In 1956, Elmer Schaub—the Elmer part of Team Elmer’s—and his wife, Edna, opened for business digging conservation ponds with a dragline crane. Elmer Schaub ran the business until 1977 when he decided to retire and offered Russell “Butch” Broad the chance to buy the business.
Since 1977, the company has continued to expand across northern Michigan while maintaining its dedication to a high-quality product and customer satisfaction. Today, as a 100% Employee Owned Company, the name Team Elmer’s encompasses Elmer’s Crane & Dozer, Inc., Elmer’s Esphalt, and Elmer’s Concrete, among others. We continue to build better communities through our commitment to service. Service to our clients, service to our coworkers, and service to our communities.
Added hydroseeder and hired our first engineer, Gary Holcombe, who later became a part-owner in the business
Bought first excavator and began doing underground construction for water and sewer
Purchased first crusher and started the aggregate division
Purchased asphalt plant and set it up at our new Cass Street location
Expanded our engineering department and purchased an excavation company from Ambrose Schaub, Elmer’s brother
Bought a concrete plant and added our ready-mix concrete division
Purchased Traverse Asphalt and moved to the Rennie School Road location in Traverse City
Acquired Manistee location
Acquired Big Rapids location
Ludington and White Cloud plants come on board
Cadillac plant built
Houghton Lake, Beaverton, Omer, West Branch, East Tawas, and Oscoda plants joined the team
Added Kalkaska crane operation and heavy haul trucking
Built concrete plants in Kalkaska and the Tri-Cities/Midland area
Troy Broad, Todd Broad, and Tonya Wildfong, Butch's three adult children, purchase the company
Acquired Drenth Brothers pit properties in Ellsworth, MI
Acquired Concrete Designs, Inc, a concrete cutting and piling company that services the entire state of Michigan
Purchased Mohawk Transport
Purchased Cordes Excavating in Hillman, Michigan
Expanded to Petoskey location
Acquired Gamble's Redi-Mix in Harrison, Michigan
Acquired Manthei Redi-Mix in Gaylord, East Jordan, and Charlevoix, Michigan
Transitioned to an Employee Owned Company.
Team Elmer's Advertisement in 1960
Elmer's crew in 1979
Insley Crane at the Coast Guard Station
Team Elmer's lifts Santa's House in 1981
Team Elmer's Crew on a demolition jobsite
Old Elmer's Red Tandem
