Quality Striping, Inc.

What Quality Striping, Inc. does

Quality Striping, Inc. is a family-owned pavement marking and signage contractor headquartered in San Mateo, California, founded in 1996 and operating in the Bay Area with project-based extensions into Sacramento and Monterey. The company provides parking lot striping, road and freeway markings, school playground markings, bike path and airport markings, ADA-compliant accessible striping and signage, truncated dome installation, wheel stop installation, custom metal signage, and striping/signage removal services. Materials include Ennis traffic paint in water- and solvent-based formulations across standard colors, and Caltrans-approved thermoplastic applied via extrusion (not sprayable) for higher-durability, instant-dry use in high-traffic areas.

The firm sells project-based striping services on a quote model with free estimates, going to market through a website and direct outreach to general contractors, cities, paving companies, homeowners associations, and private property owners. Customer mix spans large Bay Area general contractors (Webcor, McCarthy, Nibbi), enterprise technology and entertainment end-clients (Apple, Google, YouTube, Facebook, George Lucas Films), public-sector buyers (UC Santa Cruz, Cities of San Mateo, Menlo Park, and Burlingame), and residential/HOA accounts. Revenue is generated entirely from on-site labor and materials; ancillary services such as seal-coating, slurry, and pressure washing are coordinated through subcontractor partners rather than performed in-house.

Operating with a 1-10 employee crew, the company is bootstrapped with no external investors, holds California Contractor's License #792429, is a certified woman-owned business (WBE #13040156), is DIR registered (#1000002399), is ISNetworld compliant, and executes all accessible work to current ADA codes and Caltrans Standard Specifications. The business has no software platform, mobile application, or AI/ML components; all scheduling, estimating, and dispatch occur via phone and email.

Name

Quality Striping, Inc.

Legal name

Quality Striping Inc.

Website

https://quality-striping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quality Striping is a family-owned, woman-certified Bay Area pavement striping and signage contractor serving general contractors, municipalities, HOAs, and enterprise clients across Northern California since 1996.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Mateo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Striping Services: Project-based striping services for parking lots, roads, playgrounds, and other surfaces. Services include new striping and refresh of existing striping, thermoplastic application, and related installations.
2. Wheel Stop Installation: Installation of concrete and recycled rubber wheel stops in various lengths, typically for parking lots and garages.
3. Signage Installation: Standard and custom metal signage installation for parking lots and streets, including ADA-compliant accessible signage and core drilling services.
4. Truncated Dome Installation: Furnishing and installing truncated domes (tactile/detectable warning surfaces) for guidance of visually impaired pedestrians.
5. Striping and Signage Removal: Removal of existing striping via blacking/graying out with paint or grinding methods, as well as removal of wheel stops, signs, and truncated domes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Quality Striping, Inc. is a family-owned and woman-owned pavement marking contractor that provides on-site striping and signage services for parking lots, roads, playgrounds, bike paths, and airports across the Bay Area and surrounding California regions. Service offerings include new and refresh striping using thermoplastic (extrusion method) or Ennis traffic paint, ADA compliance upgrades, wheel stop and truncated dome installation, custom metal signage, traffic markers and buttons, and grinding or paint-based removal of existing striping and signage, all delivered via direct field service with free project estimates.

