Lester Brothers was founded in 1978 by James and William Lester, offering small residential excavating and gravel delivery. With a small dump truck and bulldozer, they began offering their services throughout Jackson County. Their first facility was built on a three acre parcel on Cedar Knoll Drive, where to this day you can still see the old office roof bearing the “Lester” name.

Jim and Bill Lester were quickly growing their business and reputation, building a true brand name in the local excavation industry. “They were two trustworthy guys that would stand by their work and didn’t mind closing a deal on a hand shake,” as a close friend once commented. Continuing to do business in this fashion, they found an opportunity to expand their business into the septic industry. They quickly purchased a pumper truck and began offering septic pumping services, quickly gaining market share throughout the area. “It went right along with our business as it was; we were putting the tanks in for the people, so why not offer the pumping end of things also,” as Bill Lester recalled. 

By the late 90’s, Lester Brothers had grown to a staff of close to 30 people, offering many different types of services.