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By Rodney Garrett
Contributing Editor
Reprinted with permission, ASPHALT TODAY, February 2007

Introducing new roller technology to the asphalt paving industry is ongoing, and with good reason. Much of the technology is centered on achieving an improved pavement quality and is often combined with lower application costs. Naturally, forward-thinking contractors are willing to try any cutting-edge applications technology that potentially can be more profitable for them. Wider margins that result from lower paving production costs enable the contractor to realize greater profits and be in position to submit more competitive bids.

Walsh Construction gets optimal results on I-294 with Intelligent Compaction roller.

Dawn Watson's excavation crew works hard, which is a good attribute to have when business refuses to slow down.

Ace Asphalt paves hospital parking lot
with new BOMAG 814-2 commercial pavers

Successful businesses frequently grow and evolve from surprisingly humble beginnings. Some of today's most notable companies and entrepreneurs serve as prime examples. Any number of factors can play a part in transforming an upstart operation into a flourishing corporation, but every success story seems to have one thing in common, the ability to find a specialized niche and to do it very well.

Few would guess from its name that Ace Asphalt of Arizona, Inc. was once a small Wisconsin pavement striping company called Parking Stripes, Inc. But that's precisely how the business began in 1966.

Chicago paving contractor gets big production
with BOMAG 815-2 compact paver

It isn't difficult to understand why terms like production and efficiency are constantly thrown around in today's construction industry. If a contractor can increase productivity while becoming more efficient, growing profits won't be far behind.

So when a company acquires a new piece of equipment, what exactly about the improved performance really makes it profitable? In the case of Lagone Paving and Sealcoating, a Chicagoland asphalt paving contractor that specializes in small jobs from driveways and parking lots to streets, the recent acquisition of a BOMAG 815-2 commercial-class paver has provided a multitude of benefits.