History
1956 - Victor DeCiccio bought his first cat (A D4) which he operated under his own name. In the early years he worked mostly in the logging industry.
1960 - was the year that Victor started working in Virginia Hills and marked his transition from the logging industry to the oilfield.
1965 - Victor bought his 2nd cat (another D4).
1967 - Victor and his family moved from Drayton Valley to Fox Creek.
1968 - Marnevic Construction Ltd. was incorporated and the company hired its’ first employee (Dick Pollard).
1969 - Marnevic built our first shop but the office work was still being done out of the family house.
1973 - Victor’s son, Neil DeCiccio, finishes schooling at NAIT and starts full time at Marnevic taking over the book keeping duties from Martha DeCiccio.
1975 - Marnevic purchased our first gravel crusher.
1976 - A building was purchased and attached to the shop to act as an office.
1981 - The first computer was purchased.
1982 - Construction began on a new shop & office building. This is the same building that we use today.
1993 - Marnevic’s 1st safety officer is hired. Brent Cadrain is promoted from equipment operator to fill the position.
2000 - Victor’s grandson, Todd DeCiccio, graduates from the University of Alberta and starts working full time at Marnevic.
2003 - Victor starts to think about retirement and promotes Todd to become the company’s 2nd president.
2005 - Victor retires and moves to St. Albert.
2006 - Victor’s grandson, Troy DeCiccio, takes over as shop foreman after working in the shop for many years and achieving both his automotive and heavy duty technician licenses.
2007 - Neil semi-retires from Marnevic (although he is still active with the company to this day).
2017 - Hired lead environmental geoscientist Lydia Sharkey, B.Sc., P.Geo., and began offering environmental consulting services.
2018 - Celebrated 50 years of success in our community.
2023 - Provide 12 pieces of equipment and 18 workers plus support staff to fight the Eagle Complex Fire and help protect Fox Creek.
2024 - Expanded into geomatics including grade control, GPS & mapping.
2024 - Neil fully retires and long-time employee Stacy Gomuwka takes over all accounting duties.