Case Studies

Swimming pools and water features are hallmarks of South Florida living, and Dillon Pools Inc. (DPI) was founded in 2005 to combine the best in technology and construction management to deliver an aspirational end result to pool, spa and fountain construction. The company may only be seven years old, but DPI’s management team brings over […]

Sherman Ramsey founded Diamond Hill Plywood Company (DHP) in 1945 with a very simple mission: To meet the needs of his customers. Fast forward three generations to twins John and Jim Ramsey, who continue to grow the company with the help of a team of talented professionals. They take pride in supporting customers and not […]

DeStefano & Chamberlain Inc. (D&C) is a structural and architectural engineering firm in Fairfield, Conn. Jim DeStefano, president of D&C, has never been interested in growing the company into the largest or the most accessible firm in the state. Instead, his company has always focused on providing its clients with superior design solutions for complex […]

DeSHAZO Crane Company (DeSHAZO) has become one of the leading manufacturers of overhead bridge cranes in the United States since its founding in 1974. DeSHAZO maintains an in-house team of professional technicians to consult with clients when a modernization may be the best option and ensure that cranes are always in good working order. DeSHAZO […]

Derr Construction Company (DERR) leverages over 50 years of experience to craft complex structures that become indelible landmarks. E. L. Derr Jr. established family-owned and -operated DERR in 1961, ensuring stadiums, arenas, airports, convention centers and industrial facilities alike would receive the utmost attention to detail. “We focus on heavy steel structures, so our work […]

Cynthia Jonasson runs her full-service general contracting company Denco Inc. (Denco) with honesty and integrity. In these difficult economic times some unscrupulous contractors are resorting to tricks to bring in new projects. A common method is underbidding a project to where they can’t realistically cover the project costs, let alone a margin of any sort, […]

Derek Pelletier founded Delta Design & Construction Inc. (Delta Design), an ambitious construction management/general contracting business based in Medford, Mass., in 2002. Ten years later Pelletier, a Massachusetts native, remains the president and sole owner, and in under a decade he has grown Delta Design into a double-digit multimillion-dollar business and firmly rooted his company […]

Rob McElroy is a man focused on success and disturbed by businesses that settle for being just good enough. When McElroy took the reins of Daphne Utilities in 2005, he promised that good enough would never be tolerated under his watch. Today, that promise has led to the development and implementation of several innovative programs […]

Dan Wilson Homes (DWH) is dedicated to turning its clients’ dreams of a new home into reality through the company’s valued quality approach. The Texas company prides itself on building homes of exceptional quality and design, which its customers value for years. Due to this commitment DWH has managed not only to maintain pre-recession sales […]

There might not be a worse feeling than realizing a minor electrical outage caused the sump pump to shut down and all of the building’s back-up generators failed to engage, leaving the building flooded with six inches of muddy water. Luckily, when this very situation happened to the Cathedral of Hope Church in Dallas, Texas, […]