Our Expertise

Our experience with full site improvement enables us to save developers time, money, and the hassles that arise from coordinating multiple contractors and subcontractors on a project. Our seasoned experts will manage your power line installation, mass excavation and grading, and wet and dry utility installations (including Rocky Mountain Power Applicant-Built Line Extensions)

We serve clients in the Industrial, Commercial, Private, and Municipality sectors.

”Tory’s experience and contacts helped us deliver the project on time and on budget. I will definitely use CATO for future projects!”

Cole Rowser, General Manager, Ford Construction & Excavation

“Tory brings a lot of personal experience and knowledge to the jobsite. The value he puts on engineering and his ability to think outside of the box help us to save money and enable us to work on an accelerated time schedule.”

Lonnie Gilbert, Wohali Builders, LLC, Operations Manager

“We appreciate Tory’s honesty and integrity and consider him a trusted member of our team, not just another contractor. CATO works collaboratively with us and always strives for excellence, demonstrating foresight and the willingness to offer advice or new techniques to streamline any process, even with new or unconventional circumstances. This collaboration adds value to every phase of a task from development through completion—at some of the best rates around.”

Thomas Baxter, Park City Mountain Builders, Project Manager

About Tory Welch

Tory Welch is a U.S. Army veteran and an experienced lineman who learned his work ethic at home and built his skills by hand. Growing up in Phoenix, Tory learned the value of hard work and entrepreneurism at an early age helping with the family business.

Tory worked as a ranch hand and in construction throughout his high school years that taught him a sense of satisfaction from seeing the progress he made day-in and day-out. He liked the feeling he got when he saw the things he built – as he still does today.

After high school, Tory went to work for Uncle Sam, serving as a heavy equipment operator in the U.S. Army. Deployed twice to Iraq, he built and repaired roads, bridges, airbases and various projects in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

After leaving the military, Tory learned the power line business at Rocky Mountain Power, where he worked for 9 years starting as a groundman, he later earned an apprenticeship, and completed a 4-year journeyman lineman certification. Tory has worked throughout Utah from offices in Layton, Smithfield, Price and Park City.

CATO History

The CATO logo, designed by Tory in 2016, is unique and contains some special symbolism. The name CATO is taken from the ancient Roman patriot described in George Washington’s favorite play, “CATO” by Joseph Addison. CATO the younger is known in history for his unyielding integrity and unwillingness to succumb to corruption and tyranny.

The stars in the CATO logo are suggestive of the United States Seal, and are a reminder to seek the providence of heaven. The border and the logo’s font are reminiscent of the U.S. dollar bill as a symbol of patriotism. And the Roman numeral represents the year when CATO Line Construction was founded.

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