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Tommy Sims founded Sims Crane & Equipment (SCE) in 1959 as a small operation in Florida. The business is now in its third generation of family operation. Erika Sims and Dean Sims II both serve as executive vice presidents of the business, with Erika leading the sales department and Dean heading up marketing. “My grandfather […]

Natural gas developers in the Southeast typically turn to WHC Incorporated to build the pipelines that will carry their gas to a refinery. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, in 2000, shale gas accounted for just one percent of domestic natural gas supplies. In 2011, 3,500 shale gas wells were drilled in the United […]

Keith Lawson II, CEO of Keith Lawson Company (KLC), has been carrying on the second generation of family ownership at the Florida-based company for as long as he can recall. “My father, Keith Lawson Sr., founded the company in 1980 originally as a one-man operation performing service work,” recounts Keith. “I’ve been here since the […]

Staying concerned with and elevating the importance of each and every client’s needs is what Summit Contractors Group considers its specialty. “We take a different approach. We have the same goals as our clients,” says EVP Marc Padgett. Padgett has been in the industry since 1998, being self employed in the rehab industry before coming to […]

Snead Ag Supply & Services Inc. (Snead Ag) launched in 1993 when Steve & Diane Clowdus purchased the local John Deere dealership in Snead, Ala. Fast forward almost 20 years and Snead Ag continues to pursue growth, even in the wake of the economic downturn. Simply put, the Snead Ag team believes it has a […]

Nationwide Equipment Company (Nationwide) specializes in the sale of high-quality heavy equipment for the mining, construction and marine sectors. The company’s 30 employees offer domestic sales and the exporting of equipment to over 70 countries. Founded in 1983, Nationwide now coordinates its efforts from headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., with six overseas branches (operating under the […]

The year 2012 marked the 30-year anniversary of Mason Forest Products Inc. (Mason Products). However, there wasn’t a big company party, dinner or cake. “We got out an hour early, that’s about it,” laughs Greg Langford, the executive sales manager at Mason Products. This is because Mason Products operates on a business as usual, work […]

Kentec Inc. (Kentec) is a wholesale distributor of construction and industrial supplies headquartered in Snellville, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. Established in 1951, what was once a simple mom-and-pop now provides the best specialty tools and fasteners to over 10,000 customers in six states. The company has an 89,000-square foot distribution center and seven branches […]

Drive down the streets of the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina (Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point) and the work of Frank L. Blum Construction Company (Blum Construction) will be in full sight. Frank Blum founded the company in 1923 with North Carolina license No. 18, making his company’s authorization the lowest number still actively […]

H.G. Reynolds Company Inc. (HGR) is a leading contractor in the Southeast, specializing in both general contracting and construction management at risk services for commercial, religious and academic institutions. Harry Graham Reynolds founded HGR in 1948 as a general contractor in Greenwood, S.C., with his early projects consisting of schools, gymnasiums and hospitals. When Harry […]