Big Dog Drilling

Congratulations to Steve Jones and Big Dog Drilling for being honored as the 2024 ADSC contractor of the year!! Big Dog has been a proud member of the ADSC for many years and we are happy to be a part of everything they do for our industry. #ADSC #adsccontractoroftheyear #commercialdrilling #commercialconstruction #foundationdrilling #bigdogenergy

When I was little I didn’t really understand what my dad did for work, I just knew “daddy does dirt”. For years I rolled my eyes everytime we had “to check a job” on the way home from dinner or anytime he pointed out a job we did the concrete on. I never wanted to work for the family business & when I started as a teenager I saw what my dad did every day & thought all he did was pick up checks & go to lunch. Now I’m on the other side & unfortunately people just don’t get it. Every holiday, every family dinner is a business meeting. It never ends. There’s no such thing as vacations, holidays or weekends. There’s no explaining to outsiders what this dream job actually entails. Yes, there is flexibility & freedom but there is a lot of sacrifice. No one sees when he wakes up in the middle of the night to check the bank account or transfer money out of his retirement account to cover payroll. But that’s the sacrifice we made when my father started TWO family businesses. It’s in his blood, he can’t help it. His family is made up of entrepreneurs & business owners. His grandfather started Dearborn Stove Company in the 1950s & later founded Strand Corporation a manufacturing company based in Garland. Then Steve’s mother ran the company in the 80s. Both of his sisters were successful realtors & many of his nieces & nephews went on to become business owners as well. As you know Steve has a special personality, you either love him or you don’t. There’s no middle ground. He paves his own way & makes his own rules so naturally working for other people wasn’t a good fit. As a young family man in the 80s after his family business sold he began working in construction. Somewhere around the mid 90s he found himself where many employees find themselves. Broke and unhappy he thought “this isn’t rocket science, I can make my own concrete company”. In 1995 Strand & Associates was born and the Steve’s family embarked on a new adventure. Over the years changes came, from humble beginnings doing engineering inspections with only two people, to residential concrete projects, then a name change to Strand Concrete and growing the company to tackle multimillion commercial projects. Through it all, the heart of the business has remained the same. “Small enough to listen, big enough to deliver. My father has taught me many lessons throughout my 40 years of being his daughter and now business partner. He’s taught me the value of hard work, he’s taught me to care about people and be generous with what God has given us but mostly he’s taught me to never back down from a challenge. Be afraid & do it anyways. No matter what life & business has thrown at us I know we can figure it out & we have each others backs. I love you dad & I’m so happy you finally got your fairy tale ending in the mountains. Texas will miss you! Thank you for everything you have taught us all about this industry & about life. You can hang your hard hat up now Big Dog.

Please help us congratulate Mama Dog, Kailah Jones Creed and Blake Creed on their marriage this past weekend! We wish you both a lifetime of happiness together??

Great night celebrating Noe and Ruben Montelongo’s dedication and 10 years of hard work at Strand Concrete. We are blessed to have them representing us in the field. Congratulations!

Safe and Stylin ?? #bigdogsdigginholes #safetyfirst #safety #newgear #hardhats #stylish #commercialdrilling #pierdrilling #foundationdrilling #commercialconstruction #texasconstruction

We are looking for an experienced Receptionist to join our team! #nowhiring #receptionist #rockwalltx #commercialdrilling #foundationdrilling #commercialconstruction

163 piers finished with 11 foot columns. ??Lubbock, TX #bigdogsdigginholes #commercialdrilling #pierdrilling #commercialconstruction #foundationdrilling #texasconstruction #lubbocktx

See ya later alligator?? That’s a wrap on the San Antonio Zoo project! #bigdogsdigginholes #commercialdrilling #pierdrilling #commercialconstruction #foundationdrilling #texasconstruction #commercialconstruction #sanantoniotx #sanantonio

Everybody loves a #wetholewednesday #bigdogsdigginholes #commercialdrilling #pierdrilling #foundationdrilling #commercialconstruction #wethole #austintx #laketravis #barge