Case Studies Industrial

As one of Kentucky’s leading electrical contracting and engineering firms, Advanced Electrical Systems Inc. (AES) has established a reputation for state-of-the-art design, construction, maintenance and 24-hour service, supporting customers in the industrial, manufacturing, health care, educational sectors and more. Headquartered in Louisville, AES is a certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and family-owned and -operated company. […]

Celebrating its 110-year anniversary in 2015, American Cast Iron Pipe Company (AMERICAN) manufactures ductile iron pipe for water, valves and fire hydrants for fire protection and public service, spiral welded steel pipe for water, as well as API steel pipe for energy. AMERICAN supplies its products to local municipalities from coast to coast and also […]

Accurate Air Inc. (AAI) is a mechanical company that performs HVAC for commercial and industrial projects. Based in Manchester, New Hampshire, AAI is committed to its clients and focuses on high efficiency systems that enable customer savings. John Salizzoni, president of AAI, bought the company in 1999. “The company was established in 1989 and went […]

John Paxton founded Astro Sheet Metal Co. (Astro) in 1967, alongside business partner James Mizell. The pair worked out of a small shop with a dirt floor and no electricity early on, eventually expanding operations and moving to larger facilities. John bought out his partner in 1970, eventually passing his business along to his sons. […]

Facility managers, owners, architects and engineers understand the challenge of equalizing the overall temperature in any facility, especially manufacturing and warehouse buildings with high ceilings. It’s a constant battle for the HVAC system to regulate a large temperature gradient from floor to ceiling; however, Air Pear and Designer Series fans, manufactured by Airius, de-stratify unlike […]

In 1984 Steve Greenawalt bought a lift truck dealership in metro Detroit that employed 40 people and represented the Yale Materials Handling product line on the eastside of Michigan. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Alta Equipment Company (Alta) expanded, covering the entire state of Michigan for Yale lift trucks, and eventually diversified into other industrial […]

Since 1967, family-owned and -operated Agostini Construction and Bacon Construction Companies Inc. (Agostini/Bacon) have excelled in construction management and general contracting throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Now entering the third generation of Agostini family ownership, the mission of both companies remains the same: “to provide the highest level of customer satisfaction through the abilities […]

Norberto Morales, CEO of ACR Systems (ACR) found his passion in the mechanical HVAC field in the 1970s. With no formal education, just hands-on experience and an entrepreneurial drive, Morales established Puerto Rico-based ACR in 1979. “ACR started in December 1979 and is now a fully mechanized mechanical and electrical contractor,” reveals Morales. “We are […]

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 […]

In 2001 the husband and wife team of Jim and Lisa Buchan, now president and CEO, respectively, founded Alliance Industrial Group Inc. (AIG), along with a few financial investors who were eventually bought out. For more than a decade, the company has grown, reaching into new markets with a strong set of fabrication and construction […]