Bedford Hills, NY
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United Septic & Excavation Corp. was formed on July 17, 2000 as the merger of two family-owned septic companies (Costa & Ferreira, Inc. and S.A.F. Septic Systems, Inc.). Its roots go as far back as the 1950s.
In the beginning there were two men, Mr. H. Costa and Mr. John Ferreira, that immigrated to the United States. Both were descendants of Portugal, and both were looking for a brighter and more successful future. Like most immigrants in the 1930s, they were subject to hard times due to citizenship, language, lack of work, and other problems. With some experience acquired from working in construction, they ventured in 1950 with a partnership named H. Costa Co. In the beginning, they had a small truck but no machinery. Their work in septic systems was performed through hand labor (basically the pick and shovel). As years went by, and with the help of other family members (brothers, nephews, and cousins) which also immigrated to the U.S., the company grew. In the early 1960s, H. Costa Co. terminated and two different family-owned companies came into being, called Costa & Ferreira, Inc. and S.A.F. Septic Systems, Inc. Until the year 2000, ownership of these two companies changed hands a couple of times from fathers to sons and nephews. Then, in 2000, these two split families got together again. There are three partners, all cousins.
United Septic & Excavation Corp. has incorporated portraits into this website as a means of saying thanks to the old-timers for their vision, hard work, knowledge, perseverance and gratitude in their achievements in the installation and repair to septic systems.
United Septic & Excavation Corp. has expanded to other realms of work, such as site work. Site work includes excavation, drainage, foundations, grading, walls, driveways, utilities, demolition, trucking, and more.
Our past clients include:
- Shoprite, Mt. Kisco, NY
- McDonalds, Bedford Hills, NY
- Centerline Stables, Ossining, NY
- Richard Gere (Actor), Poundridge, NY
- LaFontane Restaurant, Katonah, NY
- Covington Restaurant, Armonk, NY
- Caramoor Music And Art Center, Katonah, NY
- Barry Schwartz (Pres. of U.S. Horseracing Association), Granite Springs, NY
- HSBC Bank, Bedford Hills, NY
- Toll Bros (N.Y. Stock Exchange Home Builder), Armonk, NY
- Mariah Carey (Singer), Mt. Kisco, NY
- The Canyon Country Club, Armonk, NY
- Pres. Bill Clinton, Chappaqua, NY
- Mt. Kisco County Club, Mt. Kisco, NY
- Sergei Zubov (Hockey Player), Harrison, NY
- Andrew Spano (Westchester County Executive), Yorktown, NY
- Carvel Corp., Ardsley, NY
- Bayswater Development (Luxury Home Builder), Mt. Kisco, NY
- Lindemann Stable, Greenwich, CT
- Carl Bennett (Owner of Now Defunk Caldor), Greenwich, CT
- Dinyar Wadia (New Canaan Architect & Builder), New Canaan, CT
- Readers Digest, Pleasantville, NY
- Armonk Tennis Club, Armonk, NY
- Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Scarborough, NY