services: Road traffic control services directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic around construction zones, providing safety services for construction projects.
- Heavy Civil Construction: Site preparation, excavation, road grading, pipe laying, and environmental remediation projects.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Project-specific custom quotes for asphalt paving, aggregate sales, and construction services |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Northern product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Northern is a professional asphalt paving and road construction company that undertakes highway construction, municipal road improvements, commercial and residential paving, aggregate production, hotmix asphalt manufacturing, logistics/transportation, traffic control, and pavement preservation services. Operations span Atlantic Canada with access to over 35 quarries, multiple asphalt plants, portable crushing spreads, and an extensive equipment fleet, supported by in-house quality control laboratories.
Product overview
Northern is a professional asphalt paving company operating throughout Atlantic Canada, offering a comprehensive suite of road construction and pavement services. The company's portfolio centers on core asphalt services (Asphalt Paving, Hotmix Asphalt), supported by raw material production (Aggregates Production), logistics (Logistics Transportation), specialized pavement preservation (Chip Seal, Micro-Surfacing, Full-Depth Reclamation, Milling & Pulverizing), and ancillary services (Traffic Control, Quality Control, Heavy Civil). The company operates quarries, asphalt plants, and crushing spreads across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Asphalt Paving Professional asphalt paving services for highway construction, municipal road improvements, and commercial and residential projects, delivered with experienced crews to ensure timely completion.
- Aggregate Production
- Hotmix Asphalt
- Logistics and Transportation
- Traffic Control
- Quality Control Testing
- Cold Milling and Pulverizing
- Full-Depth Reclamation
- Chip Seal
- Micro-Surfacing
- Heavy Civil Construction
Quantifiable outcome
- 88 years of industry experience in asphalt paving and road construction
Companies that use Northern
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Northern technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Northern partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Northern competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Sterling Infrastructure: Sterling Infrastructure operates e-Builder and Sterling Construction subsidiaries focused on heavy civil, transportation, and infrastructure projects including roadway and paving services. Comparable as a publicly listed heavy civil and transportation infrastructure contractor, though U.S.-focused.
- Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials is the largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates and a major hotmix asphalt supplier. Comparable through its aggregates-heavy vertical integration model and downstream asphalt operations, though it does not directly compete in Atlantic Canada.
- Granite Construction: Granite Construction is a U.S. heavy civil contractor with large-scale road, highway, and asphalt production operations across the western and southern U.S. Comparable as an integrated road builder and asphalt producer with significant capital intensity, though U.S.-focused in geography.
- Aecon Group: Aecon is one of Canada's largest publicly listed construction and infrastructure developers, with a sizable transportation infrastructure and civil works practice. Overlaps with Northern in road and highway construction, though Aecon operates nationally and across multiple end-markets including utilities, energy, and buildings.
- Holcim (Lafarge Canada): Lafarge Canada, part of Holcim Group, operates one of the largest aggregate, asphalt, and concrete networks in Canada. Comparable as a vertically integrated supplier of aggregates and hotmix asphalt serving road construction, although it competes primarily at a national rather than regional level.
- Dufferin Construction: Dufferin Construction (a CRH company) is an Ontario-based heavy civil contractor with operations across aggregates, asphalt, and highway construction in Canada. Comparable as an integrated quarry-to-pavement operator, albeit with a primarily Ontario footprint rather than Atlantic Canada.
- Colas Canada: Colas Canada is the Canadian arm of France-based Colas SA, a global road construction and materials group, and a strategic peer to Northern given its fellow ownership by a major European infrastructure parent. Operates asphalt plants, aggregate quarries, and paving crews across multiple Canadian provinces including Atlantic Canada.
Direct peers
- Ocean Contractors: Ocean Contractors is a Fredericton, New Brunswick-based civil, marine, and road construction firm active across Atlantic Canada. Competes for similar municipal and provincial infrastructure tenders and operates an overlapping aggregates and heavy civil footprint in New Brunswick.
- Dexter Construction: Dexter Construction is a Halifax, Nova Scotia-based heavy civil contractor focused on highway, road, and infrastructure construction across Atlantic Canada. Directly comparable as a regional paving and civil works competitor serving the same municipal and provincial customers in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
- Carmack's Limited: Carmack's is a Truro, Nova Scotia-based paving and road construction company with divisions covering asphalt production, aggregates, and civil works. Operates in the same Atlantic Canada market with an overlapping service mix including asphalt paving, aggregate supply, and highway construction.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Northern
What does Northern do?
Northern is a professional asphalt paving and road construction company that undertakes highway construction, municipal road improvements, commercial and residential paving, aggregate production, hotmix asphalt manufacturing, logistics/transportation, traffic control, and pavement preservation services. Operations span Atlantic Canada with access to over 35 quarries, multiple asphalt plants, portable crushing spreads, and an extensive equipment fleet, supported by in-house quality control laboratories.
Is Northern a public or private company?
Northern is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Northern founded?
Northern was founded in 1937. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Northern based?
Northern is headquartered in Grand Falls, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Northern make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Asphalt Paving Services are the primary driver. The others are aggregate Production and Sales, hotmix Asphalt Sales, logistics and Transportation Services, traffic Control Services and heavy Civil Construction.
Who are Northern's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Sterling Infrastructure, Vulcan Materials Company, Granite Construction, Aecon Group, Holcim (Lafarge Canada), Dufferin Construction and Colas Canada. Direct peers are Ocean Contractors, Dexter Construction and Carmack's Limited.
Does Northern have an API?
No public API is recorded for Northern.
What industry is Northern in?
Northern's product category is Road Construction Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAEAE, Pavement Construction & Rehabilitation (Asphalt, Concrete, Overlays), with a secondary code of EUALAKAG, Asphalt Mixing & Paving Materials (Hot/Warm/Cold Mix, RAP/RAS Blends). Its NAICS code is 23731 and its SIC code is 1600.