Michels Construction

What Michels Construction does

Michels Construction is presented in the firmographics as a private, for-profit construction services company founded in 1981, headquartered in Hebron, United States, with 51-100 employees. The detailed source material aggregated for this company describes an asphalt paving and manufacturing operation under the Jurgensen Companies umbrella, with legal name Eaton Asphalt Paving Company, founded in 1916 in Northern Kentucky. The operation runs three asphalt plants (Walton/Richwood, Covington/Fort Wright, and Maysville) each capable of producing over 400 tons per hour, supported by in-house AASHTO-accredited mix design labs and KYTC-qualified Quality Control labs. The product portfolio spans hot mix asphalt, warm mix asphalt, porous asphalt pavement, trackless tack, and over 25 custom-developed mix designs.

The business generates revenue through project-based commercial asphalt paving (parking lots, retail centers, office parks, warehouse facilities, airports), competitive bidding on municipal and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) highway projects, and unit-priced asphalt material sales to contractors from plant locations. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with a dedicated estimating department, complemented by direct inside-sales via website quote requests. Ancillary services include excavation, storm sewer, waterline construction, and turn-key site work. Pricing is quote-based, sometimes the lowest bid, with a one-year warranty on materials and workmanship.

The company serves two primary verticals: municipal/government (KYTC, multiple Kentucky counties and cities) and commercial/private developers (national retailers, logistics providers, airports, educational institutions). Geographic scope is bounded to Northern Kentucky across 12 counties. Industry positioning is reinforced through memberships in NAPA, PAIKY, KAHC, NKY Chamber of Commerce, and NKY Building Industry Association, and a consistent safety-award record from KAHC spanning 1984-2017. Note: The source data describes legacy and current operations under the Eaton Asphalt / Jurgensen Companies identity; the firmographic header identifies the company as Michels Construction, suggesting a corporate or naming relationship not fully resolved in the available data.

Name

Michels Construction

Legal name

Eaton Asphalt Paving Company

Website

https://michelsconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Michels Construction is a private construction services firm headquartered in Hebron, United States, with 51-100 employees. The aggregated source material describes it as an asphalt paving contractor and manufacturer serving commercial and municipal customers across Northern Kentucky.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Asphalt Paving and Construction Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273)

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 paving services
• Heavy highway construction
• Municipal road paving
• Commercial parking lot paving
• Asphalt material production

Headquarters

HQ city

Hebron

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Asphalt Paving Services: Provides asphalt paving services for commercial parking lots, office parks, manufacturing plants, strip malls, retail centers, and other commercial properties. Revenue generated through project-based contracts obtained via competitive bidding and direct sales.
2. Municipal and Heavy Highway Projects: Performs asphalt paving, resurfacing, milling, and road construction for municipalities, counties, and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC). Includes widening existing roads, building new highways, and heavy highway repair work on I-75 corridor and state highway systems.
3. Asphalt Material Sales: Regularly sells asphalt material to contractors and subcontractors. Operates three asphalt plants that produce hot mix, warm mix, and geotextile materials for external customers. Accepts clean concrete, asphalt, and dirt for recycling drop-off.
4. Ancillary Construction Services: Provides turn-key site contractor services including excavation, storm sewer, waterline construction, sanitary sewer, erosion control, lime and cement stabilization, and gutter/curb/sidewalk construction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Michels Construction provides end-to-end asphalt paving and construction services for commercial and municipal customers in Northern Kentucky. The company operates three asphalt production plants producing hot mix, warm mix, and specialty asphalt materials, and self-performs paving, milling, base repair, heavy highway construction, parking lot construction, and ancillary site work including excavation, utilities, and drainage. Services are delivered through project-based contracts obtained via competitive bidding and direct enterprise sales.

