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Aggregate Production and Recycling Section For more information on crushing, screening and recycling equipment, visit CEG's Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.
‘Manosh By Gosh’ … Biz Offers Extensive Array of Services N.A. Manosh Corp. of Vermont’s website boasts “When it comes to water, well and construction drilling, wastewater and septic services, geothermal heating and cooling, aggregate materials and related excavation…it’s ‘Manosh by Gosh.’” As Nick Manosh, son of the company’s founder, tells the story, “In 1958, my dad [Howard Manosh], who had been an equipment operator, sold his 55 Chevy for $1500 for a down payment to buy a John Deere tractor with a Pippin backhoe and started working nights and weekends doing whatever work he could find.” C2C Visuals photo In 1965, Howard Manosh identified a growing need for clean accessible water; he purchased the com- N.A. Manosh transports its complete Kleemann portable crushing spread among its various quarries. pany’s first drilling rig and the catch expand considerably. phrase, “Manosh by Gosh” took root. In the One of the centerpieces of the N.A. 1970s, as Vermont became a vacation destiManosh operation is its four aggregate pronation and the ski slopes took hold, the econduction facilities that were purchased to supomy grew in the area and Howard further port the company’s growing construction diversified the company, known at that time division. as H.A. Manosh Corp. At one point he diverThe facilities produce: sified the company into operating an • washed manufactured sand; asbestos mine, which was quite successful • road sand/screened sand; until the government banned asbestos in the • mound sand; late 1970s. • stone (round and ledge) — 1-1/4-in., Nick Manosh joined his father’s growing 3/4-in., 3/8-in., 2-5-in.; company right out of high school. He even• quarry rip-rap; tually purchased the assets of H.A. Manosh • 1-1/2-in. plant mix; from his father and two brothers. Today • 1-in. minus Staymat; Nick’s son, Connor, represents the third gen• 1-1/2-in. crushed gravel; eration of the Manosh family and Connor ¾-in. crusher run gravel focuses his attention primarily on the water • bank run gravel; drilling and pumping aspect of the compa• bank run sand/fill; CEG photo ny’s business. • topsoil (regular and screened); Today, the company is a major force in (L-R): With the Kleemann MOBICAT EVO are Jason Vandeweert, branch manager of • granular backfill; the construction industry, offering a wide United Construction & Forestry in Williston, Vt.; Justin Jennett, general manager of • over run stone; United Ag & Turf; and Nick Manosh, president of N.A. Manosh. variety of highly diversified services, includ• dense graded; ing septic pumping and sewer inspection • 1-in. minus ditch stone; and services, along with storm water and catch radius of central Vermont. The company also commercial and residential. • State Spec materials As it has expanded into the geothermal basin cleaning and pump/lift station mainte- offers water treatment services to properly Approximately a year ago, Nick saw a treat the water that is generated from its work, it covers a significantly larger area significant opportunity to grow the aggrenance. The company has six drilling rigs and, not drilling services to produce ideal drinking with projects as far away as Portland, Maine, gate side of the business. A major road projand Cambridge, Mass. With fuel prices ect, reclaiming and repaving of Route 15 in only does it do residential well drilling, but it water. N.A. Manosh also has expanded into increasing the market for that kind of work, also does municipal and commercial, construction drilling within about a 250-mi. geothermal heating and cooling for both the geothermal side of the business could see MANOSH page 66
