Case Studies Industrial

Anthony Jr., Vincenzo and Salvatore De Sapio have been active in the family business for as long as they can remember. Their father, Anthony De Sapio Sr., and uncles, Salvatore and Martin De Sapio, began building in 1947 as De Sapio Brothers, a contracting business based in western central New Jersey. De Sapio Brothers’ first […]

After 92 years in business, Dooley Electric Company Inc. (Dooley) has established itself as one of New York City’s leading electrical design and installation companies. Now, with a resurgence of young talent, there’s no stopping Dooley’s potential for further growth. The third generation, privately-owned electrical contracting firm has nearly a century of experience in multiple […]

DeKalb Mechanical Inc. (DeKalb) began as a branch office of Illinois-based Miller Engineering Co. (Miller) in March 1991. The first shop and office occupied a small 2,500-square-foot corner of an existing rental building, where two full time and one part time employee began. The estimating and managing of the fledgling branch fell to Steve Doonan, […]

In 1949. Dudley C. Taylor founded a small masonry repair business, Taylor Tuckpointing, in Chicago. Within a few years, the business had diversified and Dudley renamed the operation D.C. Taylor Co. (DCT) and moved to Vinton, Iowa, in 1952. The business moved again in 1954 where it remains today in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Today, the company specializes […]

Since 1985, Dacon Corporation (Dacon) has provided fully integrated design, engineering and construction as a trusted, single-source-stop for solutions to the most challenging corporate facilities. “Many companies claim to be design-build, but we truly are in the sense that we have in-house architects, engineers, project planners and estimators ready to take a project from back-of-the-napkin […]

DH Construction Inc. (DHC) was officially incorporated in 2005 as the brainchild of principals Dan Harrigan and Matt Spacek, both who bring decades of industry experience to the growing general contracting operation. Equally as important, DHC has the core capabilities and professional experience to serve as a liaison for clients based in the U.S. looking […]

The Donohoe Companies Inc. is the oldest and largest full-service real estate organization in the Washington, D.C. region, and the group of companies has been building both in terms of size and reputation for over 125 years. What began as a corner store founded on Washington’s Capitol Hill in 1884 has grown into five associated […]

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, […]

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 […]