Case Studies Commercial

4G Plumbing & Heating Inc. offers far more to clients than its name implies. The firm – which services the industrial, commercial and residential new construction, maintenance and repair sectors – has 14 signature mechanical and plumbing services, including HVAC, boiler systems, excavation/grading, medical gas systems and mechanical design. The name 4G comes from its […]

When Leon DeMatteis founded Leon D. DeMatteis Construction Corporation (LDDCC) in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1918, he probably did not foresee it expanding to the group of companies now known collectively as the DeMatteis Organizations. With LDDCC leading the way, the DeMatteis family eventually expanded its construction services to include full-service residential management, airport development and […]

For over 60 years, Delaware Elevator Inc. has been one of the largest independent elevator design, construction and installation companies, rising to success on solid engineering, top-quality manufacturing and comprehensive customer service. This winning combination has  allowed the company to expand from its headquarters in Salisbury, Md., and it has opened branches in Virginia, Delaware, […]

“When I started the company in 1983 it was me, a Toyota pick-up truck and a paint brush,” recounts Dennis Cummins, president of Texas-based D&C Contracting Inc., when asked the origins of his company. Nearly 30 years later the company has grown to 57 employees, generating average annual sales of $12 million, operating out of […]

D.C. Vient Inc. (DCV) began in 1954 as a painting and finishing contractor founded by Douglas C. Vient. Now a multimillion dollar contractor operating from its corporate headquarters in Modesto, Calif., with a regional branch in Las Vegas, Nev., DCV handles large-scale interior and exterior finishing projects – anything from finishing multi-billion dollar hotel casino […]

Tommy Duncan and Curtis Thompson started Duncan & Thompson Construction Services LLC (Duncan & Thompson) in 1997, building upon a wealth of contracting experience already under their belts. “My partner and I worked for almost 20 years with different contractors and various companies that are a lot bigger than we are,” says Thompson. This hard-earned […]

Burns & Scalo Roofing Company Inc. (B&S) has been providing quality roofing solutions and maintenance options to customers throughout the Mid-Atlantic since 1956. These days, the company uses state-of-the-art products and specially developed technique to provide the most cost-effective, long-lasting and sustainable options to customers, options that go beyond simply analyzing the effectiveness of a […]

You could say plumbing runs in the Bortner family’s veins. The Bortners have a long history of serving clients in south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Larry Bortner, current president of Bortner Bros. Inc. Mechanical Design, Construction and Service, explains, “We’ve been around in one form of another since 1925, when my grandfather founded a […]

Brothers Development was founded in 1985 and operated as a single entity until 1998, when its two extremely successful divisions separated into Brothers Concrete Construction and Brothers Paving & Concrete Corporation. Brothers Concrete Construction grew into a successful large concrete frame contractor, and “in October 2009 it was purchased by Baker Concrete, one of the […]

For some companies, the stimulus funding has had little impact on the bottom line. For other companies though, it has created a mini-boom of projects. ACS Systems Associates Inc., based out of Mount Vernon, N.Y., is a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) specialist that primarily works on government projects, and thus has experienced an […]