Case Studies Region: Southeast

When altering landscapes for development in the Southeast, little things can add up. Case in point: the tiny silt particles that aren’t supposed to be discharged into waterways without treatment. Blake Thomas, the 32-year-old project manager of Reel Neet Erosion Control, remembers filling a jar with such water and setting it on a shelf in […]

Robert A. Aird Inc. (RAA) has been in the building exteriors industry since 1976. Based in Frederick, Maryland, RAA serves the Baltimore/Washington/Northern Virginia market and specializes in commercial building enclosure installations, restorations and retrofits. The building science and enclosure industry is continually evolving, with better understanding of how buildings function, of new assemblies and of […]

Missouri-based Rodenberg Diversified (RD) has established a name in the civil and oil and natural gas construction industry by providing a quality product and service, while taking on projects that others refuse. Headquartered in Carrollton, Missouri, RD manages an accounting office in Independence, Missouri, and a satellite location in Cambridge, Ohio. “We provide all things […]

A local affiliate of the National Roofing Contractors Association, the Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association of Georgia (RSMCA) has been serving members since 1950 as a nonprofit trade organization representing many of the oldest and finest contractors and construction companies in the state’s roofing industry. RSMCA now has 83 members, representing the full spectrum […]

Striving not to be the biggest, but to be the best has been the mantra for Ronald Lane Inc. (RLI) since the company began in 1979. As an industry leading pipeline contractor, RLI has provided construction services to the oil and gas industry of West Virginia and surrounding states. The experienced team at RLI provides […]

At a time when very few women were in the general contracting business, Linda Rabbitt founded rand* construction corporation. What started as a small interiors firm in 1989 has grown into a national multimarket commercial construction company specializing in tenant interiors, building renovations, retail, restaurant, and ground-up construction. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, rand* now manages […]

Founded in 2005 by Jeffrey T. Smith, R.E. Crawford Construction LLC has grown into a leading general contractor and construction management firm. Located in Sarasota, Florida, R.E Crawford provides site development, ground-up, fit-out and addition/renovation services to a wide range of clients. “The majority of our work is in retail and restaurant construction, but we […]

Mark Hanudel was working for an oil company when he decided it was time for a change of scenery. Recognizing a need in the petrochemical market for safe, high-quality refractory services, he established R & H Quality Refractory Services Inc. For more than 20 years, the business has provided petrochemical facilities in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas […]

RoyOMartin is the brand name of Martin Companies L.L.C., a group of family-owned, professionally managed forest products and forestland management companies based in Alexandria, La. Founded in 1923 as Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, the organization began with a 6-foot, band-saw groundhog mill. Over 91 years, it would grow, literally and figuratively, to encompass 570,000 […]

In 1986 Jeff Condello, president of Randall Mechanical Inc. (RMI), set up shop for a full-service plumbing operation in Orlando, Fla. “I started the business out of my bedroom 28 years ago,” reveals Condello. With the help of his wife, Debra Condello, the small-scale plumbing company focused on growing into the multifamily market in central […]