Case Studies April 2013

When trains aren’t shuttling passengers to and from various destinations, the cars often sit idle on the tracks. Idle train cars, however, produce a Rubik’s Cube situation for station officials when it comes to other trains needing access to platforms. Union Station in Washington, D.C., experiences this very problem on a daily basis. Maryland Area […]

Edward Dickinson Bullard founded E.D. Bullard Company (Bullard) in San Francisco in 1898 as a safety equipment distributor for the gold and silver mines in California and Nevada. Bullard has since grown and diversified greatly, and has branched into nearly every aspect of the safety industry. Eric Pasch, president and CEO of Bullard, is leading […]

In 2012 Electrical Automation Services Inc. (EASI) was one of only 12 companies across the nation to achieve the prestigious Honeywell ACI Elite contractor status. This standing is only awarded to companies with advanced technical skill and true customer commitment; Honeywell ACI Elite contractors are the best of the best. EASI, a Maryland-based information systems […]

PACE Advanced Water Engineering (PACE), a specialized civil engineering firm based in Fountain Valley, Calif., offers advanced water resource services. For over a quarter-century the company has focused on providing out-of-the-box solutions to ensure water resources are utilized and managed wisely for applications including multiuse water infrastructure systems that include environmental, aesthetic and recreation uses […]

The year 2012 marks 30 years in business and $1.5 billion in completed work for Valley Electric Co. (Valley Electric). The Washington-based full-service electrical contractor provides planning, design and construction services. Valley Electric has come a long way over the years and is now one of the 50 largest electrical contractors in the U.S. Founded […]

Tectonic Engineering & Surveying Consultants P.C. (Tectonic) is a multidiscipline engineering and surveying firm based in Mountainville, N.Y. Tectonic offers professional services to public and private entities in the transportation, wireless telecommunication, water resources and building sectors across the nation. Since the company’s founding in 1986, Donald Benvie, president and CEO of Tectonic, has led […]

California-based System 3 Inc. (System 3) is a specialty electrical contractor with the ability to work nationwide, serving general industrial and commercial clients in the utility, wind and solar energy sectors. Tom and Julia Wilbert founded System 3 in 2001 primarily as a utility contractor working on electrical substations. In the company’s history work has […]

Not many contracting companies have a Komodo dragon habitat or an elephant bull barn in their portfolios, but Sterling Contracting LLC (Sterling) is not the average contracting and project management company. Sterling has been building high-end commercial, government, public attraction and medical facilities for 14 years throughout northern West Virginia, western and northern Maryland, eastern […]

California-based South County Housing Corporation (SCH) is a not-for-profit organization that provides affordable housing as a private developer/builder. From headquarters in Gilroy, the company provides central California with top-notch service. Johny Van Dyke, director of construction at SCH, has been with the company for over a decade. According to Van Dyke, there is a lot […]

Eric Sinns and Bill Thomas are good friends who worked together for many years. In 1996 Sinns and Thomas decided to combine their talents and form Sinns & Thomas Electrical Contractors Inc. (S & T). The Longwood, Fla.-based company offers a wide range of industrial electrical services in water and wastewater treatment plants, as well […]