THE HISTORY OF A&D
We're Excavators Too...IN A NUTSHELL, WE USE WHAT WE SELL
A&D Equipment Inc. was founded to offer the world’s best equipment that exceeds our tough excavating and demolition standards. Whether we work with a landscaper, hardscaper, site developer or national contractor, what we offer to you, our excavating division uses every day. We carefully weigh investment vs. productivity, innovation, functionality, durability, and longevity of every product we sell.
A BIT OF HISTORY
Like so many American stories, ours begins with a young immigrant arriving in this country with little more than a small bag of belongings and an unwavering determination to build a better life. With hard work, persistence, and pride in his craft, he found his partner, built a home, and quite literally, constructed a business from the ground up.
That young man was Salvatore LaFata. Pictured here in the 1970s, he stands proudly beside his son, Anthony LaFata, next to what was then a monumental addition to the company, a Caterpillar machine that marked a major milestone for LaFata & Son Excavating. A few years ago, one of our manufacturers created a video highlighting our history, and it perfectly captures the grit, humility, and determination that define who we are. (Link: Storytelling Video)
LaFata & Son grew into one of the most trusted residential, commercial, and municipal excavation companies along the Connecticut shoreline. This region demands true excavation expertise. The terrain shifts constantly—from dense pine and oak forests to wetlands, sand, surf, and unforgiving ledge. The climate is equally demanding, delivering blizzards, ice storms, hurricanes, spring rains, flooding, and summer droughts. With much of the rural landscape reliant on wells and septic systems, precision, experience, and adaptability are not optional—they are essential.
Excavating here isn’t theoretical. It’s learned in the dirt, season after season.
That hands-on experience is the foundation of A&D Equipment.
Donna and Anthony LaFata launched A&D Equipment with the same mindset that built LaFata & Son: excavators serving excavators. Drawing directly from decades of real-world jobsite experience, they set out to help fellow excavators, hardscapers, and landscapers get more out of the equipment they already owned. By providing purpose-built attachments, A&D Equipment helps contractors improve efficiency, increase productivity, and strengthen their bottom line.
We didn’t start by selling equipment, we started by using it.
And that perspective continues to shape everything we do today.
IMAGINE TOMORROW
A&D Equipment’s commitment to the future is rooted in continuously seeking, researching, and rigorously testing the most advanced excavation and demolition technologies available worldwide. As innovation accelerates at an exponential pace, A&D remains focused on what’s next—and how it can transform the jobsite.
Looking ahead, A&D Equipment will continue to deliver solutions that reach the most challenging job sites while enhancing operator safety, reducing fuel consumption, and increasing sustainability. By embracing emerging technologies and evolving alongside the industry, A&D is positioned not just to support the future of excavation and demolition—but to help shape it.
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