Todd Sandridge grew up around the construction business. His grandfather was a contractor in the North Mississippi area. “My brothers, my cousins and I worked with him,” says Todd. “My first job was picking up stuff around a job site. I paid attention and learned a lot by watching my grandfather. I have always found construction fascinating, and now more than ever as I see how technology has affected the industry.”

 

It's been a quarter of a century since Todd began working as a general contractor. After going to Hinds, then finishing at the University of Southern Mississippi in business and marketing, Todd had a couple of side jobs when he bought his first flip. “I’ve learned a lot along the way.”

 

Always good at finding a need followed by a solution, Todd learned through his construction work that there was a need for a local foundation company that operated with integrity. “Too many companies lacked credibility and integrity,” says Todd. “That’s why my business partner, Trey Pace, and I started Superior Foundation Services in 2015.

 

Todd explains that many franchised foundation repair companies are locked into one product. “It’s not a one-size-fits-all situation. Every building, house, shops road and other structures all have different circumstances. Not all jobs are the same, and we offer different solutions for different issues. I felt that those companies were taking advantage of people. They didn’t offer preventative maintenance. They weren’t looking to solve problems. We can provide a better service that people can appreciate and trust.”

 

After designing and pouring one thousand foundations themselves, Todd says they understand what water does to soil. “We understand what it means to have no bedrock or expansive clay. We also understand the importance of keeping good records to look back on. That’s why every single project we do goes into a cloud-based system so will always have access to our clients’ records.” That information is easily accessed when clients, and even Realtors®, want to come back a year later or more to take measurements. “We build that into our contracts to provide peace of mind to our clients.”

 

Confident that they could provide superior solutions to property owners, Todd and Trey named the company Superior Foundation Services. “We are an industry-leading company that utilizes the latest technological advances,” Todd says. “We love it, and we are good at it. We want to grow our business, and we have recently acquired a couple of companies to expand our services.” One of those companies is a post-tension cable company, and the other is a concrete form and finishing company. “We have tried to grow slowly and organically, and these two companies dovetail perfectly into the services we offer.” Todd says that Trey is a meticulous operations guy while he likes to move quickly with a strong quality concept. “We usually meet in the middle.”

 

With so many options and solutions available now, Superior Foundation’s staff is well-trained. “They are a great staff,” says Todd. “They share with our clients where they go to church and where their kids go to school. They even give out their cell phone numbers. We want people to know that our staff lives among them, in the communities we serve, and we don’t run from warranties.”

 

Todd says there is not a thing that has happened with foundations that he hasn’t experienced. “It’s biblical -- if you want a strong building, you have to build on a good foundation. That is true with a literal foundation, but it’s also true of business. We have been fortunate to be rated in the top three of the major foundation companies in this area. We got here because of our people, our products, our service and our integrity. We were passionate right out of the gate with this company - we were determined to get started on the right foot.”