GORICK CONSTRUCTION BETS ON DRKHORSE
Published: 15/1
Binghamton, N.Y.-based contractor Gorick Construction Co., Inc., specializes in demolition, recycling, excavation, and heavy highway building. Recently, the company entered into partnership with DRKhorse – an up-and-coming supplier of demolition and recycling attachments. Andrei Bushmarin reports.
Gorick Construction’s history dates back to 1945 when Alfred Gorick and his wife Stephanie bought their very first dump truck while still on their honeymoon. Out of that truck the company has grown into a full-service heavy highway and demolition contractor with a large fleet of specialized equipment. In 1986, the couple’s son, Alfred Jr., graduated from Clarkson University with a civil engineering degree and replaced his father at the company’s helm. He’s now supported by a leadership team that includes operations vice president Trevor Moyer, sr. project manager Matt Williams, demolition project manager Scott Allegrino, assistant project manager Kendyl Gorick (the third generation of the Gorick family), and equipment manager Jerre Kemak.
Like other performance-conscious contractors, Gorick Construction maintains and regularly updates an extensive arsenal of demolition tools. For two major projects, Kemak advised adding a dedicated concrete cracker to the current line-up. A potential source for this critical tool was DRKhorse, a new player in the demolition field within the Luxembourg-based SAS Group led by industry veteran Bruce Bacon. Bacon recommended Gorick consider a mighty RCC45 model designed by Netherlands-based Rotar, featuring its patented “Ramplifier” system that instantly increases pressure to the jaws from 5,000 to 10,000psi when biting the hard concrete.
Let’s get to work!
The RCC45 has passed its trial run with flying colors, demolishing a few 42-in (1,067mm) concrete columns in no time. Gorick Construction’s first large-scale use of the RCC45 was the demolition of the former Perry Homes in nearby Buffalo to make way for a new housing complex. The job called for taking down nearly 30 multi-story apartment buildings and foundations, subsequent recycling of concrete debris. A total of 400,000 ft2 (37,160m2) of buildings was demolished. The RCC45’s superb performance to pre-process the concrete for crushing significantly increased the efficiency of the entire recycling operation.
Impressed by the RCC45’s capabilities, Gorick Construction has since acquired a RCC30 attachment for another big assignment--demolition of more than 600,000 ft2 (55,742 m2) of IBM’s original buildings at its Endicott, N.Y., campus. According to Alfred Gorick Jr., Bacon and his team have proven to be incredible partners, whose support has been impeccable.