Equipment World Digital Magazine
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on record | by Marcia Gruver Doyle MGruver@randallreilly.com And the winner is... A ctually, make that "winners." Since we selected our 12 Contractor of the Year finalists right before press time, I wanted to share Don Facciobene Don Facciobene Palm Bay, Florida "The type of clients they work for require the utmost in safety, and Facciobene is very particular. They do not mess around with safety." Dwaine Doss Doss Enterprises Jane Lew, West Virginia "When I first knew him he had a backhoe and a small dozer, and now he's probably got close to 100 pieces of equipment. He can get more out of a piece of equipment than anyone I've seen." the good news with you. Here is our class of 2014, with a sampling of the client and vendor comments that lead to their selection: Jeremy Hiltz Jeremy Hiltz Excavating Ashland, New Hampshire "He has the mentality of a marine: get it done and don't cut corners. People get frustrated when they see him at a prebid, because they know he does great work." Daniel Thiel and Steven Mueller J & S General Contracting Osceola, Wisconsin "They're a first generation contracting firm that started from scratch and actually grew during the recession. They show there's opportunity for new guys." Brian Winkler Wm. Winkler Spokane, Washington "He's very focused, a former Seabee, and he just bleeds diesel. He's 'Dr. Construction,' very knowledgeable. If I say anything more, you'd think I was on commission." Vern Larman Larman Construction Garland, Texas "When he gets done with one of our pool jobs, his crews put a scripted "L" in the bottom of the hole where they've signed their work." Shawn and Kevin Guyer Guyer Brothers New Enterprise, Pennsylvania "They are known as the premier contractor in the area. Employees from competitors sometimes call me wanting to know if I've heard of any positions they have open." Brad Phillips Phillips Companies Beavercreek, Ohio "People will go to work for Phillips and it's a career. Other contractors will have people that jump around a lot. He has guys that have been there for 20 years." You'll need to add one more winner to this list, or rather a set of winners: the Equipment World editors. Even though our Contractor of the Year on-site visits come at one of the busiest times of the year Landon Floyd Precision Pipeline Cedar City, Utah "I don't even bid them out anymore. I just hire them on every project I use, even the small things. They make it impossible for you to go anywhere else." Brian Winot Northeast Site Contractors East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania "They have a great company structure. Their supervisor is on the job everyday and it's not unusual for you to see the owner, too. With other companies, you see the foreman and that's it." James Tollestrup Tollestrup Construction Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada "It's been wonderful working with them through the years. Even when there are hitches, they've been able to work through them. They are very high quality people." Douglas E. Thomas Thomas Construction Grove City, Pennsylvania "He's a straight shooter. If he sees a better way to do things, it's all about trying to save money for the owner, which is greatly appreciated." for us, they are always a pleasure. They allow us to take a deep dive into the organizations of excellent contractors, and to come away with a keen sense of why they have such ardent fans. EW EquipmentWorld.com | December 2013 11