“We’ve had a lot of drilling work coming in lately that has had some pretty tight deadlines we just couldn’t afford to be waiting on subcontractors,” Andrews explained. We did, however, continue to invest in a few smaller HDDs for doing smaller-diameter bores.”Īn increasing workload for HDD work in Oklahoma and New Mexico has led S & J Contractors back into larger-diameter trenchless work within the last year.
“We leaned up a bit as a company and decided that HDD was an area we could use a subcontractor on if we needed to. “We used to run several large maxi rigs until around a decade ago when there was a dip in work in Southern Texas,” he explained. That all changed in the last year when Andrews recently made a significant equipment investment so S&J Contractors can offer their clients a turnkey solution.Īccording to Andrews, his company is no stranger to doing trenchless pipeline construction installation. In fact, until recently, the only thing S & J Contractors would even consider subbing out is horizontal directional drilling (HDD). The company is a full-service operation from digging ditches, stringing pipe and welding to clearing right of ways and restoration work.
Today, S & J Contractors employs more than 160 highly skilled individuals, who on a daily basis can be found doing pipeline construction, compressor installations or plant work. Andrews believes there is a natural ebb and flow in the industry and the best way to get through the peaks and valleys is having a team that can handle every aspect of constructing a pipeline, including doing a good job of allocating people and equipment on current projects. During that time, his company has weathered through lean years and prospered during boom years. Scott Andrews, owner of S & J Contractors of Winnsboro, Texas, has been working in the pipeline industry for 30 years.
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