Case Studies July 2014

Winning a Company of the Year award should be a spectacular event; and it is. However, for A-1 Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. (A-1 Heating & Air), 2014 is just another normal year of providing excellent air and heating services to clients, as the company does not rest on its many laurels. Founded in 1956 […]

Few companies have a four generation-strong family history, even fewer have been in business for 80 years; however, A.J. Padelford & Son Inc. (AJP) is an exception in the California construction industry. “This year, we’re celebrating 80 years and four generations running,” shares Diane Young, treasurer and secretary of AJP. “We are a general contractor, […]

When some of the Northeast’s largest supermarket chains and convenience stores need commercial and industrial refrigeration and HVAC solutions, ABC Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Inc. (ABC) is the one to call. Since 1950, the New York-based company has been delivering skilled professionalism in refrigeration systems, display coolers and freezers, as well as floral and specialty […]

ADD Inc. (ADD) – named for architecture, design and development – is a Boston- and Miami-based planning, architecture, interior design and branding firm constantly diversifying and evolving its design practice due to the pace of change in the real estate business. Founded in 1971, ADD’s core business was the design of speculative suburban office buildings […]

ADK Electric Corporation (ADK) utilizes years of electrical contracting experience to reinvigorate systems across the country for the largest public institutions, hardware and software providers and data centers. “We’ve been in business for 17 years,” says Kit Canaday, president of ADK. “It started out with three partners and now it’s just down to two: Dennis […]

Advanced Feeding Systems Inc. (AFS) is a family operation led by Phil Atherton, founder and president, as well as managing owners Jerry Bennett and Chad Atherton. “I was a farm boy doing a city job,” Phil laughs, “Before I decided to return to my roots and start my own company building commercial, residential, agricultural and […]

Few companies can boast about successfully engineering and manufacturing the same product for 50 years, never mind seeing expansion and growth solely due to that product. However, Air Enterprises is not like most companies. Air Enterprises designs, engineers and manufactures custom air-handling solutions to meet any system configuration or space requirement. The company has special […]

Albert Kahn Family of Companies (Kahn) shaped the U.S. auto industry in the early 1900s. While the company continues to work in the realm today, Kahn has expanded into many markets after 119 years in business. Growing since the beginning, Kahn is now international in scope with three offices in Detroit, Birmingham, Ala., as well […]

Since 1972, Alcan Electrical & Engineering Inc. (Alcan) has built a trusted reputation recognized throughout Alaska for quality electrical performance. In Alaska’s extremely challenging market, Alcan has not only survived, but thrived for more than 41 years. “It’s an ever-changing market and you have to be more proactive than reactive,” explains Scott Bringmann, president of […]

With its headquarters in southeast Iowa, Allen Blasting and Coating Inc. (ABC) works throughout the Midwest as a heavy industrial contractor specializing in abrasive blasting, structural steel painting and protective coatings for industrial customers. ABC repeatedly works in power plants, wet corn milling facilities, manufacturing plants, chemical plants and food processing plants. Additionally, ABC has […]