LEFCO Equipment Rental & Construction: Nevis's Go-To for Building Anything Serious
The island's homegrown heavy-equipment yard that has quietly poured, hauled, and paved half of Nevis since 1994.
Why Go
If you're building a villa above Pinney's, resurfacing a driveway in Charlestown, or just need a backhoe for the weekend, LEFCO is the name locals give you before you even finish the sentence. Founded by Orville Liburd after 15 years running the heavy-equipment department at Hess Oil in St. Croix, this Prospect Industrial Site operation has grown into a full-stack construction partner ΓÇö ready-mixed concrete, crushed aggregates, block manufacturing, rigging, and a yard of excavators, cranes, loaders, and pump trucks that keeps the island's job sites moving.
The Experience
LEFCO isn't a boutique storefront ΓÇö it's a working industrial yard on the western side of Nevis at Prospect, with concrete trucks rolling in and out, a Redimix plant humming, and a quarry crushing operation feeding the block plant. Walk into the office and you'll usually be met by staff who've been with the company for years and know every contractor on the island by first name. Pricing is quoted, not negotiated theatrically, and delivery windows on Nevis are refreshingly tight because the whole island is a short drive from the yard. The vibe is straightforward, professional, and unmistakably local: this is Nevisian industry at work, run by a family that helped build modern Nevis literally from the ground up.
What to Try
For homeowners and villa developers: order ready-mixed concrete direct from the Prospect plant rather than mixing on-site ΓÇö the pump-truck service is a lifesaver for hillside pours around Cades Bay and Jessups. For weekend projects, rent a small excavator or backhoe with an operator; LEFCO's operators know local soil and drainage patterns better than any manual. If you're doing hardscaping, ask about washed sand and their range of crushed aggregate sizes straight from the quarry ΓÇö cheaper and better sorted than what you'll find retail. Block orders can be palletized and dropped anywhere on the island.
Insider Tip
Call ahead ΓÇö ideally a few days out for concrete pours and at least a week for crane or rigging jobs, especially during the dry-season building rush (January through May) when every villa project on Nevis is racing to finish before the summer heat. Ask for a written quote by email; it makes coordination with your contractor much smoother. And if you're new to building on Nevis, mention it ΓÇö the team routinely helps first-time owner-builders figure out what they actually need versus what a contractor over-ordered.
The Practical Stuff
Location: Prospect Industrial Site, Nevis (just south of Charlestown on the main island road). Sister operations in St. Kitts, St. Lucia, and St. Croix. Services: heavy equipment rental (with or without operator), ready-mixed concrete, concrete pumping, rigging, road and industrial construction, washed sand, crushed aggregates, and concrete block manufacture. Best contacted by phone during business hours; email quotes available on request. Payment typically by bank transfer or local cheque for account customers; smaller cash jobs accepted at the yard.
Pair It With
- Alexandra Hospital Guide — Both anchor the working, everyday side of Nevis just outside Charlestown ΓÇö useful reference points if you're orienting yourself around the island's civic and industrial spine rather than the resort strip.
- Birthplace of Alexander Hamilton Guide — After a morning at the yard sorting out a delivery, swing into Charlestown to see the museum ΓÇö a nice reminder that building things on Nevis has been a centuries-long tradition.
- Boddie's Restaurant Guide — A dependable local lunch spot near town for grabbing a plate of stewed fish or goat water after the site visit ΓÇö where contractors and yard crews actually eat.
- 869 Sports Bar & Grill Guide — End-of-day beer with the crew after a long pour; casual, local, and close enough to the industrial side of the island to be a natural wrap-up spot.