About Us
Kent Companies is a Class A licensed and insured, family-owned and operated business and one of the most successful and proven excavating and paving companies in Virginia. We’ve been in business for OVER 30 years, providing high-quality, reasonably priced services to home builders in Northern Virginia, Charlottesville, Richmond and surrounding areas. We've served many of our clients for more than two decades, and continue to build new relationships every year.
A Family-Owned and Operated Business
Virginia's most successful home builders have been depending on the KENT Companies to support them for OVER 30 years. Owner, Joe Kent, his sons Josh, Travis and Justin, sisters Stephanie and Candi, brother Eddie, niece Molly, “Red” Jesse Lynn, Joe "Grimer" Mehalick, Paul Gerard, and more than 50 other skilled individuals. The company is dedicated to providing professional quality work.
Our Team
Joseph Kent
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 1991, and Kent Concrete Washout in 2014. During the past 32 years, Joe has grown the businesses considerably and now employs 67 individuals at his shops in Culpeper and Ashland, VA. Joe is proud of the fact that several of the company's employees have worked for him for more than 20 years, with the longest tenured person coming in at 27 years of service Together, Joe and his team serve home builders such as NV, Ryan, Brookfield, Van Metre, Stanley Martin, and other smaller builders in the Northern Virginia, Richmond and Charlottesville markets. Combined together, the companies touch over 1,500 homes a year. Joe values quality work, honest business practices, fair pricing, and loyalty. Today, Joe's own family is actively involved in both field and office work as he employs two sons, Josh and Justin, sister Stephanie, brother Eddie, and niece Molly. Oh, and let's not forget Henri, the chocolate lab. Joe still loves running the backhoe although he spends far more time in the office now than he prefers.