Case Studies Region: Southwest

As Heath Howe spoke with Blueprint earlier this year, one could hear thunder in the background. Seems that from his office in the northern Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Argyle, Texas, there was one of those frequent storms commencing that Howe’s employer, Bonded Lightning Protection Systems, may regard as free advertising. “There’s another reminder as to […]

For a business to cover all of Texas is an impressive feat. Never mind the added competition that comes with different markets, but most customers aren’t willing to wait up to 10 hours for a crew to cross the state’s deserts and plains. Then again, it can be worth it. “My customers understand that even […]

Oil, like farm crops, shifts up and down in price every week, month and year. But unlike crops, oil companies can’t grow a fresh supply every season. Limited supply and worldwide demand make it a tough industry to thrive in, as evidenced by the last few years in which oil prices have plummeted due to […]

Since 2006, the team at Big M Construction LLC has been providing a full range of pipeline construction services to customers throughout Oklahoma and Texas. Big M has grown to fill a unique niche in its market over the last decade, laying gathering lines from wellheads to larger transmission lines for clients throughout the region. […]

Sometimes seemingly disparate industries can learn from one another. When BRI Commercial Roofing’s President and CEO Michael Beeter wanted to improve customer experience in the commercial roofing industry, he found a friend in the automotive industry with similar philosophies. Beeter hired Shane Stephenson, a former Marketing and Customer Relations Manager at Sewell Automotive Companies, whose […]

Headquartered in the country’s fastest-growing city, Blue & Associates Inc. (B&A) is a design/build general contracting and construction management company committed to helping clients around Austin, Texas, meet the needs of a booming market. Working primarily in the commercial construction market with a niche in the retail sector, B&A is helping to build the restaurants, […]

Baker Brothers Plumbing & Air Conditioning is a third-generation, family-owned plumbing and HVAC service provider that has been serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area for more than 70 years. The company offers a full range of plumbing and HVAC installation, maintenance and repair. Baker Brothers offers emergency plumbing services and fixture installation and repair as well […]

Based in Dallas, BGO Architects has become a leading name both in the local market and across the country over the last 45-plus years. To date, BGO has designed more than 900,000 dwellings, eight office buildings and a handful of standalone retail buildings Today the firm specializes in the multifamily development market, completing high-end residential […]

In Abilene, Texas, a third-generation family contracting business has made a name in quality, integrity and adaptability. Bontke Brothers Construction Company has been in business since 1924, when A.T. Bontke established a small materials supply and rock crushing business. More than 90 years and three generations later, Bontke Brothers is an established earth work, foundation, […]

For 15 years, a family-owned civil construction company based in Apache Junction, Arizona, has set an example for the industry in how to build a strong, sustainable business. Blount Contracting Inc., founded in 2000, specializes in mass excavation, fine grading and underground wet utility services for clients throughout the Southwest. While clients have come to […]