Case Studies Industrial

GSM Roofing (GSM), A Gooding Company, has been active in the roofing industry in the Mid-Atlantic for over 65 years. Since its beginnings as Gooding, Simpson & Mackes – a three-man roofing company – the family-owned and -operated firm has grown to become one of the most respected roofing contractors, with an award-winning safety record […]

No matter what Hawaiian island you are on, some things are consistent. For example, if you ask for a recommendation for an electrical contractor from someone in the construction industry, the chances are he’s going to recommend Wasa Electrical Services Inc. Wasa, the Aloha State’s largest electrical contractor, was founded in 1950 by two brothers […]

The list of achievements held by the KONE Corporation (KONE) is unparalleled in the elevator, escalator, moving walkways and automatic building doors industry; in fact, the firm’s dominance in its field would be unparalleled in nearly any market. Having begun in 1910, the industrial engineering firm has a century of experience from which to draw, […]

Being a leading general contractor and construction management company for the energy, medical and industrial markets of the northern United States, it’s fitting that MBA Construction Co. would base it’s organizational philosophy around Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie, the founder of Carnegie Steel, helped lead the expansion of construction and steel manufacturing in the United States in […]

After Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Gulf Coast, James Construction Group (JCG) helped private and public clients dig out of the ruins and rebuild infrastructure. Through the quality of JCG’s work, it has become one of the region’s largest and most respected heavy construction companies. The company has operated under its current name for eight years, […]

Bill Kibler launched W.B. Kibler Construction Company Ltd. in Dallas, Texas, in 1971, and he immediately established himself as a hands-on leader. According to Mitchell Meyers, a vice president with the company, Mr. Kibler could often be found on the job site with a tool belt and hardhat working alongside his employees. This diligence helped […]

People today tend to change employers frequently throughout the course of their careers. It’s perfectly normal to work for five or six different companies before settling down for good. At industrial design and construction company JESCO Inc. that’s the exception to the rules. According to Jerry Maxcy, the company’s senior vice president, the company has […]

Founded in 1921, G.W. Mitchell Construction (GWM) has steadily grown to become one of the San Antonio, Texas, area’s premier commercial general contractors. Now in its 90th year, the business is still owned by the Mitchell family, and continues to build on its longstanding strengths as a general contractor in the corporate, education, medical, church […]

One of the most unfortunate by-products of the sub-prime meltdown has been homeowners walking away from their mortgages. They pack their cars in the middle of the night and just leave their homes vacant. Some cities and states have been harder hit by this phenomenon, and Detroit is arguably near the top of this unfortunate […]

First Exteriors LLC (FE) is a North Charleston, S.C.-based, family-owned stucco contractor that has three generations of experience in the industry. “My grandfather started the firm around 50 years ago, and my father, Carl Ulm, and his brothers took over the company and expanded it on a much larger scale. Then, in 1990, my father […]