Case Studies Industrial

In 1979 Gavin Brownlie and Stan Crosby founded Crosby-Brownlie Inc. (CBI). For nearly 35 years, the company has grown steadily, providing qualified and capable service to clients in all sectors of construction. The company has been passed down through generations, and CBI is now an established mechanical contractor, performing plumbing, heating and process piping work. […]

Since 1981, Clinton Electric Inc. (Clinton) has been setting the electrical contracting standard and building repeat business throughout rural southern Illinois. “We have a higher standard for our electricians on the job site and the way our customers are taken care of,” explains Pam Allen, president of Clinton. As the company’s second generation of family […]

C.E.G. Construction (CEG) has risen to the top of the industrial building and development market in southern California. The company was founded in 1993 by Trace Chalmers, president of CEG, who was a prominent industrial real estate broker in the greater Los Angeles area prior. After years in industrial real estate, Trace saw an opportunity […]

Colorado Lining International Inc. (CLI) opened its doors in 1978 fabricating and installing specialty environmental lining systems. Patrick Elliott, general manager of CLI, has been with the business for 19 years. “I came to work at the company fresh out of high school in 1994,” he says. “It started as a summer job and I […]

Crown Fence Company (Crown), founded in 1923, is the oldest remaining business of its kind in Southern California. The Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based, third-generation company is an industry leader in public, commercial and industrial fencing. Since Arthur Fiedler founded Crown in Pasadena, Calif., the company has continued to grow based on its dedication to exceed […]

The year 2012 marked the 100-year anniversary of Continental Electrical Construction Company (Continental). Continental celebrated by hosting a ballroom gala for both employees and customers to enjoy. The team had much to celebrate, as the Chicago, Ill.-based company has built a solid reputation as a full-service electrical contractor over the years. For over a century, […]

There is simply no room for error at Concrete Strategies Inc. (CSI) The company was founded in 2005 and quickly established itself as a reliable, full-service concrete contracting operation with a knowledgeable and experienced team of professionals who simply get the job done right. Quality, timeliness and safety are CSI’s three principle values, but it […]

Classic Industrial Services Inc. (CIS) is a specialty subcontractor firm that works exclusively in the industrial market. The company’s main lines of service include thermal insulation, scaffolding, refractory fireproofing and architectural siding. CIS predominately serves the power generation industry and industrial markets such as paper mills, chemicals and refineries. The company has been in business […]

Jon Beach made 1975 a big year by moving swiftly from obtaining a bachelor’s degree in biology from California State University Fullerton to establishing City Service Paving (City Service). Beach attests that at the time biology graduates had comparatively limited professional prospects outside of academia, as biotech hadn’t quite exploded yet. Beach took the plunge […]

Don Colburn founded Colburn Construction Inc. (CCI) in 1999 to proudly bring some of the most talented skilled tradesmen available together through the various construction trade unions in order to provide customers with the best in quality and craftsmanship. As a union-affiliated contractor, CCI employees are held to the highest standards of professionalism, quality, safety […]