A Salute to a
Customer
Morrone Excavation Inc. offers site work solutions for new homes along the Connecticut and Rhode Island coastline
W Mike Morrone, President
When Mike Morrone was a teenager, he dove headfirst into the construction industry. In 1991, after spending a decade learning the trade, he founded his own company: Morrone Excavation Inc. Over the last 30 years, the firm has established a specialized operation in the Westerly, R.I., region.
“When I was 16, I started out working for my uncle and grandfather in the sand and gravel excavation business,” recalled Morrone. “I also spent time working for my father as a mechanic at his service stations and repair facilities. Eventually, I realized I preferred the site work and the excavation business to mechanic work and started my own excavation company.” Morrone’s staff consists of two full-time employees and one part-time employee. The firm services a territory from Old Saybrook, Conn., to the Newport-Warwick, R.I., area. It focuses on residential work and smaller commercial projects.
“Primarily, we complete high-end homes along the Rhode Island and Connecticut coastline,” explained Morrone. “We basically complete the site work from the excavation to the foundation for our projects. In some cases, we’ll demo an existing home and remove the septic system; then we will excavate and install a new foundation, install the utilities and a new septic system, backfill it with material, subgrade the site, create the driveway, and get the property ready for finish grade. We will also grade private roads for property access or smaller developments as well. It’s a lot of long hours because we travel wherever the business takes us. My wife’s support has played a big role in the company’s success.”
Running a smaller operation means that Morrone has a real sense of pride about his work. “We’ve established a niche business where I enjoy going to the job site every day,” stated Morrone. “We stand behind our work and do
An operator uses a Volvo ECR58 excavator to place gravel in a crawl space for a home near Westerly, R.I. “We recently added the ECR58 excavator to our fleet,” noted President Mike Morrone. “I like the steel tracks with rubber pads and prefer the way the machine handles. The excavator was also a good value.”
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