Woodruff & Sons | Diversity Employer

Roy Woodruff established Woodruff & Sons in 1946 with his father William and his brother Louis in Michigan City, IN, having saved enough money while serving our country during WWII to buy his first bulldozer. His father owned a dump truck and they united forces to haul material and clear land. Growing up in a home with 12 children, Roy left school in the 10th grade to make money for the family. His intelligence and innovation transcended his conventional education, and his determination and drive continuously carried him into many different areas and new fields of construction. He had an outstanding career, becoming very well known as an industry leader and mentor, evolving the company from clearing land and digging basements, into demolition, underground utility work, road building and crushing, to name just a few services.

In 1973, he moved his family to open a Florida division of Woodruff & Sons. Today the IN and FL operations are run by Roy’s children, Don, Bruce, and Linda and a 4th generation is actively involved moving into the future. Roy’s legacy carries on throughout Woodruff & Sons.

As a “forward thinking contractor” his vision set this company apart. Roy never hesitated inventing or designing something that would work on his job sites, if he couldn’t buy it then he would build it. Here are just a few examples:
 

• Roy designed, along with Ted “Smitty” Smith and Leo Barbera of Richmond Manufacturing, a boring machine that split into 2 pieces, providing a lightweight solution for contractors to use on jobsites.
• Roy was issued 3 patents, 2 for inventing apparatuses for forming holes in the earth and setting subterranean structures therein. He called them hole punchers and used them to install wellpoints.
• Roy was also issued a patent for inventing an apparatus for compacting soil, which we call our Deep Compaction Probe.
• Roy worked with Geotechnical Engineers to develop a standard for utilizing crushed concrete as a road base material.
• Roy designed a Hopac compactor to mount on an excavator bucket, and today several companies manufacture compactor buckets.
• Roy along with Jim Heldt designed 2 Guillotine Trucks for breaking concrete, building them from scratch and modifying them as he felt they needed to be.
• Roy designed or modified many buckets, attachments and parts and things through the years to make construction more efficient.

The success of our company is directly related to our years of experience, vast knowledge in the construction field and long-term, highly trained employees. With our commitment to excellence and the dedication of our qualified personnel, we have achieved an outstanding reputation for quality and service in the construction industry.

Our Motto
Take pride in your work, Do it right the first time, And respect the other person and their property.