On the Floor at NPE 2020

NPE 2020 offers new exhibitors, new products for paving and pavement maintenance industry

February 17, 2020

NPE's exhibit floor offered tools, materials, equipment and services for contractors involved in all aspects of the paving and pavement maintenance industry.

NPE's exhibit floor offered tools, materials, equipment and services for contractors involved in all aspects of the paving and pavement maintenance industry.

A few days of seasonally chilly weather and cloudy gray skies didn't deter the thousands of hearty contractors that descended on Nashville for the 2020 National Pavement Expo, Jan. 29-Feb. 1. The annual paving and pavement maintenance industry event kicked off on Jan. 28 with a restructured Leadership Bootcamp that featured a tag-team of presenters Brian Hess, Top Contractor School; Chris Hogan, Ramsey Solutions; and John Felkin and Cindy Kelley, EntreLeadership. Also new to 2020 were Innovation Alley, featuring some of the newest products in the industry, and A second night of free Industry Roundtables.

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