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Contractor of the Year

Building a life and legacy are 2017 Contractor of the Year Roy Chipley’s biggest projects

Things were getting better for Roy Chipley. After a successful but demanding career with Lockheed Martin began hurting his marriage, Chipley realized that changes must be made. His wife, Sian, led him back to church where he had given his life over to Jesus Christ. The couple renewed their wedding vows and were getting ready […]

May 15, 2017

Business

Announcing the 12 finalists in our 2016 Contractor of the Year awards

We are proud to announce the 2016 finalists for our Contractor of the Year program, now in its 16th year. Sponsored by Caterpillar since 2000, the Contractor of the Year program honors 12 finalists during a weekend event that includes the March 6th NASCAR Kobalt Tools 400 race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Held […]

November 25, 2015

Business

Rigid equipment strategy, social media parts of the formula this Texas contractor used to build a booming business in less than 10 years

After a few years of working for other contractors in Austin, Texas, Dan Corrigan saw an opportunity 70 miles south in San Antonio. At 27 years old, with a pickup, a trailer and one helper, he set up shop just north of the Alamo City and went into business for himself. The first year was […]

September 2, 2015

Business

R.J. Allen made emissions regs work for them and now this California contractor doesn’t chase work

Andrew – or Andy – Allen chuckles when asked how he got his start in construction. “I guess you could say I was born and raised in the company,” he says about the firm his parents founded. Allen started in the company shop, cleaning and maintaining equipment, and then operating it. Although he took some […]

August 11, 2015

Business

Contractor of the Year contest honors industry’s best; nominations due Oct. 2nd

The Equipment World Contractor of the Year contest is now open for nominations. The program honors 12 finalists each year, sending them and their guests to Las Vegas for a weekend that includes an industry roundtable, focus group, awards banquet and a day at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway watching the NASCAR Kobalt 400. All […]

August 6, 2015

Success Stories

This “crazy diverse” Iowa contractor thrives on doing work that other companies shun

“I knew from high school I wanted to be a contractor,” says Jeff Pettiecord. So he started doing small remodeling jobs shortly after graduating, and eventually started his company in 1984. But it was the early 1980s and times were tough. “I literally chased fire trucks,” Jeff recalls. He’d call on the owners of the fire-damaged […]

June 2, 2015

Success Stories

“Hiring for character, training for skill,” New York’s Lawrence Merle is our 2015 Contractor of the Year

Before taking his first construction job, the only knowledge Larry Merle had of the industry was “Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel,” a classic children’s book his mother shared with him as a child. The story of Mike and his shovel Mary Anne became his favorite, and his mom read it to him every single […]

May 6, 2015

Success Stories

Whether changing light bulbs or building timber bridges, agile diversification has been key to this Florida contractor’s success

You could say that as Don Facciobene climbed to a height of around 200 feet in the air just to change a light bulb, he had reached the lowest point in his career. After starting his construction company in 1987 in his hometown of Palm Bay, Florida, work began drying up in 1990. By 1993, […]

March 11, 2015

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

Precision Pipeline worked around the recession and desert turtles to become one of Utah’s top contractors

Landon Floyd grew up in construction. His father ran a small excavation and pipeline company in Southern California but moved to Utah when Landon was a boy because it seemed a better place to raise a family. Although his dad handed the reins over about 10 years ago, Landon grew up working for the company. […]

February 10, 2015

Business

Best of the Best: Here are the 12 finalists in our 2015 Contractor of the Year awards

Equipment World announces its 2015 finalists for the Contractor of the Year program, now in its 15th year. Each of the 12 finalists will be the guest of program sponsor Caterpillar during a event-filled weekend at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, including an industry roundtable, awards banquet and attendance at the NASCAR Kobalt Tools […]

December 3, 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 company’s most profitable crew member. As his experience grew, […]

October 1, 2014