Tag: Contractor of the year: Page 11

Success Stories

Robert Brash, Roice Construction, found his career on a whim

Editor’s Note: Robert Brash was a finalist for 2012 Contractor of the Year. He started Roice Construction in 2000 in Allison Park, Pennsylvania. He has 16 employees with annual volume of $3 million to $5 million. He serves the site prep, utility and stormwater markets. Bob Brash has always been a hands-on guy who likes […]

January 31, 2013

Success Stories

New Jersey’s Glendale Excavating is a company run by brothers

Contractors and great stories are natural duos, proven once again during my time with Glendale Excavating in Vorhees, New Jersey. One of 12 finalists for our 2013 Contractor of the Year award, Glendale is run by three brothers — Thomas, Daniel and Greg Giangiulio — who swap stories with ease. First there’s the tale of […]

January 23, 2013

Success Stories

Third-generation paver creates his own roads to follow

During January, the Equipment World editorial team spreads out across the country to interview the 12 finalists for our Contractor of the Year program. Since we’ve chosen them through a meticulous vetting process, you can imagine we’ll come back with some pretty good stories from the class of 2013, all of which run in the […]

January 18, 2013

Safety

Culture is key: zero accidents does not mean perfect safety

A great new article by Terry L. Mathis over at EHS Today makes a pretty interesting argument: just because you’ve got a record of zero accidents does not mean you’re doing everything right when it comes to safety. Mathis, founder and CEO of ProAct Safety, says while zero accidents is definitely a good thing, it […]

January 15, 2013

Business

The difference between knowing and discovering

It hit me while I was on a press trip to Geneva, Switzerland: all of these people walking with me on the downtown street, gazing at the window fronts, sipping coffee near frosted windows, didn’t have a clue about I how I lived my life in Alabama. And I, in turn, had no clue how […]

December 5, 2012

Business

2013 Contractor of the Year finalists named

Equipment World editors have named the 2013 Contractor of the Year finalists, a group of 12 contractors hailing from a diverse cross section of the country. Each finalist will receive an expense-paid trip to Las Vegas on March 8-11, to participate in an industry roundtable and awards banquet, where the 2013 Contractor of the […]

November 28, 2012

Business

Overheard: Is this what your customers say about you?

Try this thought experiment: Imagine if somebody called four of your customers and suppliers and asked them what kind of guy you were, what kind of businessman and contractor. What would they say? Every year about this time the editors who work on Equipment World do just that: call up all the references listed on the […]

November 21, 2012

Business

Where to make $100K a year

Oil and gas construction, construction jobs, Contractor of the Year, Brian Force

July 24, 2012

Business

Smart contractors read their daily paper

Job leads, daily newspapers, Contractor of the Year, Larry Davis,

June 5, 2012

Business

Proof of how good the gas boom is for construction

Natural gas engines, construction, gas well drilling, Contractor of the Year, Marcellus Shale, Bryan Force

May 25, 2012

Safety

ABC names 2011 Contractor of the Year

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) named American Infrastructure from Worcester, Pennsylvania, its 2011 Contractor of the Year. American Infrastructure chairman and CEO, A. Ross Myers, accepted the award on behalf of the company during ABC’s 22nd annual Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence Award program on February 22 at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, […]

March 14, 2012

Contractor of the Year

Universal Wrecking – Finalist

Owner of Brick, New Jersey-based construction firm honored for business achievements and industry representation LAS VEGAS, March 2011 – Steve Vesseli, owner of Universal Wrecking based in Brick, New Jersey, is among 12 national finalists for Contractor of the Year 2011, sponsored by construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar and leading construction trade magazine Equipment World. Vesseli […]

March 30, 2011