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Tom Finfrock is shown with sons
Roger and Paul as the company ties in a water line on Wenrick
Street in Covington.
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Finfrock Construction, Inc.
Started with pick & shovel |
COVINGTON, Ohio - A
few weeks ago Tom Finfrock was watching his sons and other
employees lay water line in Covington. As the men and power
equipment were busy doing the job quickly and efficiently Tom
was remembering how much things have changed - and yet stayed
the same - over the years.
He recalled that his dad, Roger
Finfrock, started the company in 1943 with only a car, trailer,
pick and shovel. Mr. Finfrock kept busy digging basements,
puttingin sidewalks, pouring curb and gutter for many of Covington's east end streets. |
Obviously equipment
and materials have changed a great deal but the basic work
remains the same. In 1949, for example, Finfrock Construction
poured the curb and gutter on Wenrick Street in Covington. In
1979 - 30 years later - the Finfrock crew was back on Wenrick
Street, this time tying in a new water lines.
Tom Finfrock went to
work for his dad when he was about 14 years old. Initially, the
company's work was pouring cement. The business grew steadily
and by 1956 they were doing subdivision work. |
Finfrock's first
subdivision was for Don Hampshire in Piqua where they did the
streets, curbs, sewer and water lines.
Tom gradually took over
operation of the company after he returned from the service in
1953.
Today Finfrock Construction, Inc. has more than 20 pieces
of modern equipment, operates from a 18-acre site which includes
a gravel pit and employs approximately a dozen men. They serve
both private and public customers in an approximate 50-mile
radius. |
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Treaty's Tom
Jenkins chats with Rich McMaken and Tom Finfrock at site of
Covington water project.
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The equipment wasn't very
mechanized when Roger Finfrock was working on Wenrick Street in
1949. That's Roger at left in the photo above. His son and
grandchildren now keep the company running smoothly.
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bidding, purchasing, collections and supervision of jobs.
Tom's two sons, Roger, 24, and Paul, 22, work full-time for
the company. Daughter Crystal, who is secretary to the Troy
athletic director, helps with the books on evenings and
weekends. Mrs. Finfrock (Dona) also plays an active role in
the business.
The Treaty Company has been
proud to count Finfrock Construction as a customer since 1955
and Tom and Dona have joined the Treaty Travelers on trips to
various parts of the world.
The Finfrocks are life long
residents of the Covington area. Tom was one of the first
football players at Covington High School. Also a high school
track star, his records still stand in the quarter mile and
220-yard dash. Tom is a life member of the VFW and American
Legion and belongs to the Miami County Homebuilders Assn.
The Finfrocks have a motor home
which they use frequently. During nice weather they take it to
Celina to where they relax on their pontoon. About six weeks
each winter they take it to Florida and in the spring the
direction is reversed to Michigan to hunt mushrooms. |
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| Rich McMaken,
Covington water and sewer superintendent, checks progress of
the job. Finfrock Construction is installing U. S. Pipe
Ductile Iron Class 53 water main in the village. Also being
used are Mueller valves, fitting and hydrants. The project
calls for installation of nearly 9,000 feet of water line. |
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Finfrock
crew at
work on
Covington
water
project. |
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