Tag: Roy Chipley

Contractor of the Year

Nominations for 2018 Contractor of the Year awards now open

The 2018 Equipment World Contractor of the Year contest, which honors 12 finalists, is now open for nominations. Designed to honor contractors who have excelled in their markets, the contest is open to construction firm owners who have been in business 10 years or more, have between $3 million and $15 million in annual revenues, […]

August 17, 2017

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

South Carolina’s Chipley Company named 2017 Contractor of the Year

Roy Chipley, owner of the Chipley Company in Florence, South Carolina, was named Equipment World’s 2017 Contractor of the Year at ceremonies in Las Vegas on Saturday. In 1995, Chipley walked away from from a successful career with Lockheed Martin—where he worked on space shuttle missions with NASA and later asset deployment with the Defense Department—to […]

March 13, 2017

Construction Equipment

Love this quote

“There is no 9 to 5 in construction. It’s 9 to 9 … a.m. to a.m.” — Roy Chipley, Chipley Company, Florence, South Carolina, speaking at the AEM Marketing Council Seminar this week in Chattanooga.

May 25, 2012

Business

How do construction marketers appeal to today’s end users?

By using traditional methods with an eye toward newer avenues, according to an end user generational panel at AEM’s Marketing Council Seminar. Two father-daughter duos headlined the panel. On stage were Roy Chipley, owner, and daughter Whitney Chipley Meade, consultant, with Chipley Company, a Florence, South Carolina, total site prep contractor. Joining them were Bill […]

May 24, 2012

Business

How do construction marketers appeal to today’s end users?

By using traditional methods with an eye toward newer avenues, according to an end user generational panel at AEM’s Marketing Council Seminar.       Two father-daughter duos headlined the panel. On stage were Roy Chipley, owner, and daughter Whitney Chipley Meade, consultant, with Chipley Company, a Florence, South Carolina, total site prep […]

May 24, 2012