The motto of Jersey Shore Lawn & Sprinkler Construction Company, Inc. is “When Quality Is Your Number One Concern,” CALL US!
The company owners of this Toms River based firm focus on client needs and by using that one simple rule has helped their business grow to become one of the 75 largest irrigation companies in the country, according to Irrigation Business & Technology; the official publication of the National Irrigation Association.
“We go into everything with an open mind,” said Anthony Sierchio Jr., the president and co-owner of the family-owned and operated business. Their company is celebrating its 39th year.
Sierchio added, “We listen to our clients. We take their needs and break them down to develop a customized plan.” The firm provides irrigation, drainage and LED landscape lighting services for residential, commercial and municipal clients in Ocean and Monmouth counties.
The company is also headed by co-owners Christopher Sierchio, who serves as treasurer, and Donato Sierchio, who serves as vice president. “Whenever the company takes on a project, we stay from start to finish and ensure our clients’ needs are 100% met,” they said.
The owners added, “we’re there for you when you need us. Having three co-owners who are actively involved with the company helps set Jersey Shore Lawn Sprinkler apart. We all bring different viewpoints to the table and we consider alternatives and seldom make a mistake.”
The company meets the irrigation needs of a wide range of clients and works on not only residential homes but government projects, school systems, sports fields and health care clients – including one of their largest customers, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.
Other projects include condominium and apartment complexes, churches, golf courses, parks, cemeteries and shopping centers. The company also works for developers and builders throughout New Jersey.
Sierchio noted that one of the company’s most impressive projects in recent years was the home of the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, a minor league baseball team. “We completed an irrigation project for FirstEnergy Park (now known as Shore Town Stadium) in Lakewood.”
The firm got its start in 1985 when the Sierchio brothers’ father, Anthony A. Sierchio Sr., a police lieutenant was asked by a friend to install an irrigation system for his new shopping center. Sierchio Sr. and his son Donato learned to do the work and spent two weeks installing the system on a part-time basis.
“From there my father and brother continued doing irrigation projects for others in the community though the company didn’t officially receive a name until 1988,” Anthony Sierchio Jr. explained.
At that time, Anthony Sierchio Jr. honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps and was looking for a career. He stopped by to talk to the owner of a gas station under construction to ask if he needed an irrigation system. The owner gave him a contract and soon after, brother Christopher joined them after graduating from Ohio State University with a degree in accounting.
“That is when the company officially became Jersey Shore Lawn Sprinkler,” Sierchio Jr. proudly said. The company’s growth was rapid when the brothers learned how to bid for government contracts and won a project for Ocean County. “By then, we were well on our way to becoming a successful irrigation and well drilling company.”
The full-service company installs, services and maintains irrigation systems, providing effective solutions at an affordable price. Sierchio Jr. added that spring start-ups and winterization services help protect the investment in an irrigation system.
He added, “we provide a two-year warranty on all parts and labor and include two-year spring start-ups and winterizations on new installations.”
The irrigation industry has changed over the years to have a greater emphasis on efficiency and conservation of water. Sierchio Jr. noted that the company employs sophisticated technology to manage water use. ET sensors use solar radiation, air temperature, relative humidity and wind to calculate evapotranspiration (evaporation and plant transpiration) and communicates this information to the irrigation system’s software.
The software calculates application amounts and run times and communicates these to the system. In addition to the use of innovative technology, Jersey Shore Lawn Sprinkler has extensive experience working on LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) projects designed to conserve water and protect the environment.
Jersey Shore Lawn Sprinkler Construction is also driven by core team members who have been with the company for more than 25 years. “We always put our clients’ needs above ours. It is who we are and how we service our clients,” Sierchio Jr. said. “The company has 37 employees who work seamlessly together. We have nine service crews and three installation crews that can provide same-day or next-day service. Our crews work year-round.”
The company is licensed by the state of New Jersey in irrigation, irrigation well pump and well drilling. “We’ve been licensed since 1991, the first-year licensing became available,” he added. He served on the state board for licensing for six years and helped write the law that made licensing a requirement in the irrigation industry.
“We want to make sure the customer understands how to use their system,” he said adding that all employees are always respectful of a property. “They leave the job site cleaner than when we got there.”
The company helps the community by supporting local sports teams with donations and supports volunteers for nonprofits that benefit those in the special needs sector. The company installed a garden at The HOPE Center in Toms River, a nonprofit that assists those in crisis.
Sierchio Jr. said the company also provided irrigation services for the Children’s Memorial Garden in Toms River, a garden for parents to remember children who passed.
As a Marine Corps veteran he noted that “we have hired a number of fellow veterans who served in the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sierchio Jr. said “Jersey Shore Lawn Sprinkler is unlike any other company you’ve worked with. We care about our clients’ needs including their schedule and their bottom line. Our team has been providing quality you can trust since 1985 and will continue for many decades to come.”
Visit their website at www.jerseyshorelawnsprinkler.com
