A Salute to a Linder Customer
Abernethy Contracting LLC provides wide range of services, focuses on turnkey sitework projects in North Carolina
A Chad Abernethy, President/CEO
An operator loads dirt into the bed of a haul truck with a Komatsu PC490LC-11 excavator.
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Abernethy Contracting LLC of Charlotte, N.C., began as a one-man operation but has since carved a larger niche in the construction world. President and CEO Chad Abernethy retraced the company’s roots, leading back to 1973 when his grandfather, Hal Abernethy, founded the company. With just a dump truck and a loader, Hal Abernethy Inc. focused on grading, land clearing and demolition. Through the years, the company consistently grew by building a tight-knit team, forging close relationships with their clientele, and choosing collaborative projects over competitive bids. Chad’s father, Tommy, became a part of the family business in 1979. Chad, who grew up around the business and learned it from the bottom up, officially joined the company in 2005 while simultaneously taking classes for a civil engineering degree.
“I just fell in love with the dirt world,” said Chad. “I enjoy being out there in the dirt, seeing the production and looking at the landscape change from the beginning of the shift to the end of the shift.”
After leaving the family business in 2010, Chad gained experience working for Union Paving Contractors. He then started Barton Contracting with Bart Ward in 2012. The company expanded its services over the years to include grading, utilities, asphalt paving, concrete, milling, pipe work, and soil stabilization.
Meanwhile, the family business continued to grow with Chad’s brothers, Kyle and Kurt, joining the company. The business was restructured and renamed Hal Abernethy Contracting in 2015. In early 2022, Chad talked with his brothers about the possibility of merging their companies. After working through the details and buyout processes, they brought Hal Abernethy Contracting and Barton Contracting under the Abernethy Group umbrella, creating Abernethy Contracting LLC.