Case Studies July 2015

Founded by Joey W. Hayles as a franchise of CASE, JWH Equipment LLC has been providing sales and service of construction equipment since 2011. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, JWH utilizes its own sister trucking company to ship equipment all over the South and Midwest. For more than 20 years, Hayles owned and operated Hayles Towing, […]

Rick Freeman has been a business owner since 1976, when he founded Freeman Planning & Design Inc. as a consulting firm. After establishing his expertise for several decades, he made the jump into construction in 1990, founding Freeman Construction Corporation. A year later, he decided to fully integrate his group of businesses with the addition […]

Since the late 1930s, Culligan has been a household name for water treatment solutions. Culligan by WaterCo., a franchisee of Culligan International is headquartered in Lombard, Illinois, and serves the residential and commercial markets across 24 locations in 12 States. When Chicago was faced with issues of hard and iron-ridden water, Emmett Culligan and his […]

Since 1985, Bake’s Steel Erectors Inc. has been serving varied steel needs of the construction industry in the Midwest. Based in Grayslake, Illinois, the family-owned company is known in Chicago and the surrounding areas for innovative steel work ranging from structural to decorative. Established by Richard “Dick” Baker, the company has been in the family […]

In the manufacturing sector, downtime means serious costs. Fortunately for companies in the consumer products, pulp and paper, food and beverage, chemical and petrochemical, and power and energy markets, Bilfinger Industrial Services is the perfect partner in minimizing downtime while maximizing, and maintaining highest levels of plant availability. Be it a rapid plant turnaround, site […]

Since 1974, Child Enterprises Inc. (CEI) has been a leader in the commercial masonry contracting industry. Serving Utah and the surrounding states, CEI has built a company with a foundation based on quality, integrity and craftsmanship. When fifth generation mason Rick Child graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in construction management in […]

Founded in 2006, BZI Construction LLC (BZI) has quickly grown into an industry leader in commercial building. Headquartered in Hurricane, Utah, BZI specializes in structural steel erection and completes projects all over the U.S. Current CEO of BZI Charles Harker grew up on a family farm where there was a culture of independence and a […]

Since 2002 Certified Fire Protection has been providing fire protection and suppression services to the western United States. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the company is licensed in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming. Founded by Karl Walker and Dustin Moser, Certified Fire was built on the value of customer service. “We’re in business […]

Dealers Supply Company has been family-owned and -operated for 95 years. Serving customers in Portland, Oregon, the company began as a feed, seed and farm supply business back in the 1920s. Over the years, the company evolved to serve contractors and now specializes in quality roofing and waterproofing products. Ken Francis is a fourth-generation owner-operator. […]

While in junior high school, Stanley Acton became enamored with carpentry through his studies in industrial arts. Acton continued to hone his craft in residential remodeling while in college and in 1990, he founded Acton Construction Inc. Located in Campbell, California, the company has been serving Silicon Valley as a general contractor specializing in residential […]