Kappel Named General Manager of Micro-Surfacing Division for Byrne & Jones Construction Co.

Date Posted: February 26, 2018

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Mike Kappel has been named general manager of the micro-surfacing division for St. Louis-based Byrne & Jones Construction Co.  Byrne & Jones is a diversified St. Louis civil site contractor serving clients through six divisions – concrete, sports, asphalt, soil stabilization, marine and micro-surfacing.

Kappel joined Byrne & Jones in 2002 as a project manager. In his new position, Kappel will oversee the micro-surfacing division which serves commercial and municipal customers, building and maintaining parking lots, roads and highways.   Micro-surfacing is a preventative maintenance paving product used to prolong the life of roads and parking surfaces.

Kappel holds a degree in construction management from Purdue University.  He is a member of the SITE Improvement Association and served as its board president in 2016 and 2017.

Founded in 1976, Byrne & Jones builds and maintains parking lots, roads and highways, athletic fields, running tracks, tennis courts, underground drainage systems and paved surfaces and performs a variety of marine construction.