Case Studies July 2014

For electrical, mechanical, HVAC and marine solutions, Universal Services (Universal) reigns true to its name, covering all facets of commercial, industrial, health care, marine and oil and gas construction throughout the southeast. Universal meets and exceeds a range of facility needs with a skilled team of project managers, estimators, pipefitters, welders, plumbers, electricians and service […]

In 32 years TL Fab has expanded from a small ornamental iron fabricator serving homebuilders to a large, 150-plus company providing structural steel, stairs and ornamental iron on multi-unit and commercial projects up to $4 million in value. With its headquarters in Anaheim, Calif., TL Fab has become well-known for its work throughout southern California, […]

When Tim Fry and Bob Buchwald, co-founders of the jdi group Inc. (jdi), established the Ohio-based multifaceted architectural engineering firm in 2002, the two were the company’s only employees. Today, jdi has grown into an 85-employee strong firm with a significant presence in Ohio and beyond. “When we opened the doors in 2002, it was […]

With the purpose of having quality people performing quality work, Mark Muller and Steve Brings founded TelCom Construction Inc. (TelCom) in 2000 with a small group of industry professionals. The teams’ combined experience in telephony outside plant utility construction is dedicated to building a better company based on providing a unique and positive customer experience. […]

As one of the top 20 engineering firms in the New York City metropolitan area, Tectonic Engineering and Surveying Consultants P.C. (Tectonic) has demonstrated its ability to deliver top-quality work to a clientele whose expectations are nothing short of excellence for almost 27 years. As a multi-disciplined full-service engineering firm, Tectonic provides planning, engineering, construction […]

T&D Solutions LLC (T&D) is a 9-year-old utility services company that has expanded from its Louisiana origin to cover a 22-state territory. T&D’s recently established Kentucky-based operation exists due in large part to the respectable history and solid foundation of Hendrix Electric Inc. (Hendrix), founded in 1970 and acquired by T&D in 2012. Gene Ray […]

Jeff Kresnak, owner and CEO of Superior Asphalt Inc. (SAI), is a firm believer in keeping business in his home state of Michigan. “We’re extremely proud to be the only Michigan-owned and -headquartered operation in the state that also manufacturers asphalt,” Kresnak shares. “Most of our competition is based out of state and that’s worked […]

In 1987 a handful of loyal partners founded SUMMIT Constructors Inc. (SUMMIT). “There was a real demand for grading and utility services in the area,” says Nicholas McGinn, president of SUMMIT. “We saw that we could fill that niche here in Middle Tennessee. I started working in this industry as a grading utility contractor after […]

Stout & Burg Electric Inc. (SBE), a full-service union electrical contracting company in southern California, was founded by Matt Stoutenburg and Jeff Wilson in 2004. Possessing backgrounds as field electricians, the partners began with a business plan in 2002 and took on SBE’s first client, a data center, two years later. Excellent work and longstanding […]

Mike Patterson founded Specialized Riggers & Erectors Inc. (SRE) in 1990 to serve a growing demand in the industrial sector for diverse equipment and mechanical services. The company has grown significantly from the early days, and now employs 75 people working from a single location in Gaffney, S.C. Michael Patterson, Mike’s son and current president […]