Paving the way to success

When Frank 威尔金森 decided to start GoAsphalt with his business partner, 约旦Verdier, to service commercial contracts in the 埃德蒙顿 area, he expected it to be a part-time gig. But soon after the Acheson, Alberta-based company was up and running, that quickly changed.

"I decided to do part-time the first year, part-time the second year, and then full time; however, it took off the first year,威尔金森说.

GoAsphalt provides a full range of paving services to commercial businesses, 建筑商, 承包商, 购物中心, 机构, construction companies, and residential and municipal sectors.

These services include:

路面维修
complete resurfacing for parking lots
道路
细分
通路
工业码
车道

The company also provides subgrade, prep and stabilization gravel services.

"We prefer to stay in the commercial contracts; we don't go into the residential very much. Any size job we take on – small, big, patching to roadways, pretty much everything,威尔金森说.

威尔金森, the president of GoAsphalt, adds that the company's work is 80 percent contract work and 20 percent from private commercial projects. His crew enjoys the more straightforward projects like big rectangular paves but isn't deterred by more complicated projects. "Once you get into paving parking lots with small commercial units, there is a lot of handwork and corners. So, most of the guys like wide-open spaces, big paves!威尔金森说.

Upgrading the fleet

GoAsphalt was introduced to 韦德娱乐1946 when 威尔金森 went shopping for a new 摊铺机几年前. He ended up purchasing a BOMAG BW 11 RH. Since then, 威尔金森 has turned to 韦德娱乐1946 and BOMAG for all his paving needs.

GoAsphalt's current paving fleet consists of three BOMAG units: a BW 161 AD articulated tandem roller, a CR820T摊铺机 and a BW 11 RH pneumatic roller.

"BOMAG has had a good road construction equipment line for years," 威尔金森说. "The 摊铺机 that we got is perfect for the growth of our company. We decided to go with a production 摊铺机 and got out of the small 摊铺机s, so that's where that BOMAG CR820T摊铺机 came into play, allowing us to step it up a couple notches."

He adds that the BOMAG 摊铺机 can be used for jobs of any size.

“这是多才多艺的. People say our gear is for highway paving, but we use it every day," 威尔金森说. "For compactors, we have a rubber tire and 10-ton double steel. Both of those units are definitely making our jobs a lot better."

实习培训

To assist GoAsphalt's paving crew with a smooth transition, the company received 实习培训 on the BOMAG equipment for four days, courtesy of 韦德娱乐1946 technical support specialist Chaunce Edwards.

"On the first and second days he was there for 12 to 13 hours, stayed with us straight through to the end. So, the service and the sales were excellent in that department,威尔金森说. "He basically went through the whole machines with everything. Right from the basics, straight to the fundamentals of everything - can't get better with the service than we experienced."

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