Case Studies Mechanical

Despite facing an economic environment that brought various challenges to the construction industry over the past decade, Colorado-based MTech Mechanical Technologies Group Inc. (MTech) utilized a client-focused approach and a superior service strategy to become Colorado’s leader in providing mechanical systems for the commercial and industrial industries. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012, MTech offers […]

Spruce Environmental Technologies Inc. (Spruce) began as a small radon mitigation manufacturing company headquartered in a bedroom in the home of Alan Zucchino, Spruce president and founder. Shortly after forming the company in 1989, Zucchino was joined by David Kapturowski and Howie Zidel. Today Spruce continues to manufacture and distribute products for improving indoor air […]

For companies that can obtain them, a job order contract (JOC) can be a lifeline in difficult economic times. Typically found within the Department of Defense, a JOC establishes a partnership between a general contracting company and its client. The GC is expected to complete a number of commonly encountered construction projects during a multiyear […]

Leonard S. Fiore Inc. is a general contractor headquartered in Altoona, Penn., that believes what a company stands for is as important as what it produces. Founded in 1954 by its namesake, who began by performing small masonry, pipe-fitting, construction and repair jobs in Central Pennsylvania, Leonard S. Fiore Inc. entered the commercial sector 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, […]

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 […]

Well before he staked his claim in the construction industry as owner of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based general contractor Hayward Builders LLC, Robert “Bob” Edgar planted his flag. But not in the way one might expect. “I started working as a flag person on highway construction,” recalls Edgar, who has been working within the construction industry his […]

Charles E. Jarrell Contracting Company Inc. (Jarrell) was founded in 1954, and has since offered a matchless engineering and construction philosophy combined with a strong emphasis on design-build projects. The intelligence, education and experience of Jarrell’s employees reflect the company’s philosophy, by consistently providing quality solutions and delivering exceptional results for each customer. Jarrell is […]

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 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 […]