NT Bitumen & Asphalt

Name

NT Bitumen & Asphalt

Legal name

NT Bitumen and Asphalt

Website

https://ntbitumen.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NT Bitumen & Asphalt is a Northern Territory civil contractor delivering spray sealing, prime sealing, and asphalt works for government highway upgrades, regional reseals, and remote mine access roads across the NT, now operating as a subsidiary of Topcoat Asphalt within the VSA Roads Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Construction & Bituminous Surfacing Services

NAICS

Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing (32412)

SIC

Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (2950)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Bituminous surfacing services
• Spray sealing contractors
• Road construction services
• Asphalt paving works
• Prime seal applications

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmerston

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Spray Sealing Services: Core revenue from delivering spray sealing services for road surfaces across the Northern Territory, including single and double coat seal applications
2. Asphalt Works: Supply and application of asphalt for road construction and infrastructure projects
3. Prime Seal Services: Preparatory bitumen application services for unsealed road bases

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NT Bitumen & Asphalt delivers bituminous surfacing services for road construction and maintenance across the Northern Territory, Australia. Its core offerings include spray sealing (hot bitumen sprayed onto road surfaces followed by aggregate application), prime seal preparation for unsealed road bases, and asphalt works for heavy-traffic applications. Services are delivered directly using company-owned specialist equipment and an employed workforce from offices in Darwin and Alice Springs.

Product overview

NT Bitumen & Asphalt is a road construction contractor offering a unified portfolio of bituminous surfacing services. The core offering centers on spray sealing (hot bitumen application followed by aggregate), prime seal preparation, and asphalt works—all supported by specialist equipment and quality management systems. Projects range from regional road reseals (e.g., Central Reseals at 31km) to major highway upgrades (Carpentaria Highway at 125km, Tanami Road at 145km). The company operates under Topcoat Asphalt within the VSA Roads Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spray Sealing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects delivered on time and to exceptional standards with highly positive feedback from stakeholders
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Topcoat AsphaltcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2024, NT Bitumen & Asphalt joined Topcoat Asphalt under the VSA Roads Group. Topcoat Asphalt is a privately owned family company established in 1990, manufacturing and placing asphalt, and is one of the largest asphalt manufacturers in South Australia. This partnership strengthens NTBA's position as a trusted name in the road construction industry.
• Exact ContractingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNT Bitumen & Asphalt works as a subcontractor to Exact Contracting on major road infrastructure projects in the Northern Territory. Projects include the Carpentaria Highway upgrade (125km) and Tanami Road upgrade (145km), both contracted by Exact Contracting on behalf of the Northern Territory Government.
• NT Government (Department of Logistics & Infrastructure)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDirect client relationship for road infrastructure projects. NTBA has been awarded contracts including the Central Reseals project (31km improvement works across Central Northern Territory) and works on highways under NT Government programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stabilised Pavements of Australia: Australian pavement stabilisation and bituminous surfacing contractor delivering spray sealing, asphalt, and pavement rehabilitation. Direct peer in service offering and customer base (government road authorities).
• Alex Fraser: Australian producer of recycled asphalt pavement and aggregates with asphalt paving operations. Comparable in asphalt production and placement, especially around sustainable and remote-area road construction.
• Topcoat Asphalt: NTBA's parent company within the VSA Roads Group, manufacturing and placing asphalt since 1990 across South Australia. Directly comparable as an asphalt production and surfacing business; the relationship is now vertical after the 2024 acquisition.
• Black Cat Civil: Northern Territory civil construction contractor delivering roads, bridges, and infrastructure. Direct competitor in the NT road construction market with overlapping government client base.
• Exact Contracting: NT-based civil contractor that engages NTBA as a bituminous surfacing subcontractor on flagship highway projects (Tanami, Carpentaria). Closely comparable in NT road construction scope, with a direct supplier-buyer relationship.
• Hiways Group: Regional Australian road construction and bituminous surfacing contractor with similar spray-seal and asphalt placement capabilities. Closely comparable in size, service mix, and government-contract-driven model.

Broad incumbents

• Boral Limited: Australia's largest integrated construction materials group, with national asphalt manufacturing and paving operations. Comparable in asphalt paving and bituminous surfacing, though Boral's scale and product breadth far exceed NTBA's.
• Downer EDI: Major ASX-listed road services and infrastructure contractor delivering asphalt, spray sealing, and pavement maintenance across Australia and New Zealand. Overlaps directly with NTBA's core services in the road surfacing category.
• Fulton Hogan: Large Australasian civil contractor with a major asphalt and bituminous surfacing practice across roads, airports, and infrastructure. Comparable in core spray-seal and asphalt placement services, with a much broader geographic and service footprint.

Regional players

• Aitken Civil Engineering: Queensland-based civil contractor with road construction and bituminous surfacing capabilities. Comparable service line to NTBA, though operating primarily in a different (east-coast) geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ntbitumen1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nt-bitumen-asphalt

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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