empire paving

What empire paving does

Empire Paving of Schenectady, Inc. is a family-owned asphalt paving contractor founded in 1944 and headquartered at 1900 Duanesburg Road in Duanesburg, New York. The company delivers a bundled suite of paving and site work services — commercial paving (parking facilities, site development), municipal road paving, institutional paving (schools, public and private industrial facilities, commerce parks), asphalt milling, and site work (excavation, embankment, utilities, storm drainage, curbing, pavement preparation) — and also supplies asphalt materials in-house. Its underlying technology base is physical rather than digital, centered on a fleet that includes a highway-class sonic-controlled milling machine used to restore asphalt surfaces to predetermined profiles, enabling both small utility cuts and full parking lot restoration.

The company serves three primary customer segments: municipal governments (city, county, and town road and infrastructure projects), commercial businesses (parking facilities and site development for commerce parks), and institutional facilities (schools and industrial sites, including subcontractor work for local school districts). Project work is won through a direct enterprise field-sales motion via competitive bid, with each engagement quoted individually based on specifications such as asphalt thickness, grade, and drainage requirements; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Empire Paving monetizes through one-time, project-based revenue across its service lines rather than recurring contracts, and generates additional material-supply revenue by sourcing asphalt directly for its own projects. The go-to-market is entirely direct and regional within New York State, with no resellers or intermediaries. Strategic depth comes from a long-standing partnership with sister company Empire Engineering, PLLC, which provides engineering design, allowing Empire Paving to deliver projects from conception through design to completed paving under an integrated relationship.

Name

empire paving

Legal name

Empire Paving of Schenectady, Inc.

Website

https://empirepaving.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Empire Paving is a family-owned New York asphalt paving and site work contractor, founded in 1944, serving municipal, commercial, and institutional clients with paving, milling, and in-house material supply.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Asphalt Paving & Site Construction

SIC

Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (2950)

akta.pro primary industry

Pavement Construction & Rehabilitation (Asphalt, Concrete, Overlays) (IMAFAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Asphalt & Pavement Removal / Milling (IMAFAKAM), Pavers & Road Construction Equipment (IMAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Asphalt paving services
• Commercial paving
• Municipal road paving
• Asphalt milling
• Site preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

North Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Paving Services: One-time project-based revenue from commercial paving, municipal paving, and institutional paving services. Projects are typically bid on and priced individually based on scope, specifications, and requirements.
2. Material Supply: In-house asphalt material supply as part of comprehensive project delivery. Customers can source materials directly from Empire Paving as part of their paving projects.
3. Site Work Services: Excavation, embankment, utilities, storm drainage, curbing, and pavement preparation services provided as standalone or bundled offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Empire Paving provides asphalt paving and site construction services for commercial, municipal, and institutional customers across New York State. The company delivers parking lot construction, roadway paving, asphalt milling, site work (excavation, drainage, curbing, utilities), and in-house asphalt material supply, handling projects end-to-end without relying on outside subcontractors.

Product overview

Empire Paving operates as a single, unified service provider offering a comprehensive suite of asphalt paving and site work services. Its core offerings span five interconnected service lines — Commercial Paving, Municipal Paving, Institutional Paving, Asphalt Milling, and Site Work — all delivered by the company's own equipment and workforce, eliminating reliance on outside subcontractors. The company also supplies asphalt materials in-house and augments its services through a sister company, Empire Engineering, PLLC, which provides engineering design from conception through completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Paving Parking facility and commercial site asphalt paving services, including evaluation of project specification variables such as required thickness, proper grade for drainage, and overall longevity of the asphalt. Targeted at commercial enterprises and site developers in New York State.
• Municipal Paving Municipal road paving services including roadway cold milling, ultra-thin asphalt overlays, base asphalt box widening applications, and full project planning and coordination. Targeted at city, county, and town governments in New York.
• Institutional Paving Asphalt milling and paving services for schools, public and private industrial facilities, and commerce parks, including site work subcontracted for local school districts. Targeted at institutional customers.
• Asphalt Milling Highway-class sonic controlled milling machine services to restore asphalt surfaces to specific predetermined profiles, ranging from smaller utility type work to complete parking lot restoration.
• Site Work Site work services including excavation and embankment, utilities, storm drainage, curbing, and pavement preparation. Delivered as standalone or bundled offerings for paving projects.
• Material Supply In-house asphalt materials supply capability for paving projects, enabling direct sourcing of materials from Empire Paving without coordinating outside subcontractors.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Empire Engineering, PLLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing engineering design services. Working closely with Empire Engineering, PLLC allows transformation of project ideas from conception through well-planned and cost-effective design to completed project. This partnership enables comprehensive project delivery from design through paving execution.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Barrett Paving Materials Inc. A larger New York-based asphalt paving and materials supplier serving commercial, municipal, and institutional customers across the Northeast. Directly comparable in core paving services, in-house material supply, and NY regional footprint.
• Peckham Industries Inc. New York-based highway paving, asphalt production, and construction services firm with strong municipal and DOT relationships in the same geography. Comparable across paving contracting, materials supply, and site work services.
• Suit-Kote Corporation: Upstate New York pavement maintenance and asphalt paving contractor serving municipal and commercial customers. Closely comparable in regional focus, paving services, and material-side capabilities.
• Callanan Industries Inc. New York-based paving, asphalt production, and site work contractor serving DOT, municipal, and commercial customers. Comparable in service scope, regional geography, and integration of paving with materials supply.
• Tilcon New York Inc. Major New York/New Jersey provider of aggregates, asphalt, and paving services. Overlaps with Empire Paving in commercial and municipal paving, though Tilcon operates at significantly greater scale and includes quarrying operations.
• Lancaster Development Inc. Hudson Valley/Capital District area paving and site work contractor serving commercial and municipal customers. Comparable regional focus and overlapping paving, milling, and site preparation services.

Regional players

• Dolomite Products Company Inc. Upstate New York aggregate and asphalt producer with paving operations serving similar end markets. Comparable in materials and paving integration but primary footprint is western NY rather than the Capital District.

Broad incumbents

• Hanson Aggregates (Lehigh Hanson): Large multi-national aggregates and asphalt producer with paving contracting capabilities across the U.S. Overlaps with Empire Paving on paving contracting and material supply, but operates as a broad incumbent at much greater scale.

Others

• Empire Engineering, PLLC: Sister company providing civil engineering design services that feed Empire Paving's project pipeline. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor; relevant as a partnership-driven channel for design-build work.
• Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Environmental services and used oil/parts cleaning provider with some pavement and industrial maintenance adjacency. Included as a thematic reference for industrial facility services customers, though not a direct paving competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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