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10 Tips For Safer Trenching And Excavating

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) considers excavation to be one of the most dangerous activities in the construction and utilities industries. This is primarily because the potential for collapse poses great hazards for employees. According to OSHA, “One cubic yard of soil can weigh as much as a car.” Approximately two U.S. workers […]

Can You Answer This Question

Can you answer this question in one simple sentence? It’s a very difficult question. I’m not asking what you do for a living, I’m asking you what you specialize in? If a customer finds you on google and clicks on your website for the first time what do they see in the first few seconds? […]

Happy Birthday James

Happy Birthday! James you are the best! James is the most positive person and hard working man around. James is always on the go, it’s hard to keep up with him.  James always has a smile on his face and makes everyone around him feel special. From all of us at Creative Excavating we wish […]

Summer Party

  Another great year we got to celebrate with all of these peeps.  We couldn’t tell you how much we love and appreciate our crew. Hands down, we have the greatest group.  We did a summer company party in Mesquite at the Gun Range.   There was a tie between Les and Luke, Les came […]

How To Backfill

Backfilling is the process of putting soil back inside a trench or in a foundation when the excavation has been completed. The backfill process requires skills and knowledge on the specifications, contract requirements and understanding soil conditions. Backfilling is used in tasks such as protecting landscaping, foundations or filling in the voids in underground structures. Every […]

Creative Excavating 12 Years

Creative Excavating has been in business 12 years ! Creative Excavating has been in business since 2005, 12 Years has been great for us at Creative Excavating. We would like to Thank our customers for making our business a success. We pride ourselves in our commitment to exceeding our customer’s prompt expectations, innovative and dependable.

5 Tips to Maintain Your Heavy Machinery

Tip 1 Always keep your machinery lubricated. Tip 2 Make sure your machinery is clean. Tip 3 Proper maintenance and scheduled maintenance on your machinery. Tip 4 Pay attention to wear and tear. Tip 5 Train your employees on your machinery and keep them updated with any changes on operating equipment.

Excavator

  Excavators  (Hydraulic Excavators) are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, dipper (or stick), bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the “house”.[1] The house sits atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. They are a natural progression from the steam shovels and often mistakenly called power shovels. All movement and functions […]

Happy Birthday Derek

Happy Birthday Derek! Hoping you have a wonderful birthday from all of us at Creative Excavating. Derek has worked for us for 4 1/2 years and is  great asset to our company and we appreciate all his hard work and time.