“One of the things we’ve always based our business on is the quality of work that we provide,” says Saxon. “We never want to sacrifice quality for the sake of growth. We care too much about our reputation for that.” For a while, Arnica Contracting then worked in the forest industry, building logging roads. When the logging industry started to take a downturn, they reinvented themselves again and started focusing more on civil construction. They have remained active in that sector ever since. Today, Arnica’s services include: general contracting, land clearing, site prep, excavations and earthmoving, material trucking, underground utility installation, storm drain installation, site grading, compaction equipment and service, retaining walls, demolitions, flood mitigations, construction bin rentals, water truck services, and more. Though their list of services is long, Saxon says what sets the company apart is “not the type of work we do, it’s the type of business we are.” “What I mean by that is from the time you pick up the phone and call us, we try very hard to make your experience here better than the experience you’ll receive anywhere else,” he explains. “We speak to you on the phone the way we’d want to be spoken to, or we’d want our family members to be spoken to. We follow up with estimates. We make sure you understand the work. We deliver a quality product at a fair price.” “It’s written in our mission statement that we won’t sacrifice craftsmanship for greater profit, FEBRUARY 2025
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