Case Studies July 2013

Golden Bay Construction Inc. (GBC) is a small family-owned contractor in Hayward, Calif. The business got its start in 1984, performing small- to mid-sized concrete projects. In the years since, GBC has grown to offer a diverse spread of commercial and public site work, paving and more. Johnny Zanette, president of GBC, has been in […]

Garlock Equipment Company (GEC) has been serving the roofing construction industry since 1959 when Russell Garlock, founder of GEC, retired from his job as a contractor to start his own roofing equipment business. Over the last 54 years, the GEC team has diversified to offer a range of evolving products and services. Garlock’s team utilizes […]

Charles and Dawn Campion were established painting industry veterans by the time the husband and wife duo realized they could start up their own company and do things as they saw fit. “We were operating as a subcontractor for a larger repainting contractor,” recalls Charles, vice president and founder of Final Coat Painting (Final Coat). […]

Don Gilchrist founded Door Control Services Inc. (DCS) in 1973 as a small startup business, meeting local needs for automatic door systems in Texas. “I’ve always wanted to be my own man,” Don says. “When I was in college, an older man named Lee Pyle was talking to me about getting into the business. I […]

When Joe DeMussi, co-founder and president of Direct Cabinet Sales (DCS), entered the cabinet business nearly three decades ago he never imagined it would blossom into a lifelong career. “I was working for a wine importer originally selling to restaurants and writing wine lists,” he recalls. “I eventually bought my own place and was spending […]

Born and bred on Alaska’s North Slope, Delta Constructors LLC (Delta) has delivered direct-hire construction and world-class project management services to the upstream oil and gas industry since 2007. The Anchorage-based company is owned and operated by Alaskans with over 170 years of collective project management experience and led by Ed Gohr, founder and CEO […]

The designers, salespeople and remodel installers who work for Dave Fox Remodeling Inc. (Dave Fox) truly enjoy coming into work every day. The culture at the Columbus-based company is unlike many others in the industry because of the hands-on, 100 percent employee ownership and cooperation. Dave Fox’s 31 employees combine to deliver skilled residential remodeling […]

Wayne Darr founded a small electrical business geared toward Pennsylvania’s residential market in 1968. Incidentally, Darr Construction Inc. (DCI) has since grown to a mid-sized company offering multidisciplinary services in the construction industry, including plumbing, HVAC and general contractor services on top of the initial electrical work. Wayne continues to hold the title of president, […]

A high school drafting class first sparked an interest in the construction field for Mark Thompson, president of Neil H. Daniels Inc. (Daniels Construction). Once ignited, Thompson has brought his curiosity full circle. “After high school, I went on to major in engineering,” Thompson shares. “I did construction inspection for an engineering firm for a […]

Custom Air Inc. & Bob Rizi Plumbing (CAI) are conjoined businesses offering plumbing and HVAC services in Florida’s Sarasota and Manatee counties. Joey Schwab, vice president of CAI, is the former owner of S&S Plumbing. “My father founded S&S Plumbing,” Joey explains. “I went to University of Florida and graduated in 1992. We were in […]