This business is in Joe’s blood. He started working for his father’s company, Thomas L. Kent Excavating, at age 13 and carried on the family tradition opening Kent Excavating in 1986, Kent Paving in 2004 and Kent Concrete Recovery in 2014. During the past 38 years, the businesses have grown considerably from 3 employees in 1986 and now employ over 65 individuals at the shops in Culpeper and Ashland, VA. Joe is proud of the fact that several of his employees have worked for him for more than 20 years, with the longest tenured person coming in at 31 years of service. Together, Joe and his team serve home builders such as NV, Ryan, Brookfield, DR Horton, Van Metre, Stanley Martin, various other builders and home owners in the Northern Virginia, Richmond and Charlottesville areas. Combined together, the companies perform services at over 1,500 homes a year. Joe values quality work, honest business practices, fair pricing and loyalty. Joe still loves running the backhoe although he spends far more time in the office now than he prefers.