Remembering "Industry Icon" Mike Elliott, 1949-2023


In February 2022, the PDCA South Carolina Chapter honored Mike Elliott for 50 years of contributions to the pile driving industry.

In addition to his long, successful career in the piling industry, Mike Elliott was also an important volunteer at PDCA when the organization was still in its infancy and had a staff of only one. As one past president told us, Mike donated significant time and resource to help create some of the early Annual Conferences, among other events.

For many years, Mike was President of Pile Equipment, Inc. near the PDCA offices in Florida. His time was flexible and his passion for pile driving burned bright, inspiring him to regularly volunteer on PDCA initiatives. As the years passed, Pile Equipment was acquired by Equipment Corporation of America (ECA), a stalwart PDCA supporter and a great fit for Mike where he continued to serve the industry as Vice President and Jacksonville Branch Manager. That is where he concluded his career in 2021.

Like many of you, we at PDCA were saddened to learn of Mike's passing on June 9, 2023. Through a poignant social media post from his last employer, ECA company President/CEO Roy Kern accurately stated in the post that Mike was 'an industry icon,' and that sentiment is shared far and wide. If you missed the post, please see below:



Shortly following Mike's retirement from ECA, PileDriver magazine published a Career Story chronicling his remarkable time in deep foundations equipment. If you would like to re-read the article, you can access it by clicking "Mike Elliott: Newly Retired After 50 Years, Now Teaching and Consulting." 
 
Watch for Issue #4-2023 of PileDriver magazine, coming this August, which will include an In Memoriam that will feature memories and quotes from many of Mike's friends and former colleagues. If you would like to submit your thoughts about Mike Elliott, please email matt@piledrivers.org.

PDCA thanks Mike for his years of support of this organization and his decades advancing the driven pile industry. Our deepest sympathies are with his loving wife, Suzie, and children Justin and Lindsey. 


Thank you Mike Elliott!





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