Overview
Central Specialties builds roads and related infrastructure for transportation agencies, municipalities and private developers in Minnesota, the Dakotas and the greater Midwest. Its contracting business covers asphalt paving and milling as well as site preparation, excavation and grading, so customers commission work from ground preparation through road surfacing. It also produces and supplies aggregate materials, including gravel, washed rock and crushed asphalt, for construction projects. Revenue comes from road construction contracts and sales of building materials delivered to customer sites. Central Specialties was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Minnesota.
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What believers are saying
- Safety instruction is formal: Central Specialties requires regular training covering first aid, confined spaces and annual safety sessions.
- Pay arrives weekly: Central Specialties lists weekly payroll among its employee compensation terms.
- Year-round shop work exists: Central Specialties advertises its full-time Alexandria Parts Assistant role as year-round.
What critics are saying
- Central Specialties' road season is weather-dependent: crews generally work late April to mid-November before seasonal layoffs.
- Central Specialties' road crews face long weeks: its FAQ reports an average of 65-75 hours weekly.
- Central Specialties' full-time truck drivers based in Alexandria must travel throughout Minnesota, both Dakotas, Montana and Iowa.
What makes Central Specialties unique
- Equipment ownership supports site work: Central Specialties uses its own fleet for excavation and grading.
- Mix quality stays close to operations: Central Specialties backs asphalt paving with its own laboratory.
- Family control spans generations: Central Specialties describes itself as a third-generation family-owned contractor.
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