Product overview

Eaton Asphalt is an asphalt paving contractor and manufacturer serving Northern Kentucky since 1916. The company operates as a unified construction services operation combining three strategic asphalt plants (Walton/Richwood, Maysville, and Covington) capable of producing over 400 tons per hour each, with multiple paving, milling, and construction crews. Core offerings include asphalt paving services, asphalt production (hot mix and warm mix), heavy highway construction, parking lot paving, and commercial and municipal asphalt services. The product portfolio includes Warm Mix Asphalt (Green Asphalt), Porous Asphalt Pavement, and Trackless Tack. The company provides turn-key solutions from asphalt manufacturing through final paving and finishing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asphalt Paving Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 million tons of asphalt recycled annually by the industry, saving $2.1 billion yearly
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers24 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, historical and minor.

• Jurgensen FamilycoreOthers · 1 January 1977The Jurgensen family acquired Eaton Asphalt in 1977 and developed it into what it is today - a preferred contractor for commercial and municipal asphalt paving projects in Northern Kentucky. The Jurgensen family operates the parent company 'Jurgensen Companies' which includes Eaton Asphalt.
• R.C. Durr CompanyhistoricalOthers · 1 January 1964R.C. Durr acquired Eaton Asphalt in 1964. Durr was a successful businessman who built the original Frogtown Road in Boone County and established the R.C. Durr Company focused on grading, draining roads, mining coal, and building railroads. This acquisition established Eaton Asphalt as Northern Kentucky's largest paving company.
• I Build America KentuckycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA movement dedicated to showing the importance of construction to modern life and encouraging people in construction industries to take pride in their value. Eaton Asphalt is proud to support this program which helps public recognize the value of construction work and show young people what a purposeful and rewarding career in construction can be.
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKYTC is the state agency that oversees transportation infrastructure in Kentucky. Eaton Asphalt serves as a preferred contractor for KYTC projects and performs asphalt paving for state highways. KYTC-qualified Quality Control Labs are used for testing materials.
• CarmeuseminorOthersEaton Asphalt operates an asphalt plant at the Carmeuse location in Maysville, Kentucky (Plant 6 at 9226 Springdale Road).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction Incorporated: Public US heavy civil contractor with large asphalt paving and materials operations across many states. Overlaps with Eaton in commercial parking lots, heavy highway, and plant-produced asphalt, but at materially larger scale.
• The Lane Construction Corporation: Large US heavy civil and highway contractor (subsidiary of Webuild) that competes with Eaton for heavy highway and I-75-class corridor work, but at significantly greater geographic and capability scale.
• Oldcastle Materials (CRH Americas Materials): Largest US aggregates, asphalt, and paving platform owned by CRH; owns brands like APAC. Competes with Eaton for plant-produced asphalt and commercial paving work but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Walsh Group / Walsh Construction: Large national heavy civil and building contractor with significant highway and asphalt paving work. Larger than Eaton but competes for the same heavy highway and large commercial paving opportunities.

Direct peers

• Rogers Group Inc. Privately held aggregates, asphalt, and paving contractor operating across the US Southeast/Midwest with vertically integrated plants. Comparable regional scale and combined materials + paving model.
• Barrett Paving Materials Inc. Asphalt materials and paving services provider across the Midwest and Northeast, vertically integrated with its own plants. Directly comparable business model to Eaton's mix-design and paving operations.
• Kokosing Construction Company: Ohio-based heavy civil and asphalt paving contractor with in-house material production. Similar regional Midwest focus and vertically integrated plant-and-paving model as Eaton.
• Rieth-Riley Construction Co. Regional asphalt paving and heavy highway contractor based in Indiana/Michigan with vertically integrated plant operations. Comparable to Eaton in scope (plant ownership, paving crews, public/private mix) and regional-vs-national positioning.
• APAC-Sheard / APAC Inc. Asphalt paving, aggregates, and heavy highway contractor (Oldcastle/CRH family) operating across the central US with vertically integrated plants. Closely comparable service mix to Eaton's commercial and heavy highway business.

Others

• John R. Jurgensen Co. Parent company of Eaton Asphalt and a larger asphalt paving/highway contractor based in Ohio. Relevant as the corporate parent and as a comparable vertically integrated regional paving business; not a direct external competitor.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/eatonasphalt?lang=en
• Facebookfacebook.com/Michaels-Construction-1111030038947472
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/michels-construction

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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