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Why you should apply for the 2020 Contractor of the Year award (other than the chance at a free trip to Vegas)

Enter this year’s Equipment World Contractor of the Year contest and you may be on your way to 2020 ConExpo-Con/Agg! Each finalist and their guest will receive a four-day expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas’s Venetian Resort and participate in an industry roundtable, focus group and awards banquet. In addition, finalists will receive a VIP […]

September 25, 2019

Contractor of the Year

Deadline extended to Oct. 12 for Equipment World Contractor of the Year applications

The deadline for applications for the 2019 Equipment World Contractor of the Year contest has officially been extended. Get more details on Equipment World.

October 8, 2018

Business

Applications, nominations for 2019 Contractor of the Year awards now open

The 2019 Contractor of the Year contest is now open for applications and nominations. Don't miss the October 5 deadline. Learn more on Equipment World.

August 22, 2018

Construction Equipment

New York’s Lawrence Merle, owner of Genesee Construction, named 2015 Contractor of the Year

In an awards banquet Saturday night at Wynn Las Vegas, Lawrence Merle of Genesee Construction Service was named Equipment World‘s Contractor of the Year for 2015. Genesee Construction in Dansville, New York, is an $11 to $13 million company that serves as a general contractor and specializes in site prep work. Each year, the Contractor of the […]

March 8, 2015

Success Stories

Mentoring spirit enables Pennsylvania contractor Doug Thomas to build a people-first company

There are two red chairs in Doug Thomas’ office. Sitting in one when Thomas closes the door is not where you want to be. That means it’s time for a serious talk and, fortunately, it doesn’t happen too often. Such talks are reserved for the most blatant of safety violators at Thomas Construction, located in […]

June 1, 2014

Business

Announcing the Equipment World 2014 Contractor of the Year finalists

Equipment World editors have selected the 2014 Contractor of the Year finalists, which come from a broad cross section of geography and markets. Representatives from each of the 12 companies will be hosted at the Contractor of the Year event in Las Vegas March 7-10. The event includes an industry roundtable, awards banquet and VIP […]

November 25, 2013

Business

Are you our 2014 Contractor of the Year? Apply now

Each year around this time we start the search for our next Contractor of the Year. These are contractors who have successfully managed their companies through the roller coaster of today’s construction economy and our past winners are certainly some of the industry’s best and brightest. Are you proud of your company’s performance and feel […]

August 16, 2013

Success Stories

Charles D. Lowder Inc. wins Equipment World’s top safety award

When a firm is well established, there can be an attitude of not fixing what isn’t broken while old ideas and ways of doing things hold firm. Which is why Gene Lowder, president of Charles D. Lowder Inc., celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, took a different approach with his safety program. The company’s efforts […]

March 14, 2013

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December 1, 2012

Business

On Record

Portable Fascination By Marcia Gruver That people are sometimes entranced with what you probably take for granted – the power and performance of hydraulics – comes as no surprise to Alisa and Jason Bennett, owners of Bennett Contracting, Bradenton, Florida. In fact they are basing a side business – People at Play – on just […]

January 27, 2012

Business

Final Word

How to succeed in the coming decade By Tom Jackson   If you survived the last two tumultuous years in the construction business, congratulations. What’s your plan for the next 10? This time of year Equipment World editors are traveling all over the country interviewing Contractor of the Year candidates. One thing I’ve learned from […]

March 2, 2010