On Drilling In-Site, episode 29, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy welcome Brian DeSpain, president and co-owner of UMA Geotechnical Construction, a ground engineering firm based in Colfax, N.C. DeSpain, president since mid-2020, has a background in construction management, geotechnical engineering and strategic planning. We brought him on to talk about growing a modern construction company, and challenges and opportunities in the construction drilling sector.
“I would say soil nails is probably the primary focus of our business,” DeSpain says. “Secondary to that would be micropiles and specialty ground Improvement, grouting projects.”