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DURINGCOVID-19
ADAPTING
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T
he dang virus is
affecting the sealcoating
market. The
coronavirus is having
an impact on the work and
when customers want it
completed.
"Some sealcoat customers
want to delay work during
the pandemic, while others
are using this downtime to
expedite projects," stated
Jason Mixell, engineering
and sales manager, Nealco
Equipment, LLC,
Shippensburg, Penn. "I'm
seeing maintenance and
small projects being pushed
through, while big projects,
especially government
property jobs, are on hold."
The COVID-19 pandemic
has presented a great
deal of obstacles, however,
none have proved to be
insurmountable.
"We have customers
on our schedule who are
fearful of the short term,
perhaps rightfully so, while
others are taking advantage
of the state mandated
limitations to customer and
member traffic in their various
facilities," said Nicholas
Barrack, vice president of
Paving Contractors, Inc.,
Village, Va. "We have
also experienced delays in
a handful of our supply
chains, albeit, our most
essential material suppliers
have delivered promptly as
always."
Founded in 1950, Paving
Contractors, Inc. is an
asphalt paving company
that according to their website
states "there is no job,
public or private, too large
for our experienced staff to
handle." They also provide
sealcoat surface treatment
and maintenance and
repair patching throughout
much of Virginia.
"Some of our sealcoat
customers have requested
we delay the start and completion
of their respective
projects due to concerns
over the coronavirus, but
we're viewing this as a
minor speed bump in the
project's life," Barrack stated.
"We have other customers
requesting a ramped-up
project completion rate
where applicable in order
to satisfy an expedient project
completion deadline."
Clearly, the concerns over
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