Contractors Since 1947
Established in 1947, Hoffman Bros., Inc. began when brothers Ed and Hollis Hoffman purchased a bulldozer and dump truck to take advantage of the post-World War II construction boom.
Hollis ran the bulldozer and Ed ran the dump truck digging basements and grading driveways around the Battle Creek area.
Jack and Jim continued to grow the company taking on larger and more complex projects, purchasing more equipment, and hiring more employees.
In 1981, in order to accommodate the ever-increasing work load required to keep more than 50 employees busy, Jack and Jim hired Ed Davids, a recent graduate of Michigan Technological University. Ed would help in the office with estimating and managerial work.
Jack, Jim, and Ed were joined by Dan Eriksson in 1985 and Jim’s son Brian in 1989. Ed, Dan, and Brian would purchase the company from Jack and Jim in 1999. At this point Hoffman Bros., Inc. had grown into one of southwest Michigan’s largest and most respected excavating contractors. With a commitment to perform the highest quality construction work possible Ed, Dan, and Brian continued to grow the company and have cultivated a company culture with an employee base that takes great pride in maintaining the high standards that Hoffman Bros., Inc. customers have grown accustomed to.
As Ed approached retirement age, the decision was made to chart a course toward the fourth generation of ownership of Hoffman Bros., Inc. In 2015 Ed, Dan and Brian selected Jesse Pero, Bill Rizor and Tom Rizor to begin purchasing Ed’s shares in the business. Bill and Tom are great grandsons of founding brother, Ed Hoffman and Jesse is a long-time employee of the company. In 2020 Ed retired officially, but still works on select projects to this day.
The growth of the company continues each year. Hoffman Bros., Inc. currently employs approximately 250 employees and maintains a fleet of approximately 300 pieces of heavy equipment.
