Case Studies November 2013

For over 40 years, Overhead Door of Washington, D.C. (Overhead Door) has been building longstanding relationships with customers and fellow businesses throughout the region. “My partner and company president Louis Rehak started Overhead Door in 1973,” shares Robert “Willie” B. White, vice president of Overhead Door. “Our very first customer was Jack Bates Construction. They […]

Over the past four decades, Richardson Van Leeuwen Construction (RVC) has been providing premier construction, architectural design and general contracting services for a broad spectrum of clients across the United States. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, the company is now in its third generation of dual family ownership; Dennis Van Leeuwen, president and CEO […]

Since 1979, Re-Bath LLC (Re-Bath) has remodeled millions of bathrooms worldwide while keeping the process affordable and easy. While the Arizona-based remodeler is fully licensed, insured and part of respected national brands, the company remains locally owned-and -operated. Today, Re-Bath operates 200 franchise locations worldwide and has added an extensive line up of kitchen remodel […]

In 1972, Craig Lloyd and his wife Pat founded Lloyd Companies (Lloyd) as a small property management firm responsible for a single multifamily complex. Since then, the South Dakota-based company has evolved into a full-service property management, real estate, construction and development company that remains family-owned and -operated. “We now manage about 3,200 apartment units […]

Michael D’Amato founded D’Amato Builders & Advisors (DBA) in 2005 as a small, but fast-growing construction management firm. “I got into this industry by accident,” explains Michael, owner, founder and president of DBA. “I got my masters at Clemson University in architecture and worked for Greenville County. I went to work for my boss at […]

Since 1985, Dacon Corporation (Dacon) has provided fully integrated design, engineering and construction as a trusted, single-source-stop for solutions to the most challenging corporate facilities. “Many companies claim to be design-build, but we truly are in the sense that we have in-house architects, engineers, project planners and estimators ready to take a project from back-of-the-napkin […]

For nearly 50 years, Zion Church Builders Inc. (ZCB) has offered quality construction management services for church and funeral home projects. Based in Mattawan, Mich., the business employs nine people working from a single office. ZCB has constructed houses of worship and funerary facilities in 42 states, building a large geographic footprint in the U.S. […]

Bob Mullens founded ROMCO Equipment Co. (ROMCO) in 1961 as a mid-sized equipment dealership catering to the construction market in Southeastern Texas. Out of a single location, the business has grown to include 10 branches around the state. Bob’s son, Robert Mullens has taken over the business and now serves as CEO. Robert works with […]

In 2013, B.R. Johnson Inc. (BRJ) is celebrating 85 years of unique, high-quality construction services. The fenestration materials supplier and installation business began in 1928, founded by Ben Johnson. The company has expanded significantly over the decades and has become a leading, mid-sized supplier and contractor specializing in windows, doors, framing and hardware. Tony Minieri, […]

Sometimes it comes down to being in the right place at the right time. That was the case for Randy Rema, current president of Reese Electric Inc. (Reese Electric), in 2004 when he acquired ownership of the Oregon-based electrical contracting company that’s now one of the oldest and largest in the southern half of the […]