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Leading Peckham Industries, a fourth-generation business, are (l-r) General Manager Gregory Peckham, Kingsbury site manager Rachael Young, and President\/CEO Damian Murphy.
Paul Post photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Paul Post<\/p>\n

Peckham Industries has 17 hot-mix asphalt plants and 26 stone quarries in five states including a large operation on Vaughn Road in Kingsbury where crowds gathered recently to celebrate the fourth generation, family-owned company\u2019s 100th anniversary.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot too many businesses make it to 100 years and less than three percent make it to the fourth generation,\u201d said Damian Murphy, the firm\u2019s president and chief executive officer. \u201cIt goes back to the values that have been there since the founder\u2019s days. We talk about safety, integrity, dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBe consistent,\u201d he said. \u201cEven though things are always changing, those values never change. People know that about our business, whether it\u2019s our customers, communities or work force. They know they can trust us and that we\u2019re here for the long term.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bigger story we like to talk about is the culture in our business,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cThat\u2019s what really differentiates us. One of the key phrases is, \u2018Our word is our bond\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recent large projects have run the gamut, such as paving a long stretch of the Northway from Schroon to North Hudson, and construction of large parking facilities in The Bronx and at UBS Arena where the NHL\u2019s New York Islanders play.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>The Kingsbury plant opened in 1962, one of the first in the nation to be operated as a batch and drum plant, and was replaced by a larger facility in 1985. The new plant\u2019s first big asphalt supply was for a major paving job on the Northway in Saratoga County, from Exit 13 in Malta to Exit 9 in Clifton Park.<\/p>\n

Founded by William H. Peckham in his tiny White Plains apartment, the company survived major economic downturns from the Great Depression to the Great Recession of 2008, and has withstood constant challenges from large multi-national competitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very conscious about investing back into the business,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cEven in tough times you\u2019ve got to put money back in to be sustainable. We\u2019re very deliberate about that investment. And you\u2019re always trying to watch costs and trying to generate the best quality service to customers. You just have to be competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n

From just 10 employees in 1934, Peckham Industries now has a 1,200-member work force. In 2019, the company moved to modern new headquarters in Brewster, Putnam County.<\/p>\n

Steady growth through the decades has been fueled by the acquisition of both small, family-run firms and large facilities including this year\u2019s purchase of Gorman Group\u2019s liquid asphalt terminal in Rensselaer, the largest privately-held terminal of its kind on the East Coast. The purchase creates additional opportunities in the New York and New England market, by supplying liquid asphalt to both internal and external hot-mix asphalt plants and emulsion mills.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiquid asphalt is the binder we put into the aggregate to make the pavement,\u201d Murphy explained. \u201cWhen you see a road being paved and it\u2019s very black, that\u2019s the liquid asphalt, that\u2019s the binder. It\u2019s brought in by rail, truck or water and mostly comes from refineries in the Midwest, Gulf states and Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peckham\u2019s territory covers eastern New York, from Chestertown to New York City, and western New England. From 2020 to 2023 it expanded with the acquisition of asphalt plants and quarries in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

Murphy, who has more than 30 years of construction industry experience, joined the company in 2021, a self-described \u201chired gun\u201d to bridge the gap between former President and CEO John R. Peckham, now board chairman, and John\u2019s youngest son, Gregory, the company\u2019s general manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up in Ireland on a small farm and used to play in the quarries so it\u2019s in my blood,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cI\u2019m a mining engineer. I\u2019m very passionate about the industry. There\u2019s great people in it. We aren\u2019t here just to earn a paycheck. We\u2019re here to build America by doing what we do, providing infrastructure and resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith mining, we call it the \u2018benefication\u2019 of natural resources,\u201d he said. \u201cUsing the earth\u2019s resources in a good way by putting it into infrastructure, property or housing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The website www.zippia.com says Peckham had a peak revenue of $630 million in 2023. In-house work such as paving and construction services generates about 30 percent of the company\u2019s business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have probably 70 percent external customers who buy hot-mix asphalt, aggregate stone and concrete,\u201d Murphy said.<\/p>\n

Peckham\u2019s plants supply numerous municipal highway departments with the asphalt needed to keep local roads and highways in good shape.<\/p>\n

In 1959, Peckham Industries was created to manage the various family companies and operations the firm had acquired including Tri-County Stone Company, Glens Falls Blacktop Corp. and Kingsbury Asphalt Corp., which had all been purchased that same year.<\/p>\n

During the recent 100th anniversary celebration, guests were treated to food and fun activities from punkin chunkin to tours of the 200-foot-deep quarry, showing various types of stone that have been excavated at different levels.<\/p>\n

Peckham has held four other centennial events at various locations including one in New York City where all employees were invited to spend a weekend with their spouse. Guests were treated to a Friday night cruise around Manhattan, a complimentary hotel stay and a big corporate party at the Museum of Natural History.<\/p>\n

The Kingsbury plant can load 72,000 pounds (36 tons) of asphalt in a trailer in less than 45 seconds and within 200 pounds.<\/p>\n

Peckham Industries owns about 450 acres in Kingsbury, some of which is leased to local farmers and more is leased for a 15-megawatt solar field. In keeping with its commitment to environmental stewardship, the company supplied 40,000 tons of a special stone base, covered by porous pavement, to help keep stormwater runoff from reaching Lake George.<\/p>\n

Like many employers, Peckham is somewhat challenged by the state\u2019s and nation\u2019s ongoing labor shortage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to change the culture where it\u2019s not just about males,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to include the female population, getting more women working in the industry, whether it\u2019s in the quarries, out on a paver or working equipment. That\u2019s a big population that traditionally hasn\u2019t been in our industry. We\u2019re trying to make it worthwhile for them to come to us as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLabor is certainly a challenge especially with the hours we work,\u201d he said. \u201cA lot of paving work is mandated now to do at night. At the plants, we start early in the morning. When you\u2019re in season, from April to November, it\u2019s go, go, go.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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