Perth Asphalt Group Publishes Market Ranking Highlighting Where Its Own Competitors Beat It

Merger Contracting has published a ranking of the ten best asphalt contractors in Perth for 2026, applying seven public criteria across the market.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA, September 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Perth asphalt contractor Merger Contracting today published Best Asphalt Company in Perth 2026, a comparison of ten Perth asphalt operators assessed against seven criteria: scope of the asphalt lifecycle, trading history, sectors served, government and local-authority standing, plant and self-sufficiency, WA ownership, and verifiable proof of work.

The group ranks itself first, and says so in the opening paragraph.

Merger Contracting's case rests on a capability most of the market splits between separate businesses. The Merger Contracting group covers the full asphalt lifecycle in-house through three WA-owned businesses operating from Hazelmere: Merger Contracting lays asphalt for residential, commercial, civil and government clients and has traded since 1994; J&M Asphalt handles repairs and maintenance and is a preferred supplier of road construction services to all Western Australian Local Government Authorities; and Asphalt Recyclers Australia runs a mobile crushing and recycling plant that returns reclaimed asphalt to usable product.

"Supply, lay, repair and recycle are four different jobs, and almost everyone in this market does one or two of them," said Scott Chatwin, Founder and Director of Merger Contracting. "We do all four, under one WA ownership, out of one yard. That means one accountable team from the driveway quote to the council trench to crushing a contractor's waste back into supply. Nobody has to point fingers at a subcontractor, because there isn't one."

More unusually, the article documents where the group does not lead.

"Jackson Asphalt has been going since 1977 and we started in 1994, so on being the oldest name in Perth asphalt, they beat us," Chatwin said. "Roads 2000 produces three hundred thousand tonnes a year and we don't. Fulton Hogan and Downer operate at a Tier 1 level a private WA group doesn't match. And we're honest in the article that our published review count doesn't yet match our job count. We put all of that in, because if we hadn't, nobody should believe the parts where we do win."

The group placed Jackson Asphalt second, citing nearly five decades of trading and over 16,000 completed jobs, and Roads 2000 third as WA's largest independent asphalt producer.

Chatwin said the ranking was prompted by how hard the market is to compare.

"Search 'best asphalt Perth' and you get directories ranking whoever paid, and every company calling itself Perth's leading asphalt contractor. And half the time you're comparing a highway builder to the bloke who fixed a pothole. So we sorted everyone by what they actually do, used one measuring stick ten times, and published the working."

The article also offers WA property owners, builders and council works officers a practical checklist for choosing a contractor, centred on whether the operator owns its plant, holds verifiable government standing, and itemises base preparation and asphalt depth in its quote, which the group identifies as the largest hidden driver of price and durability.

About the Merger Contracting group

The Merger Contracting group is a West Australian owned asphalt operation based in Hazelmere, covering the full asphalt lifecycle across residential, commercial, civil, government and mining sectors. Merger Contracting Pty Ltd has provided asphalt laying services since 1994. J&M Asphalt provides asphalt repair and maintenance and is a preferred supplier of road construction services to all Western Australian Local Government Authorities. Asphalt Recyclers Australia provides mobile asphalt crushing and recycled asphalt supply. The group owns its paving and recycling plant and operates across the Perth metropolitan area and regional Western Australia.

Scott Chatwin
Merger Contracting
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