About Us

The well-know fable of The Three Little Pigs promotes the image that brick houses do not blow over. The longevity and sturdiness of brick serves as a symbol for Davidson’s Masonry, a company in Salem, Oregon that fosters a family business atmosphere while adapting to modern-market demands. It is a contemporary commercial and industrial brick, block, and masonry contractor, with a heart forged by family values and old fashion virtues.

Brothers Jim and Gordon Davidson officially started the company in 1955. The brothers steadily built a reputation in the growing Salem area for quality brick and block work, expanding from residential and light commercial to the large commercial projects that have become the bulk of their business.

In 1962, a young hod carrier accepted an opening in the company’s bricklayers’ apprenticeship program. Darrell Evenson, that 18-year-old apprentice, ran the company until 2007. Darrell worked his way through every level of the company, and by 1984 he was in a position to buy the business from Jim and Gordon. By that time, the firm was well established as a top-notch commercial brick, block and masonry contractor in the greater Salem area. Since Darrell had taken over the leadership of the company, market opportunities and an overall boom in the state’s construction industry – especially throughout the 1990’s – had allowed the firm to expand.

In 1994, Darrell’s son Davis (21 at the time) officially joined the team at DMI, even though he had been around the industry at an earlier age. Darrell’s vision was with Davis’ education and experience with masonry, Davis would be able to take DMI to the next step for many years to come. In 2005, Darrell stepped down as sole President and Co-chaired the position with Davis. It was Darrell’s way of semi-retiring but still able to control the company if needed. The new management team and the field team rose together and produced a large increase in revenue that was almost double the years in past. Darrell’s vision was coming true and he began to let Davis and the team run. Early morning on October 31st 2007, Darrell past away due to complications from Lung Cancer.

Davis became the sole President of the company and continued on the goal to gain more market share without sacrificing quality. DMI has now become a respected Mason Contractor that not only works in Oregon but also has operations in Washington and Hawaii.

Aside from running this successful business as his father did, Davis is also very involved with the community and the many great organizations around him. Davis has long recognized that a great team makes a successful company. “I thank all those that have been part of the family at DMI. Darrell built one hell of a ship for all of us to set sail with. I wish he was here today to see what his company has achieved. It’s hard to believe we are now doing 18 to 20 million in sales when in 2005 we set our goals to do 3 to 4 million.” DMI is a much “larger fish in the pond” however the company still preaches a family business atmosphere with old-fashioned family values. DMI may be one of the larger mason contractors in the Northwest and Hawaii tackling the largest masonry projects that owners, architects and structural engineers can dream but you will still see them build a small fireplace or a brick oven from time to time. “Masonry is a beautiful trade and has been so rewarding for me. I am looking forward to teaching and perhaps passing the torch to my 3 children someday knowing DMI will continue build on it’s own success as well as so many great projects in the future.”