Meet Advanced Striping and Sealcoating, where the daily grind is literal—grinding pavement that is. Located in Fargo, this company has been rolling out pavement services since 2009, transforming the mundane task of parking lot pampering into a dirty, gritty art form.
Founded by a local, Tyler Anderson, who turned his passion for pristine pavements into a full-service asphalt maintenance empire, Advanced.
Striping and Sealcoating is the force behind the well-maintained parking lots and driveways that make a first great impression without you even realizing it. They’re covering every crack, crevice, and line with a master’s touch.
Proudly calling themselves the “one-stop shop” for pavement needs, Advanced Striping and Sealcoating is also proud to call their work what it is—dirty.
Top 3 Dirtiest Tasks
- Before completing regular parking lot maintenance, the team cleans out the deep cracks and low areas in parking lots and driveways. This requires blowing out the cracks in asphalt and cleaning dirty areas that fill up with dirt/garbage/ debris to leave the customer with a clean and quality product… sounds dusty.
- Drains are another situation that needs some pre-work. So, the team will find themselves climbing into sewer drain catch basins to repair the catch basins before patching the asphalt around drains. Do you think they’ve ever seen Pennywise?
- Office Administrator Amanda Hoffman said it best: “Sealcoating asphalt can sometimes leave our employees covered in black sealer, almost as if they were playing in it, instead of spraying it on the lots.”
If this work is so dirty, how do they staff the jobs? Well, the company’s philosophy and goals to leave customers with refreshed and safe projects and make parking lots look great again trickles down to each employee. But, that culture isn’t natural, it’s cultivated.
Tips to Dirt-Proof Your Team
(even for the dirtiest jobs)
- “Treat your employees like you would treat your family.”
- “We have company get-togethers so we can get to know our employees outside of the workplace.”
- “We promote a positive work environment, have competitive wages for this field of work, and offer bonus incentives to all our employees.”
