66 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 10 “I have 10, 12, and 14-year-old boys who want to work for the company someday and carry on when I’m no longer here,” he says. “We are not looking back. We are going to continue to build and do the best possible asphalt and concrete paving that we can for our customers.” The secret to the great success that Johnson & Sons enjoys? It’s quite simple, says Johnson: “Putting the customer first.” Whatever Johnson & Sons’ customers expect, its employees exceed, as Johnson further points out. Whether it’s repaving a parking lot removing a client’s asphalt or new construction paving and grading, Johnson and his workers like to leave it better than it was before. “We try to take care of everything on an in-house basis,” he adds. “We don’t use a lot of subcontractors.” Controlling their own schedules and materials is important to Johnson and his employees, as he points out. That’s critical, as is being a good steward of the company that he created and looking out for its people and the clients they serve so well, as Johnson shares. “I’m an engineer,” he remarks, “and I’m a business owner. Taking care of my employees and taking care of our customers first are the most important things for me.” PREFERRED VENDOR/ PARTNER n Wisco Oil LLC Wiscooils@gmail.com
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