Product overview

Quality Striping is a family-owned striping service company offering a comprehensive suite of pavement marking and signage services. The core offerings include parking lot striping, school playground striping, road and freeway striping, bike path striping, and airport markings. These services use thermoplastic and Ennis traffic paint materials. The company also provides related products including wheel stops, traffic markers and buttons, metal signage, truncated domes, and ADA compliance updates. Additional services include striping and signage removal via paint or grinding methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parking Lot Striping Paints new or refreshes existing parking lot striping, including parking stalls, accessible spaces, crosshatch areas, walkways, arrows, custom stencils, and colored curbs for fire lanes, loading zones, and limited parking zones. Offered to general contractors, cities, paving companies, HOAs, and private property owners across the Bay Area.
• School Playground Striping Paints pavement markings for school playground games and sports, including basketball courts, running tracks, volleyball, hopscotch, dodgeball, tetherball, and shuffleboard. Offered to schools, HOAs, and municipalities.
• Road and Freeway Striping Applies centerlines, directional arrows, crosswalks, bike lanes, and symbols in traffic paint or thermoplastic, all approved by Caltrans Standard Specifications. Offered to municipal and contractor customers.
• Bike Path Striping Paints bike lane symbols and markings to ensure safer bike paths and rides, for municipalities, parks, and campuses.
• Airport Markings Provides striping and marking services for airport runways and tarmac areas, for airport operators and aviation infrastructure customers.
• Wheel Stop Installation Installs concrete and recycled rubber wheel stops in three, four, or six foot lengths, typically pinned in outdoor parking lots or secured with epoxy in parking garages, for parking lot operators and property owners.
• Signage Installation Installs standard and custom metal signage for parking lots and streets on metal posts or walls, including fully ADA-compliant accessible signage. Includes core drilling services for post installation, offered to property owners, contractors, and municipalities.
• ADA Compliance Updates Updates parking lots to current ADA codes including accessible striping and signage to reduce liability risk, for property owners, businesses, HOAs, and municipalities with accessible parking requirements.
• Truncated Dome Installation Furnishes and installs truncated domes (tactile/detectable warning surfaces) in surface-applied yellow or gray finish for guidance of visually impaired pedestrians, for ADA-compliant properties and public infrastructure.
• Traffic Marker and Traffic Button Installation Provides reflective or non-reflective traffic markers and buttons approved by Caltrans Standard Specifications for parking and traffic safety needs, for municipalities, contractors, and parking lot operators.
• Striping and Signage Removal Removes existing striping via blacking or graying out with paint or grinding methods. Also removes wheel stops, signs, and truncated domes, for property owners, contractors, and municipalities reconfiguring parking layouts.

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Seal-coating, Slurry, and Pressure Washing PartnersminorOthersThe company works with trusted partners to provide seal-coating, slurry, and pressure washing services when projects require these additional services. These services are not provided in-house but are coordinated through trusted partner relationships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• RoadSafe Traffic Systems: One of the largest U.S. providers of pavement marking, traffic control, and road safety services with national coverage. Highly comparable to Quality Striping in core offering (road striping, signage, ADA-related pavement markings) but operates at vastly greater scale and across many states.
• TRP Construction Group: National pavement marking and road construction contractor serving DOTs and municipalities. Comparable in road striping and Caltrans-style specification work, but with a broader geographic footprint and larger fleet.
• U.S. Pavement Services: National pavement maintenance provider offering crack sealing, seal-coating, line striping, and ADA compliance as integrated packages. Comparable to Quality Striping in the striping portion but with broader in-house services reducing subcontractor dependence.

Direct peers

• Midstate Striping: California-based striping contractor focused on parking lot and road markings for municipalities and private property owners. Closely comparable in service scope, regulatory focus (Caltrans, ADA), and small-business operating model.
• A-1 Striping: Small-to-mid U.S. striping contractor providing parking lot and roadway striping with thermoplastic capabilities. Comparable in service offering and family/small-business operating profile, though typically in a different region.
• Stripe Rite: Mid-sized U.S. striping and pavement marking contractor offering parking lot, road, and warehouse markings. Comparable in service menu and project-based delivery, with similar thermoplastic and traffic paint capabilities.
• Diamond Road Services: Regional pavement marking and traffic control contractor operating in the western U.S. Closely comparable to Quality Striping in service mix (parking lot and road striping, thermoplastic, signage) and customer type.

Regional players

• Black Diamond Paving & Concrete: Northern California paving and concrete contractor that also offers parking lot striping as a complement. Comparable in geography and customer base, and represents the type of integrated paving-and-striping competitor described in the bear case.
• Pavement Specialties of Idaho: Regional pavement marking and maintenance contractor serving the Pacific Northwest and western U.S. Comparable core striping services (thermoplastic, paint, signage, ADA) but with different primary geography.
• Sierra Traffic Markings: California-based striping and pavement marking contractor serving Northern and Central California. Directly comparable service offering (parking lot, road, and Caltrans-spec work) but operating across a broader California footprint than Quality Striping.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quality-striping-inc.

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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