Case Studies June 2013

Wm. J. Donovan Co. (WMJD) celebrates 100 years of HVAC and specialty sheet metal fabrication services in 2013. WMJD focuses primarily on highly technical and ever-evolving industries, including pharmaceuticals, healthcare, research and higher education. WMJD has not only made a name for itself in the industry, the company has also made an impact on the […]

The Parr Company has been doing business for an impressive 83 years. The Hillsboro, Ore.-based building materials retailer services professional contractors and homeowners across its home state, providing quality service, competitive pricing and a wide range of products. Over the course of many successful years in business, the company has earned its ranking as the […]

Bill and Marge Newcomer founded Newcomer Concrete Services Inc. (NCS) in 1980 because they wanted to become business owners able to manage both schedules and quality. That is exactly what they got, along with a family tradition of providing nothing short of excellence. “Bill was working for Hug Concrete,” explains Linda Newcomer-Holmer, Bill’s sister and […]

Copeland Coating Company Inc. (CCC) is one of upstate New York’s leading contractors for asphalt protective coating and sport paving projects. Headquartered in Nassau, N.Y., CCC serves a broad area spanning a 200-mile radius from Albany for large specialty projects. John Copeland, president of the company, says his family has been in the business for […]

In 2001 Joe Byrom and Steve Davey founded Byrom-Davey Inc. (BDI). “We’ve been in business for over 12 years now,” says Davey, president and CEO of BDI. “The goal was to formulate our company to construct synthetic turf fields and tracks. In our first year we did one school with synthetic turf field and track, […]

Don Brown founded C.D. Brown Construction Inc. (C.D. Brown) in 1978 at 25 years old with just one dump truck, a backhoe, two employees and $200 in the company account. Once the Oklahoma-based utility contractor acquired its first contract with AT&T, C.D. Brown took off. “My father worked with AT&T to run the first fiber-optic […]

Founded on Willis Carrier’s invention of modern day air conditioning, Carrier is now a world leader in heating, air conditioning and cutting-edge refrigeration technologies. The Connecticut-based multifaceted HVAC provider is building on a history of industry leading innovation with new product development and services that improve global comfort and efficiency. Inventing a New Industry “Willis […]

Ron Reynolds, now co-owner of Century Communities II LLC (CCII), remembers his first career-launching design-build project like it was yesterday. “I was basically set up for failure,” recalls Reynolds. “I was given a set of plans for a 5,208-square-foot Blockbuster chain building that didn’t meet ADA requirements, which had basically been designated unbuildable. The owner […]

Steve Head and Chip Evans founded a small construction company, Christian Brothers Inc. (CBI) in Alpharetta, Ga., in 1999. Steve and Chip – who consider themselves brothers in Christ Jesus – felt the need to start a business that would be centered on faith. Therefore, CBI’s logo offers homage to the Lord, whom Steve and […]

Catherine Tojaga, owner and president of CT Mechanical (CTM), founded the company in 2008 in the midst of the recession. Over the years the company has defeated the odds through strong leadership, quality and professional work. Today, CTM is a growing HVAC business with a single location in Lombard, Ill., and 22 employees. “One thing […]