Grade Tech goes to Xtremes at the Oakley Rodeo
Grade Tech continued its annual holiday tradition by sponsoring the 89th annual Oakley City Independence Day Rodeo and Celebration, which was held from July 3-6 at the Oakley Recreation Center. We were also the title sponsor for the first-ever Oakley Xtreme Bulls event which was held on Monday, July 8th. Grade Tech employees and their family members came out in force to enjoy food, fun and camaraderie at the rodeo on [...]
Grade Tech Continues Honoring Work Anniversaries By Supporting Meaningful Charities
In an effort to celebrate and honor highly committed team members, Grade Tech has continued its long-standing tradition of donating to local charities in the name of its employees on their work anniversaries. This month, Grade Tech is recognizing two such individuals for their performance and dedication. Mahala Velasquez and David Barlow are both celebrating work anniversaries in June. As per tradition, Grade Tech will make a donation to the charity [...]
Grade Tech Sponsors Annual Fundraiser Assisting Programs for Burn Survivors
Friday, June 7, 2024 - For the third year in a row, Grade Tech participated in and sponsored the The Kibbie/Weaver Annual Charity University of Utah Burn Camp Golf Tournament which took place at The Old Mill Golf Course. As an active sponsor and tournament participants, Grade Tech also donated prizes as part of the raffle giveaway which included three Yeti coolers complete with associated gifts. This year, Grade Tech [...]
Joe McCarthy Celebrates 3 Years at Grade Tech by Supporting Family of Fallen Police Officer
Joe McCarthy, Grade Tech Mechanic, is celebrating 3 years with the company this month. To commemorate that milestone, he is supporting the family of Sergeant Bill Hooser, a Santaquin County police officer who was recently killed in the line of duty. Grade Tech donated $1,000 to the GoFundMe page to support Hooser’s wife and family as part of the company’s “giving back” program which supports the local community by celebrating employees’ work [...]
Jeffrey Thomas Celebrates 4 Years at Grade Tech by Supporting Folds of Honor
Jeffrey Thomas, a operator at Grade Tech, is celebrating 4 years with the company this month. To commemorate that milestone, he is supporting Folds of Honor, a foundation that provides life-changing scholarships to the spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled military and first responders. Grade Tech donated $1,000 to the organization in Jeff’s name as part of the company’s giving back program which supports the local community by celebrating [...]
Brad Richardson Celebrates 3 Years at Grade Tech by Supporting Primary Children’s Hospital
Brad Richardson, Project Manager/Estimator, is celebrating 3 years with the company this month. To commemorate that milestone, he is supporting Primary Children’s Hospital, a not-for-profit, free-standing children's hospital based in Salt Lake City that provides quality healthcare for children with complex illnesses and injuries from across the United States. Brad explained that he has a special place in his heart for the hospital because they helped his son 15 years [...]
Celebrating a Successful Year of Mobile Batch Plant Services
Grade Tech is proud to celebrate the success of our endeavor into Mobile Batch Planting! We started our on-site concrete service in 2022 building a fleet and skilled crew that has, to date, successfully provided on-site concrete services to construction sites in Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado. With our multiple Mobile Batch Plants, Grade Tech brings efficient, high-quality, concrete production to job sites. Run by skilled craftsmen experienced in selecting and [...]
4th Annual Grade Tech Gives Back Christmas Party!
As we pause to reflect on 2023, host our 4th annual Grade Tech Gives back Christmas party, and ring in the new year, we think about the decisions we’ve made that have built a stronger foundation for Grade Tech’s future and the opportunities we’ve had to grow as a team. While we successfully expanded the scope of our business this year, that accomplishment required many long work weeks for [...]
Grade Tech Attends First-ever Dirt World Summit
Grade Tech’s David Barlow, Alex Goodwin, and Franklin Barlow attended the first-ever Ariat Dirt World Summit 2023 which was held from Oct. 25-27 in Houston, Texas. The summit, which was sponsored by Ariat International footwear and clothing, was developed by BuildWitt to bring the “Dirt World” together to discuss and solve the pervasive issues facing the industry today. The Grade Tech crew was among more than 750 industry leaders who [...]
Making a Living in the Dirt: A Discussion with Rory Hall
We’ve all heard the saying, “It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it.” While he agrees with that statement for the most part, Rory Hall would change one word to make it match his vision of the excavating business and the trades overall, “It’s a dirty job, but someone GETS to do it.” That one-word change says it all when it comes to Rory and Grade Tech. [...]