Case Studies March 2013

White Construction Group (WCG) is a family-owned and -operated general contracting firm based in Castle Rock, Colo. WCG works in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West with clients to plan and prepare projects, execute the build and even follow up afterward to ensure client satisfaction. The team at WCG specializes in design-build, adaptive reuse and […]

Western Pneumatics Inc. (WPI) designs, manufactures and installs wood and fiber material handling systems. Four integrated groups – pneumatics, machinery, installation, custom fabrication – work together at WPI to offer expert services for the biomass, renewable energy and clean air markets. Rick Nicol, Rick Sanders and Bruce Livesay founded WPI in 1982. Although initially focused […]

The VMJR Companies (VMJR) provides upstate New York with high-quality commercial and municipal construction services. VMJR offers not only general construction, but construction management, design-build services, as well as program management services in the educational, healthcare, institutional, industrial and commercial marketplace through its subsidiaries. Today VMJR is the 14th largest construction company in New York’s […]

Bob Hughes Sr. founded the Mosaic Tile Company (Mosaic Tile) in 1972 with one goal in mind: to provide the best possible service to his customers by offering unique tiles for bathrooms and kitchens. Now, 40 years later, the team at Mosaic Tile continues to deliver that very promise. Robby Hughes, Bob’s son and current […]

Swift Contractors Inc. (Swift) is one of the oldest general contracting companies in the Sioux Falls area of South Dakota. Swift, founded in 1946, has endured the industry’s constant fluctuations through diversification. The team at Swift handles all the concrete, steel and carpentry work with a strong network of subcontractors on call to handle the […]

Chris Holyfield’s roots in the building industry stretch back to 1974 when his father, Joe, founded Holyfield Construction in Monroe, La. Chris came on board with the company officially in 1998, but he’s been there “helping his dad since age 9.” From cleaning jobsites to the role he’s in now as company vice president, Chris […]

Gorick Construction Co. Inc. (Gorick Construction) is a New York-based heavy highway contractor that specializes in heavy earth-moving and demolition. Since 1945 Gorick Construction has worked on many diversified projects, including landfill and environmental construction, crushing and recycling material, excavating, heavy highway construction, site development and land clearing to name a few. Most projects the […]

Gerretsen Building Supply Co. (Gerretsen Supply) carries the largest inventory of wood products in Douglas County, Ore. The business, which was founded in 1923, operates out of Roseburg, which is widely considered the timber capitol of the world. Gerretsen Supply started out as a building material and fuel yard. The primary focus now is on […]

Roy Anderson founded his namesake Roy Anderson Lumber Company (Anderson Lumber) in Tompkinsville, Ky., in 1950. Now, Anderson Lumber has 200 employees across its two facilities – two lumber mills with dry kilns. East Anderson Hardwood LLC (East Anderson), a sawmill in Eubank, Ky., was added to the Anderson family’s booming hardwood lumber business in […]

The Lone Star State is known for its love of big things, and Houston is the biggest city it’s got, but southeastern Texas-based Durotech, Inc. General Contractor (Durotech to its clients) is a compact, efficient organization that executes a Texas-sized volume of work in this diverse, populous region. Instead of swelling unnecessarily, Durotech is efficient […]