Frontline Road Safety (The Sterling Group) Acquires Ozark Striping Company

Frontline Road Safety (The Sterling Group) Acquires Griffin Pavement Striping

September 29, 2020

Infrastructure

Frontline Road Safety, a platform backed by The Sterling Group, has completed the acquisition of Griffin Pavement Striping, a Columbus, Ohio-based provider of road, highway and airport line striping. The deal is an add-on to Frontline’s national road-safety and pavement marking platform intended to expand the platform’s local execution capabilities and geographic footprint in Ohio.

The Sterling Group Forms Frontline Road Safety and Acquires Stripe-A-Zone

August 3, 2020

Industrial Services

The Sterling Group, a Houston-based private equity firm, has formed a new platform called Frontline Road Safety and completed the acquisition of Stripe-A-Zone, a Dallas–Fort Worth-based pavement marking and striping company. Stripe-A-Zone, long owned by the Sargent family, becomes the first member of the Frontline platform as Sterling pursues a national roll-up in the road safety and infrastructure maintenance sector.

Frontline Road Safety (The Sterling Group) Acquires Apply-A-Line

August 31, 2020

Infrastructure

Frontline Road Safety, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, has acquired Apply-A-Line, a Pacific, Washington-based provider of road and airport striping solutions. The acquisition is an add-on to Frontline's platform as Sterling builds a national road safety and infrastructure maintenance platform through organic growth and M&A.

Bain Capital Acquires Frontline Road Safety from The Sterling Group

January 30, 2025

Industrial Services

Bain Capital Private Equity has agreed to acquire Frontline Road Safety, the largest U.S. provider of pavement marking and roadway safety services, from The Sterling Group. Frontline, headquartered in Denver with over 50 locations and approximately 1,750 employees, will continue to be led by CEO Mitch Williams and the existing management team, which will remain significant investors; financial terms were not disclosed.

Frontline Road Safety Acquires InfraStripe from Soundcore Capital Partners

April 9, 2025

Infrastructure

Frontline Road Safety, the largest U.S. pavement marking platform, has acquired InfraStripe, a Charlotte-based roadway safety contractor, from Soundcore Capital Partners. The add-on expands Frontline's traffic control, safety signage and work zone capabilities and deepens its regional footprint across more than 10 states.

Frontline Road Safety Acquires PK Contracting

May 10, 2021

Infrastructure

Frontline Road Safety, a platform backed by The Sterling Group, has acquired PK Contracting, a Troy, Michigan-based pavement marking and safety marking services provider with seven Michigan locations and three Florida locations (operating as McShea Contracting). The deal is Frontline’s sixth add-on since the platform launch in July 2020 and expands the platform’s footprint into Michigan and Florida while retaining PK’s existing management team.