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Rockford Blacktop Construction Company, the linchpin of the William Charles Corporation, provides clients with solid value and know-how for all of their construction needs. Rockford Blacktop has earned an enviable reputation throughout the region for its 50 plus year tradition of quality construction.  It has grown from a small asphalt paving company formed in 1942 by William S. Howard, into a premier company specializing in construction, engineering and contracting.  Their leaders bring clients more than 200 combined years of experience in the construction industry.  This group represents a full spectrum of knowledge from team principled management, to specialty work in estimating, underground and utility construction and turnkey, design/build field operations. 
 
Rockford Blacktop is an authorized bidder to The Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and State, City and County government agencies. Additionally, they do extensive work on privately owned jobs in the commercial, industrial, and residential arena.
 
The company’s earned distinction of being the best in the business extends beyond company pride and loyalty. They retain this position year after year because of the genuine commitment to excellence that their employees bring to the job each day. The company has got more than 350 skilled union workers who are adept at asphalt paving, earthmoving, and highway and underground construction from residential driveways to interstate roadways.

Other key companies within this organization are Rockford Sand and Gravel is the region’s major producer of sand, gravel, limestone and asphalt products, Rockford Electric Power specializes in heavy electrical contracting for commercial and industrial facilities and highways, intersections and parking lots, Municipal Maintenance specializes in daily maintenance needs for municipalities as well as seal coat and slurry seal and Environmental Contractors of Illinois (ECI) offers a full range of environmental services including emergency hazardous response, remediation and bioremediation, tank removals and landfill and clay cap construction.

Rockford Blacktop, the core company of the William Charles Corporation, has earned a sterling reputation throughout the region for its 50 plus year tradition of quality construction specializing in asphalt paving, earthwork, heavy highway construction, underground construction, residential and Street Print paving.

William Charles Corporation is committed to its clients in order to provide the highest service levels and best values to the customers.