Our History | Frattalone Companies

Making Trax for 50 Years

As our 50th season in business, 2020 marks a major milestone in the history of Frattalone Companies. As a family owned firm, we are proud of our roots and what we’ve done to get to where we are today. Scroll down to learn about our history.

1970

Frank Frattalone forms FM Frattalone Excavating & Grading.

Providing excavation and grading service to residential home builders, using a Caterpillar 955 Traxcavator and single-axle dump truck, Frank provided honest prices and quality work to his clients solidifying his place in the local construction market.

From day one, Frank built his business with his growing family in mind.

1972

With his first son, Tony here at age 2, born the same year he started his business, Frank had his family in mind from day one. Frank often brought Tony with him to work where Tony developed a lifelong passion for machinery and heavy construction equipment. Spending countless hours watching his dad form relationships with both customers and employees gave Tony an appreciation for integrity, quality and hard work. Today, Tony continues doing what he loves most, “working hard to provide the best quality of work to our customers.”

1978

Frank’s brand new John Deere 690B brought with it new opportunities.

As new equipment came on the market, in 1978, Frank was one of the first in the area to make the switch from traxcavator to hydraulic excavator. Purchasing the machine of choice for residential excavation and for sites requiring soil corrections under foundations, Frank’s brand new John Deere 690B brought with it new opportunities to serve the commercial construction market.

Frank Frattalone incorporates the firm as F.M. Frattalone Excavating and Grading, Inc.

1979

As his company continued to grow, in 1979 Frank Frattalone incorporates the firm as F.M. Frattalone Excavating and Grading, Inc. and also introduces the first company logo.

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