Case Studies April 2015

Founded in 1994 by Sandra Young, Skyco Shading Systems (Skyco) is a custom shade manufacturer and solar louver producer for commercial and residential buildings. The company’s focus is on motorization and green energy solutions for projects in hospitality, health care, commercial, residential and education facilities. Sandra’s background in interior design has allowed the company to embrace […]

SGL Group (SGL) has been around since 1878, when the former Gebr. Siemens & Co. (Gesco) first began producing carbon products. In 1992, after several mergers and acquisitions, the business, then-known as SIGRI in Germany, merged with Great Lakes Carbon in the U.S. to become SGL Carbon AG in 1995. Today, the company is one […]

RoyOMartin is the brand name of Martin Companies L.L.C., a group of family-owned, professionally managed forest products and forestland management companies based in Alexandria, La. Founded in 1923 as Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, the organization began with a 6-foot, band-saw groundhog mill. Over 91 years, it would grow, literally and figuratively, to encompass 570,000 […]

After almost a century in business, The Roca Group (Roca), the parent company of Roca USA Inc. (Roca USA), has become an established worldwide leader in manufacturing, distributing and marketing of high quality ceramic and porcelain under its three brands: Roca, Incepa and United States Ceramic Tile. Based in Barcelona, the family-owned Spanish company has […]

In 1969 Henry Robertson established a small business called Robertson Electric Inc. Henry, and a partner involved in HVAC, created a new company in 1975, Robertson Electric and Air Conditioning Inc. In 1990 the partnership dissolved and Henry created Robertson Electrical Services Inc. (RES) and focused only on electrical wiring installations. Now, 45 years later, […]

General contractors Norge Arnaiz and Juan Castro founded Restore Construction Group Inc. (Restore Construction) in 2006 and have been completing concrete restoration, painting and waterproofing projects across the southeastern United States since. As a specialty contractor in the concrete restoration painting and waterproofing industry, Restore Construction serves as the primary general contractor to its clients […]

William J. Templeman Sr. established the Premier Electrical Company in 1902 as a small electrical business. His team started out repairing vacuum cleaners and rebuilding simple motors in Chicago. Over the years, the company has grown and evolved significantly. In the 1960s, the company went international, opening offices in Minneapolis, New York, Puerto Rico and […]

In 1974 Ron Oswald established Prairie Electric (PE) as a small electrical contracting business in Eden Prairie, Minn., 12 miles southwest of Minneapolis. For nearly 40 years, the business has experienced steady growth, serving commercial and public clients with diverse needs throughout the Twin Cities and neighboring communities. Today, the business has built a strong […]

Every year since its inception, Porous Pave Inc. (PPI) has prevented thousands of tries from filling up landfills. In fact, for every 1,000 square feet of PPI’s highly permeable, durable and flexible asphalt-alternative surface installed, approximately 300 recycled tires are shredded down to produce small rubber chips. The 1/4-inch to 3/8-inch chips are mixed with […]

A global leader in design technologies, Nemetschek Vectorworks Inc. has been developing computer-aided design (CAD) software for the architecture, engineering, construction, entertainment and landscape design industries since 1985. Over the years, Nemetschek Vectorworks has become an internationally respected leader in both CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. The company produces Vectorworks software, a line of […]