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EquipmentWorld.com | November 2017 57 restraint in those situations." Adds Kevin Peterson, with NMC Cat: "I think Tom could teach other contractors how to work with engi- neers and other subs on a site, especially when they run into problems." Says Paul Gifford, with Gifford Realty: "In the past five years, Sawyer Construction has grown each month in equipment, employees and jobs. They have a bright future… He shows that aggressive growth is possible with good management." As for the future, Tom says the company is on a steady course of growth. "We'll keep the same mental- ity we now have moving forward, continuing to grow a bit each year," he says. "We're just a little more visible now than we used to be." In 2005, Tom took over the reins of Sawyer Construction from his mother and father, Marka and Tom Sawyer Sr. [ ] Tom Sawyer uses a mix of equipment- acquisition strategies, but tends to buy new compact equipment.