Transport & Motoring | JCL Asphalt
JCL Asphalt offers a range of asphalt services, including: • Commercial carparks • Private driveways • Subdivision roading • Footpaths • Trench reinstatement • Pot hole repairs • Vehicle crossings • Excavation • Site clearing • Gravel deliveries.
New machinery enables new services JCL Asphalt has recently invested in a new sealing sprayer for doing chip seal, which has opened up new opportunities for the Christchurch business. “As part of our new subdivision work we do a prime coat, which goes on the ground prior to the asphalt,” Craw says. “That’s something new for us in the past 12 months. We built the new sprayer and we didn’t do that work before hand; we used to use other contractors to do it. That’s our main new service.” JCL Asphalt has purchased a large amount of new machinery in the past couple of years to keep up with its growth in work and staffing levels. “About a year ago we bought a few brand new rollers and diggers.”
The asphalt specialists JCL Asphalt’s comprehensive asphalt service covers everything from subdivision roading and driveways to trenching, footpaths, pot hole repairs and tennis courts. Driveways and carparks can be laid for private or commercial use, including in front of office buildings, at schools or for forklift use. “We’ve always been tennis court specialists and we’ve done a huge amount of tennis courts,” says owner James Craw. In fact, JCL Asphalt completes about 30 tennis courts a year, both for private, club or school use. Many construction companies use JCL to lay the asphalt on tennis courts that pavers or trucks cannot gain access to, as the JCL team is highly skilled in hand screeding asphalt.
High quality work The team at JCL Asphalt works with a variety of clients and maintains a high standard of workmanship on all jobs. “I personally have very high standards in workmanship, and as the business owner, I’ll be making sure the job is done right,” Craw says.
The company’s fleet of trucks and machinery are all painted blue in the company colours, which customers and the public can clearly identify. “We have a good image around town. When you’re on a big site our machinery definitely stands out.”
Giving back to the community JCL Asphalt had a large presence at the recent Canterbury A&P Show, where it sponsored several events. As well as having its own stand at the show, the company was a proud sponsor of the Canterbury FMX freestyle motocross display, which was extremely popular with the public. James Craw is also a big supporter of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Contractors’ Federation and ran the popular excavator operator competition at the show. CT
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We have a good image around town. When you’re on a big site our machinery definitely stands out.
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- OWNER, JAMES CRAW JCL Asphalt PO Box 37 275 Halswell Christchurch T (03) 981 0496 M 021 999 457 0800 JCL NOW (0800 525 669) E james@jclasphalt.co.nz www.jclasphalt.co.nz
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“We always look for the best way to make the job happen and are innovative in overcoming any obstacles that may be put in front of us. We ensure that drainage is done properly so you avoid pooling.” JCL Asphalt has developed a top reputation around Christchurch with the contractors it works for and achieves a good quality of finish on every asphalt job.
JCL ASPHALT JAMES CRAW LIMITED
DRIVEWAYS – TENNIS COURTS CAR PARKS – SUBDIVISIONS
0800 JCL NOW
www.jclasphalt.co.nz
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