Cutting-edge Quality and Performance you can count on.
Cutting-edge Quality and Performance you can count on.
Our commitment to innovation was born in the field and continues to be driven by the people who use the equipment every day.
One of our most significant contributions to the industry was the creation of Merit Saws. Greg Ferguson and his friend and business partner, engineer Juan Vielma, founded Merit Engineering to address the challenges they encountered on jobsites. Their design included a patented gearbox with a neutral position—an innovation that improved operator safety and jobsite productivity.
Built by contractors for contractors, Merit Saws earned a reputation for reliability, durability, and performance. The product line gained international recognition, and in 2018 Blount International acquired Merit Engineering and Equipment Company. Today, Merit remains part of the ICS family of professional concrete cutting equipment.
Greg remains connected to Merit equipment and its users, sharing his experience when it can help contractors in the field. His continued interest reflects a belief that innovation means building solutions that last.
That same mindset drives us today. We build and customize trucks and equipment in-house, and operate one of Southern California’s largest fleets of high-horsepower flat saws. Every improvement starts with a simple question: “How can we do this better?”
Our project engineers, estimators, field leaders, and skilled craft professionals bring that same problem-solving mindset to every job, helping customers find safer, more efficient, and cost-effective ways to tackle complex work.
