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Tag: 2014 COY
Success Stories
Sibling dynamic builds Guyer Brothers into successful company with a family atmosphere
When talking with successful contractors, you often hear them credit the people that work for them. Thereâs a reason for that. Most people in this business understand that their success is directly tied to how well their employees do their job. Happy employees tend to be the best employees and the business owners that make [âŚ]
November 30, 2014
Business
When the Marcellus Shale provided the opportunity, West Virginia contractor Dwaine Doss was ready
Most contractors understand you donât waste daylight. But by the time the sun breaks over the mountains of central West Virginia, Dwaine Doss has already put in hours of work. When your customers are the top dogs drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale, starting time is typically 4:30 a.m. Quitting time? Donât ask. Long [âŚ]
November 1, 2014
Success Stories
Impressive level of quality combined with a passion for his people keep Dallas contractor at the top of his field
After Vern Larman returned to the Dallas area from a two-year stint as a missionary in Bolivia, he found he had a passion and expertise for excavation. During his five years working for a pool excavation contractor he learned to master the excavator to become the companyâs most profitable crew member. As his experience grew, [âŚ]
October 1, 2014
Success Stories
Zeal for diversification, taking care of fleet key to Wm. Winkler Companyâs success
âWe love to do anything that involves concrete,â says Brian Winkler, 47, president of Wm. Winkler Company. In fact, concrete has been Wm. Winkler Companyâs material of choice since Brianâs grandfather started the firm in Spokane, Washington, in 1919. His grandfather did curb and gutter work, and Brianâs father, the oldest of 11 children, joined [âŚ]
September 1, 2014
Business
How adding services helped J&S General Contracting grow during the recession
Neither lengthy winters nor a crippling recession slowed down Steve Mueller or Dan Thiel. Instead, they combined their business savvy, passion for the outdoors, honest work ethic and love for their community to create J&S General Contracting in Osceola, Wisconsin.  Getting started Muellerâs first industry experience came when he was 8 years old, mowing [âŚ]
August 1, 2014
Contractor of the Year
SHARED SUCCESS: Pennsylvania contractor gives 10% of profits to charity each year
Although undergoing changes in your life or career can be a hardship, for Brian Winot, owner of Northeast Site Contractors in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, unplanned paths have helped him become a successful commercial site development contractor with more than 30 employees and satisfied repeat clients throughout the Poconos. Winot believes one of the tenets of [âŚ]
July 1, 2014
Success Stories
Mentoring spirit enables Pennsylvania contractor Doug Thomas to build a people-first company
There are two red chairs in Doug Thomasâ office. Sitting in one when Thomas closes the door is not where you want to be. That means itâs time for a serious talk and, fortunately, it doesnât happen too often. Such talks are reserved for the most blatant of safety violators at Thomas Construction, located in [âŚ]
June 1, 2014
Contractor of the Year
Reputation built upon speed, technology and old school skills makes Jeremy Hiltz our 2014 Contractor of the Year
Although Jeremy Hiltz started his own company in 1996, his roots in construction go much deeper. When he was just five years old he would get up early, creep downstairs, grab his lunch pail and wait for his dad by the door, hoping to get a ride to the jobsite. âI was pretty low maintenance,â [âŚ]
May 1, 2014
Business
Watch our 2014 Contractor of the Year box a guy who outweighs him by 100 lbs. in the Golden Gloves
You donât get very far in the construction business without a competitive spirit, the ability to duke it out, to hang in there for the count, give as good as you get. In the case of Equipment Worldâs 2014 Contractor of the Year, Jeremy Hiltz, of Ashland, New Hampshire, those words are more than metaphors. [âŚ]
April 22, 2014
Contractor of the Year
New Hampshireâs Jeremy Hiltz Excavating named Equipment Worldâs 2014 Contractor of the Year
In an awards banquet Saturday night at Caesarâs Palace in Las Vegas, Jeremy Hiltz Excavating was named Equipment Worldâs Contractor of the Year for 2014. Hiltz Excavating in Ashland, New Hampshire, is an $8 to $10 million company that incorporated in 1996. They specialize in commercial site work, municipal and utility work and road building. [âŚ]
March 10, 2014
Success Stories
Community involvement, business acumen drives Phillips Companies, one of our 2014 Contractor of the Year finalists
[youtube 1zxjVTKRvW4 nolink] âHow about some basketball tonight?â It turns out that Brad Phillipâs question to me was less about cheering on the Wright State Raiders (who won 77 to 67 that night against Youngstown State) than it was about fulfilling a commitment to the Boy Scouts, who were using a box at the Wright [âŚ]
February 24, 2014
Success Stories
How a loyalty to your employees can result in big growth for your construction business
âIâve stayed with Larman Construction so long because of this guy right here,â said Fred Barhydt, pointing a finger at company owner Vernnen Larman. Barhydt, a Larman employee for 30 years, was just one of the employees I met expressing this sentiment during my visit to the Garland, Texas-based Equipment World Contractor of the Year [âŚ]
February 12, 2014
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