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ACE HAULING JUNK REMOVAL & DEMOLITION
HAULING
Continues Their Focus on Unapparelled Customer Service with Addition of Volvo ECR145E Excavator
Right: Nick Marchand, Ace Junk Removal and Demolition.
By Brian Hoover, Senior Editor
Nick Marchand grew up in Encinitas, where he worked for his father, hauling junk for a few years before starting his own business in 1999. At 21 years of age, Nick knew that the most important thing was to maintain repeat business. He has never been concerned with being the biggest, but only the best. Nick and his wife, Sou, have built their business over these past 20-plus years by going over and beyond to meet their customer’s expectations on every job, large or small. Now, in 2020, you can’t miss their signature purple dump trucks, dumpsters, roll-off containers, and equipment fleet that you are sure to see going up and down the freeways and highways in the greater San Diego area.
What began as a startup junk removal company, quickly developed into a full-service demolition and hauling company that today serves both the commercial and residential industries. Ace Junk Removal and Demolition (ACE) has a long list of loyal customers that call on them to do anything from removing a mattress to bringing down an entire commercial building. “We run a tight ship and operate on extremely high standards. Our employees are just like family members, and we only add additional team members and equipment under the most stringent conditions,” says Marchand. “Our demolition began with the removal of driveways, and that progressed into bringing down houses and then on to entire industrial complexes. We have been moving further into demolition since the day I acquired my C21 license, and we are very good at what we do.”
According to Marchand, ACE began working on demolition projects in earnest in 2002, with the bigger jobs making their debut in 2007. “Things picked
Above and Below: Ace Junk Removal and Demolition uses their new Volvo ECR145E excavator to demolish a burned-out home in Ramona.
up for us in demolition when the fires ravaged this region in 2007. We were on several of these fire cleanup projects that tore through Rancho Bernardo, Poway, San Marcos and Valley Center,” says Marchand. “Our largest job to date would be when we removed seven massive commercial buildings to make room for residential development in San Marcos. We created a mountain of rubble when we brought down these tilt-up style buildings and demoed everything, including the parking lots. We recycled the large beams to Mexico and scrapped the metal on this several monthlong project in 2015.”
Right: Scott Nadell, Volvo Construction Equipment & Services and Nick Marchand, Ace Junk Removal and Demolition.
ACE receives a lot of calls for house remodel demolition, where they take down as much as 75 percent of a home structure while leaving a few loadbearing walls in place for reconstruction. “We stay busy with consistent residential work, and a great deal of tenant improvements on the commercial side,” continues Marchand. “We are up against some pretty big outfits on these larger commercial jobs, but we keep our costs under control and are saving on equipment rental costs through responsible, calculated ownership decisions.”
ACE recently added a new machine to its fleet, a Volvo ECR145E excavator that offers tremendous power, an enhanced hydraulic system, and a short swing radius for operating in confined spaces. “We looked at most of the top brands, and after research and careful consideration, we decided to go with Volvo,” says Marchand. “There were just so many variables that moved us into this Volvo excavator, including what we considered to be the easiest and most convenient to maintain. I am the primary operator for this new Volvo excavator, so I have a great appreciation for the comfortable and spacious cab, along with features like a camera system that allows for a 360-degree view. This Volvo has the look and feel of an indestructible machine, and that is what we need on these rough and challenging demolition projects.”
ACE Junk Removal and Demolition (ACE) currently has a variety of sizes of dumpsters and roll-off containers in their fleet, along with dump trucks, 2-axle trucks and Super 10 rolloff trucks. They also own and operate several skid steer loaders along with a mini excavator. “We just took delivery of our new Volvo ECR145E excavator a few weeks ago, and it has already proven its worth on several projects. We needed a larger excavator with a longer reach to get through these demolition projects faster. The other unit was taking four times as long, resulting in greater labor costs. Our new Volvo excavator also makes our job sites safer as we can work from greater distances,” continues Marchand. “Our Volvo representative is Scott Nadell, and he has been great to work with during the entire sale process and beyond.”
ACE has utilized its new Volvo ECR145E 36,000 lb. excavator on a variety of projects thus far. This includes bringing down a large horse barn, a two-story burnedout home and a garage, along with the clearing and grubbing on a brush removal project.
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Left & Above: Ace Junk Removal and Demolition’s Volvo ECR145E has enabled them to work safer and faster on their projects.
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“I wouldn’t even attempt to do these jobs without our new Volvo machine, says Marchand. “The extra reach, speed, and power are helping us to load trucks faster, making the decision to purchase a real no brainer.” ACE is extremely busy as it continues to add more demolition clients from homeowners to local developers. The currently serve all of San Diego County, occasionally making it up into Temecula and even the San Clemente and Newport Beach area. “The vast majority of our demolition work is primarily south of North County. We work for several developers and are among the first on-site, doing clearing and grubbing down to the dirt.,” concludes Marchand. “We are extremely fortunate to have such great people working here at ACE. This includes my wife, Sou, who is the owner and President of our Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE). She runs the offi ce and takes care of all of the scheduling, billing and backend of the business. We are content with where we are now as we remain focused on unparalleled customer service that will keep our customers coming back to us for years to come.” For more information on ACE Junk Removal and Demolition, please visit their website at www.acehauling. com or call their Carlsbad offi ce at (760) 434-5740. Cc
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