Equipment World Digital Magazine
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T he TCW in TCW Construction stands for "Tony's Cement Works," a tribute to the company started by Joe Delgado's father, Lorenzo (Tony) Delgado. "We use his wheelbarrow logo to this day," says Del- gado, president of the Lincoln, Nebraska firm. In true American dream fashion, however, the son's company has far eclipsed what his father started. While his father's firm concentrated on driveways, sidewalks and patios, TCW now does $14 to $15 million in an- nual revenues paving streets and airports, operating a ready-mix plant, and holding the local franchise for Butler Buildings. "I didn't think I was going to college, because my parents were not well off and the Bottoms area of Lincoln is not an area where a lot of kids went on to school," Delgado recalls. But, an opportunity arose, and eventually, armed with a construction manage- ment degree from the University of Nebraska, Delgado began working for the giant Kiewit Corporation on jobs in Colorado. After several years with Kiewit, home called, and Delgado joined his father in 1985. Diversification and expansion TCW immediately expanded its focus after Delgado came home, doing large box culverts and bridge jobs for the Nebraska Department of Roads, and cleaning up contaminated soils for the U.S. Army Corps of En- gineers. After buying the firm in 1998, Delgado started Husker Ready Mixed Concrete and bought a Butler Building franchise. Delgado started Husker Ready Mixed Concrete in EquipmentWorld.com | March 2016 79 contractor of the year | by Marcia Gruver Doyle | MGruver@randallreilly.com Nebraska contractor uses DBE as a stepping stone for prime road building work TCW Construction Year started: 1998 Number of employees: Up to 100 at peak season Annual revenue: $14 to $15 million Markets served: Road and airport construction, ready-mix concrete, crushing and metal building construction Joseph Delgado Lincoln, Nebraska