Case Studies April 2013

Operating from the heart of Raleigh, N.C.’s Wolfpack country, A.B. Goodrich Contracting LLC (ABGC) and its fine team deliver full-service commercial construction management statewide. The company’s five full-time players focus on retail, healthcare and office builds throughout North Carolina, orienting all activity with a focus on collaborative relationships and quality assurance. President Al Goodrich, a […]

Albert Page Croll founded A.P. Croll & Son Inc. (A.P. Croll) in 1921. A.P. Croll started out perfecting projects in and around Delaware’s Sussex County, but the company has since grown into a mid-sized regional site work contractor. A.P. Croll has prospered over the last 91 years, while the title of CEO has been passed […]

A.W. Kuettel & Sons Inc. (Kuettel & Sons) was founded in 1924 as a small sheet metal and roofing business in Duluth, Minn. Today, 88 years later, Kuettel & Sons has grown tremendously, though the team adheres to the same small-business philosophy. Kuettel & Sons remains a family business today. Tom Kuettel, third-generation president of […]

Cathy Leidersdorff founded Architectural Flooring Resource Inc. (AFR) in 1993 after working in the flooring industry for six years. “I worked for Armstrong World Industry right out of Cornell University, and then worked for SCS systems,” notes Leidersdorff, CEO of AFR. “I moved from the flooring vendor side of the business to the contractor side.” […]

Concrete is the world’s most used construction material, and as such it is big business. The amount of concrete produced globally is double the combined amount of plastic, steel, aluminum and wood. And, as contractors know, dealing with the goopy stuff on site can become a dirty job – one that requires a capable containment […]

B&B Electrical and Utility Contractors Inc. (B&B) provides electrical, utility and substation construction to Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and beyond. The team operates from B&B’s headquarters in Brandon, Miss., augmented by additional Mississippi locations in Saucier, Canton and Horn Lake, and coordinates all efforts to produce quality work at fair, competitive prices. The team […]

BCM Controls Corporation (BCM) is a leading provider of building automation, security systems and energy services. The company is based in Woburn, Mass., serving customers all over New England. BCM works with an assortment of clients, including commercial and institutional organizations in healthcare, biotechnology, education and government agencies. BCM was founded in 1984 and has […]

Let’s face it: Pretty is as pretty does. You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can certainly judge how well someone is taking care of his or her home by the condition of its exterior. Benthall Brothers Inc. (Benthall Brothers), a distributor of fine exterior products headquartered in […]

Walter Bird founded Birdair Inc. (Birdair), the first company to develop and build air-supported membrane structures, in 1956. In 1972 Birdair introduced Teflon-coated fiberglass, and the first permanent tensile membrane structure was constructed at LaVerne College in California. Birdair is headquartered in Buffalo, N.Y., from which the team continues to provide unique structural solutions for […]

Bridgewater State University (BSU) is one of the only Massachusetts public institutions with a fully functioning observatory. Perched atop the campus’ cathedral of science is The Marshall Conant Science Building (MCSB). BSU built the state-of-the-art MCSB in 1964, but five decades of evolving teaching styles, technology and an increasing student enrollment rate left the building […]