Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors’ Schmitt Named Ditchdigger of the Year

Ryan M. Schmitt, president and owner of Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors Inc., has been awarded the Ditchdigger of the Year Award from the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) for the second time in his career.

NUCA is the largest national industry association representing utility and excavation contractors throughout the country. The award is presented annually at NUCA’s Convention to a contractor member who has made a significant contribution to NUCA and the underground utility construction and excavation industry.
“To be included among the many great past recipients, and to have won it twice now is such an honor for me,” says Schmitt. “I value the standards set by the utility and excavation contracting industry at the local, state and national level and make sure Petticoat-Schmitt conforms to those ideals.”

Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors, Inc. is one of northeast Florida’s premier construction companies specializing in the civil contracting industry. The company performs underground utility, grading and roadway construction for public and private entities in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Clients include the City of Jacksonville, JEA, Florida Department of Transportation, the City of St. Marys, Ga., Clay County Utility Authority and numerous general contractors. The Company was listed among INC Magazine’s 500 fastest-growing companies.

Petticoat-Schmitt’s management team includes two past presidents of the NUCA of North Florida (NUCA NF) and two recipients of the Underground Utility Contractors of Florida (UUCF) Mitch Ellington Award for Contractor of the Year.