New Every 2: Contractor Uses Bobcat Leasing Program for Reliability

Brad Hull’s first business venture involved pressure washing heavy equipment for a large asphalt company. He cleaned skid-steer loaders, excavators, graders — the lot. In a way, the cleaning foreshadowed a characteristic within his next business, GBH Enterprises, where he prioritizes machines that have an appearance to match their dependability. For that, he relies on two-year leases from Inland Bobcat in Riverside, Calif. His fleet consists of a Bobcat® T770 compact track loader, six S770 skid-steer loaders and an E42 compact excavator.  

Concrete Plans 

The success of GBH Enterprises — a name that combines the initials of Brad and his wife, Giovanna — required a true learning curve at the controls. There was a stark difference between the early days of moving machines on the cleaning lot and using that same kind of equipment for precision jobs.  

“I got tired of pressure washing equipment, and one day I decided I wanted to try working on a Bobcat loader myself,” Brad says. “I knew how to break up a pile of concrete. Refining that craft for a jobsite was another matter. It probably took six months of trying different methods of removing concrete before I figured out the best way to do it.” 

Once he had it figured out, his business took off, and general contractors took notice. These days, if there’s a big job anywhere in Southern California, there’s a decent chance GBH Enterprises is on it. The asphalt grinding and concrete demolition company has established a sterling reputation over its 28-year history, and its body of work includes construction at Staples Center (now Crypto.com Arena), turning the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum into a temporary racetrack for NASCAR and working on the region’s famous freeways.