Tag: utility contractors

Vocational

Cemen Tech intros volumetric mixer package aimed at utility contractors

The new Cemen Tech volumetric mixer configurations are specifically designed for utility contractors. More information here on Equipment World.

October 8, 2019

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch packages JT20XP HDD with XP44 mixing system for large utility jobs

Ditch Witch introduces a new JT20XP package made to provide better productivity on large utility installation jobs. Get more details here on Equipment World!

September 7, 2018

Trailers

Felling redesigns utility pole trailers for easier use

Felling has revamped its utility pole series of trailers to make them easier to use and maintain and has added safety features. The FT-10-1 PT is the first in the series to be released. It has a retracted length of 24 feet and can be extended to 40 feet. The company offers a variety of […]

December 26, 2017

Contractor of the Year

Loyalty, love for the work keep Sawyer Construction’s 60-year-old family business going strong

Marka Sawyer tells a story about her son, Tom: “When we put him on a bus to go to his first day of kindergarten, he got upset. ‘I don’t want to go to school,’ he said. ‘I want to stay and work with dad!’” For Tom Sawyer, it’s always been about construction. His grandfather and […]

December 8, 2017

Construction Equipment

SDLG intros L918F wheel loader as ‘ideal yard machine’

SDLG unveiled its L918F compact wheel loader at ICUEE last week, which the company describes as “an ideal yard machine for many utility contractors.” SDLG says the new wheel loader also “excels at municipal work such as snow removal and moving gravel.” The L918F features a 1-cubic-yard capacity bucket mounted to a skid steer-style coupler. Other […]

October 13, 2017

Construction Equipment

McLaughlin introduces Vision lineup of underground utility locators

The new Vision utility locator lineup from McLaughlin is designed for a variety of users, from utility contractors to power companies to professional locators. McLaughlin says it made the Vision LX more user-friendly for utility contractors, combining the peak-locating screen and null-locating screen into one display. The display also has an automatic depth and current-measurement […]

June 6, 2017

Business

Ditch Witch sees double-digit growth this year as market for 30,000-pound-and-below drills grows

“The utility markets inside the United States are extremely strong, and we’ve seen our sales up by double digits,” said Dennis Wierzbicki, who took the helm of the Ditch Witch brand nine months ago. The primary drivers: home and utility construction. “We see both being very strong though 2016,” Wierzbicki added. “We’re excited about the […]

September 29, 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