Case Studies August 2012

When an emergency repair is needed at a wastewater treatment plant in New Jersey, plant managers invariably turn to Spectraserv Inc. to help get the plant back up and running. The full-service pollution control company, which was founded in 1961, is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary in the industry. The South Kearny, N.J.-based company has […]

Sparkle Painting Co. Inc. (SPC) was founded in 1979 with only three employees and a handful of basic painting tools. SPC has grown in the 33 years since to be one of metro Washington, D.C.’s leading commercial painting and wall covering companies, and SPC is defined by its commitment to quality workmanship, industry expertise and […]

Norman Russell started Russell Construction Inc. (RCI) in 1988 to change the way the construction industry approached customer service. “Our attitude has always been to approach customers that have challenging requests with an open mind, so we can actually help work through the process and accommodate those needs,” asserts Russell, president of RCI. Today, the […]

William G. Balter and Robert H. Wilder, successful developers each with over 20 years of experience, founded Wilder Balter Partners Inc. (WBP) in 1996 to be a leader of quality new construction in the New York metropolitan area. The property development company, based in Elmsford, N.Y., has built luxurious single-family subdivisions, market rate and affordable […]

Some contractors may focus on improving the sweeping urban landscape, while others invest energy in small country homes. The design-build contracting team at Regent Construction Group LLC (RCG) strives to develop Texas communities in a very distinguished way. RCG performs general contracting in the residential and commercial industries, including multifamily units, office buildings, industrial, retail […]

Owners and general managers of construction companies across the United States realize one immutable fact: you are only as good as your last job. Perhaps nowhere is that more true than in Maine. Maine is one of the quirky little states where residents have always carried a strong dose of “us versus the flatlanders,” and […]

It only took 10 years to transform IPG Photonics Corporation (IPG) from a small laser laboratory with less than 60 employees into the world leader in fiber laser development and production. IPG now employs over 3,000 people at 18 facilities worldwide, spanning Germany, Russia, Italy, Japan, China, Brazil and South Korea. IPG’s Oxford, Mass., facility […]

Robert LeBlanc and Stephen Chrane founded Industrial Concrete Services Inc. (ICS) in 1995, and the company has since grown to become New England’s leading commercial and industrial flooring installation specialist. ICS provides clients with a one-stop shop for all manners of industrial and commercial flooring services and is equipped with an experienced team to help […]

For companies that can obtain them, a job order contract (JOC) can be a lifeline in difficult economic times. Typically found within the Department of Defense, a JOC establishes a partnership between a general contracting company and its client. The GC is expected to complete a number of commonly encountered construction projects during a multiyear […]

It really is bizarre to think that when many young couples start their lives together, one milestone is the purchase of their first home, and more likely than not, neither has been taught the basic principles of how to buy one. Information relating to the purchase of a home, which will have a major, immediate […]