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Dan Mackin Realizes His Dream of Owning Excavation, Concrete Company By Jay Adams CEG CORRESPONDENT
Dan Mackin has a concrete foundation in the construction industry because, since childhood, he was always around concrete. Mackin, the owner of Dan Mackin Construction, founded in Griswold, Conn., in 1998, comes from a family that was always in the building business. “My father was a partner with two of his brothers,” said Mackin “They did concrete and excavation. At some point, that company split up and they went their own separate ways. They still got along and worked on some projects together. I was about 8 to 10 years old at this time and can still remember going to the jobs. “I now have six cousins and one brother who are in the construction business. As a young child, I was always playing with toy bulldozers, and excavators and dump trucks,” Mackin said. “It seems I have always had a fascination with equipment.” Mackin’s father was into concrete residential house foundations and flooring. “I was on the job, learning about foundations and concrete work. Let me tell you something, if there is anything real in this world that can really make you alert it’s concrete. First off, you learn that when the truck comes, you move fast. You become very aware of the weather terrain around you. You’re always trying to beat something when it comes to concrete.” But Mackin said there is much more to it than that. “If it’s hot, the concrete can set up quick and not allow you to finish it properly. If it’s too wet, it will Dan Mackin blow through your wall steps. If it’s cold out, it will take a long time to set up and must be heated,” said Mackin. and to level the concrete properly. If you fail in any one of “The time of day can be critical and the time concrete stands these areas there is no hiding it; it is what it is and the conin a truck waiting to be poured, rain or snow can affect crete does not care,” said Mackin. “Concrete is a tough physground conditions to the point that some trucks can’t reach ical job. It can teach you ways to save time, how to be more the walls. If you get concrete that was left over from anoth- productive, to plan properly for the job and to be prepared. er job, it can set up real fast and weaken the mix. Having There are no do-overs if you make a mistake. You can’t just proper manpower that shows up and having the equipment cut another board or add some dirt to fix it. If you don’t learn these things quick you will not make in concrete.” to handle the job are also critical. “The job must be square and not move during the pour see MACKIN page 4